Ruairí Quinn provoked a storm of booing and hissing at the INTO conference when he suggested that Higher Level Mathematics in the Leaving Certificate should be one of the minimum [...]
John Waters on what he perceives to be personal attacks against him.
A nice day for a crucifixion. We took ourselves up the lake with beer and meat, as commanded by Jesus: Eat, drink and be merry, he said, in Mark 17:22. [...]
It’s good to see that the jurors showed moral courage as directed by the judge and acquitted Seán Fitzpatrick on all charges. I’m now going to retract everything I ever [...]
I have a horrible morbid fascination with Liveline that keeps me listening even when my amygdala is clawing its way out of my skull, raw in fang and talon with one [...]
Cui bono has served us well over the generations. Who benefits? Follow the money. But sometimes, the better test is to ask who’ll be most annoyed by something, and as [...]
Not too long ago, a fortnight or maybe two, I was with some French friends who happen to live in our fair town, and we got to talking about Game [...]
Ah Kathryn, Kathryn. What have you done to me? After all those years wandering the Delta Quadrant in Voyager, never giving up hope of a homecoming, with your scratchy voice [...]
Well done to Martin McGuinness for taking another step along the road to peace and reconciliation. It can’t be an easy thing for a man with his background to attend [...]
