Brian Cowen on the Late Late Show
The Late Late Show has become a rehab centre for prominent politicians whose careers are hitting a downer, providing a home-grown Oprah moment to give a little lift to flagging reputations. It’s did...
View ArticleWill Fine Gael ever get back into government?
There is an old radical dictum that, “If voting could change anything, they’d abolish it.” You used to see it scrawled on placards at demonstrations, penned by some obscure anarchists from the fringe....
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On the Road in Darkest Kilkenny
Macra na Feirme, representing the young farming sector, did a laudable act of public service by organising a debate in Kilkenny last night between the candidates for the three European Parliament seats...
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Country and Western Alliance 2009?
A certain wag who worked on this newspaper some years back used to have great fun at the expense of aspirants for jobs and promotions that appeared “on the board”. His favourite witticism was to tell...
View ArticleGordon Brown’s gaffe
There are few spaces in the world, visual or aural, that are now free from prying eyes and ears, most of them electronic. It’s more dystopian than the world poor old Winston Smith encountered in George...
View ArticleThe Gift that Keeps on Giving
Greetings to y’all. Just back from a summer “staycation” and rarin’ to blog. Need one say how desperately quiet the political news is at the moment? Except, that is, for the presidential election which...
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