“Jailing former prime ministers is our national sport”
Pascha has dodged the question twice. It’s lunchtime, and there isn’t enough soup and fish and rice in the world to give him time to explain the minutiae of Ukrainian […]
Tag Archives: Ireland
We need to end our celebrity obsession before it’s too Late Late
I have a confession to make. I like Ryan Turbidy. I like him a lot. He is a skilled broadcaster – sensitive, sympathetic, yet utterly unsuited to the Late Late […]
Dads can be winners in downturn
UPDATE: This pieces has now been published on thejournal.ie - thanks to Susan Daly for her quick response and desire to facilitate the debate. I spent almost two weeks trying to […]
Why Hanafin’s hubris should herald the end for Fianna Fáil
There is, as we say, a narrative. It’s not hard to work out. Sure, Fianna Fáil were to blame- but the blame was not theirs alone. It was Lehmann’s, and […]
Poles pay the bill for paper’s lack of resources
As the perfect media storm formed over Donegal and Magda this week, it washed up a pathetic excuse from one of the journalists involved. Norma Costello took to her blog […]
Steady as she blows
The Christmas holidays came to an abrupt end this week, as the fairy lights and aroma of pine needles was replaced once again with the daily diet of austerity and […]
Three wishes for 2012
Fresh from a few whirlwind weeks of book promotion and PR, I’ve been trying to relax and celebrate Christmas here in Dublin, but it’s never easy. For one thing, Christmas […]
Why You Shouldn’t Pay Enda’s Poll Tax
I live in one of the world’s most highly-taxed economies. And I like it. Because despite a marginal rate of tax that feels like it’s over 100% at times, I […]
‘Cheque mate’ proves silence is golden
Even if it doesn’t come from Michael D’s corner, there will be at least one more major twist in this election yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was around […]
We need to talk about Arthur
I usually try to be as balanced as possible, but for once I’m going to stick my neck out and say something controversial. Ireland’s new drink-driving legislation is one of […]
