Public Transport

Let's not quibble about numbers. Just for the sake of simplicity, let us assume that the population of the greater Dublin area is about 1.5 million. And just for simplicity, [...]

Pat Kenny Shot

And to other news. In a surprise development , the well-known radio presenter Pat Kenny was last night shot in Limerick's notorious Moyross estate. In town to patronise the locals [...]

Criminal responsibility

They changed the system for kids committing crime. It used to be that kids of seven years could be held responsible for crimes, which was plainly nonsense. That law was [...]

How to Stop Smoking

Allen Carr has made a fortune writing books and running seminars for people who want to stop smoking. I bet everyone who smokes has at least one copy of his [...]

Who killed Richie Barron?

Three questions. Who was drunk-driving in Raphoe on the night of the 13th October 1996 ? Who knocked Richie Barron down, and drove away? Why did the guards try so [...]

e-voting machines

Dick Roche came out a few days ago and stated that he was going to start a campaign to promote public confidence in the electronic voting machines that Cullen bought [...]

Non-lethal weapons

For a change, I think the Guards were right in what they did. (Shock, appalled recoiling horror, stunned amazement, disappointment, rejection, despair). No. They were right. This thing in Gort [...]

Mother Teresa, the crook

Charles Keating was sentenced to ten years in prison for perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in American history. The Savings and Loans scandal has gone down in history as [...]

Oh those funny old Guards

What did you think of the two gobshite guards outside the American embassy? Was that one of the most embarrassing things you ever heard or what? As I understand it, [...]

Young people at risk

Quoted from the Newswire: The House of Sheila Murray, mother of the two Limerick children burned in an arson attack last month has come under attack overnight. The mother along [...]

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