Nobody Loves You When You’re Down And Out
A few months ago it actually seemed possible. In the middle of Garglegate and the attendant witch hunt, it was whispered and then said out loud- Eamon Gilmore could be […]
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Irish Politicians – Networking Or Not Working?
Open the papers, turn on the TV or check out your favourite blog, and the message is the same – this is Ireland’s first social media election, and commentators are […]
Gloves Come Off For TV Debate
As the contestants prepare for the debate which is due to begin in about an hour, you can be sure that someone, somewhere will be playing the Rocky music to […]
It’s Not Just The Parties That Set The Agenda
In the end, there was no empty chair. Plenty of empty rhetoric and a bunch of hollow threats and empty promises, but no empty chair. So who were the real […]
It could never happen here
It all seems so quaint. Caught short of cash, the minister used her government-issue bank card to buy a few things- mostly benign items like chocolate bars. As she looked […]
Stockholm Calling
Distance makes the heart grow fonder. Apparently. In all the years since I left Ireland, I have never wanted to be back at home more than now. This election marks […]
