Ha-hah! Alan Partridge’s strained relations with Ireland
If you watched This Time with Alan Partridge on BBC1 last week, there’s a good chance you’re still humming “Come Out Ye Black and...
Demolition at Bessborough just one further insult to families and survivors
Looking at the ploughed-up earth where some believe the Bessborough babies are buried, it's hard to see this as anything but a further insult...
Brexit: A Tory breakdown that has poisoned far more than just...
These days, only a fool would write about Brexit or British politics even a day in advance, let alone almost a week out. So...
Locals show support for Lismore Welcome Project despite anti-immigrant hecklers
A public meeting held in Lismore on Monday night last has become the topic of national news as anti-immigrant protestors attempted to sabotage the...
Fermoy Weir: a handy cut-out-and-keep guide
(A conversation I have several times a week, by Donal O’Keeffe)
So what’s happening with the weir in Fermoy? Did ye make any progress? Are...
After a millennium of paedophile priests, a friend of the Devil...
Pope Francis says those who constantly criticise the Catholic Church are “friends of the Devil”. Seeing what some of the lads working for Jesus...
Fermoy Weir: questions to be answered, answers to be questioned
Could flood relief works on O’Neill Crowley Quay have caused the recent collapse of the southern mill-race wall of Fermoy Weir? Surely the weir’s...
O’Leary welcomes stricter penalties on those who turn down offers of...
Proposals were announced recently to implement penalties on social housing applicants who turn down two housing offers.
These applicants would not be offered another...
Dramatic drop in allocation of probationer gardai in Tipperary
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, will be asked to explain why there has been an almost two thirds reduction in the number of Probationer Garda for...
“The atrocities helped clear the air” – Brexit thoughts on Ireland
It’s a cold, damp morning in London, and the Palace of Westminster is festooned in scaffolding. At the gates stand seven hardy Brexit supporters,...
