The Audacity of MOPE: Self-pity and naked opportunism at the heart...
The contrived controversy about Gerry Adams failing to get into the White House Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations highlights the self-pity and naked opportunism at...
The valid reasons for national pride
Maybe we do too much ‘patting ourselves on the back’ around St. Patrick’s Day – but I still think that we in Ireland actually...
Pobal Dé agus an Dúlra
Is leor don dreoilín a nead...
(The wee wren only needs her nest ... it's her world)
Bhí deireadh seachtaine aoibhinn ag grúpa in Mount Melleray...
Saint Patrick might have brought the light of learning to Ireland...
Today we celebrate the feast-day of our national patron, Saint Patrick.
As we do every year, let’s go through the motions of pretending to think...
Grand Coalition
The 32nd Dáil meets for the first time this Thursday and – a fortnight after the election - it seems impossible to discern the...
All politics is local
All politics is local, the late Tip O’Neill reputedly said. That’s especially true in a country as small as Ireland.
Local concerns often influence the...
Three deaths caused by another’s suicidal panic
The Twomeys’ last memory before the fatal moment might have been the sound of sirens and the flashing of police-car lights. Then 26-year-old Marek’s...
Tiocfaidh do lá
Is dócha go bhfuil tuairmí dóchasacha mar sin ag druidim isteach is amach in aigne na bpolaiteoiri faoi láthair agus iad ag siúl na...
Bulletin of Vehicle and Driver Statistics
The Department of Transport Tourism and Sport has this week published its annual Bulletin of Vehicle and Driver Statistics. The bulletin is the result...
Four winners for David O’Meara, as Week 51 proves fruitful
WEEK 51: MONDAY, 14 DEC. – SUNDAY, 20 DECEMBER
Another 12 winners to report on from Avondhu area locals based in the UK. David O'Meara,...
