Replacing ESB building on Fitzwilliam Street
Sam Stephenson was a barbarian in an Ireland where the barbarian was a hero. He was a thug who brutalised our cityscapes and...
Tradition
Halloween Lunacy Exposes Deep Flaws in Irish Culture
Last night I stepped outside my house to breathe in the sweet, clean, autumn air and instantly caught the aroma...
All Souls
Candles are the most evocative things in the world, the closest thing to life in the sphere of the inanimate....
That’s Limerick City (On Parade)
St Patrick's day as a brand in Ireland is often seen as re-imported such is the prominence of re-broadcast Irish...
The Tragedy of False Confidence — Allowing Ourselves To Be Wrong
Confidence is a great attribute in a person and in a nation. It makes people and nations stronger because it...
Pancake Day
As everyone knows, this is the day Saint Pancake was born to humble parents in Glasgow. His father was a...
Knuckle — Documentary on Fist-fighting Between Traveller Families
I watched the film Knuckle with increasing astonishment last night as traveller men pounded the daylights out of each other...
Come Out Now and Fight Me, Ya Junkie’s Bastard!
This is the funniest thing I've seen in ages. Watch them all _z_O4ImvpCk JP9RecM7Kgk cJYTALYzNd4 xF_syHsN0nE qcpUHlRojj4 whtbIqB9w3o ____________...
Put a Candle in the Window Tonight
Candles are the most evocative things in the world, the closest thing to life in the sphere of the inanimate....
The Eve of St Patrick
Tonight it is when ghouls and goblins joust in the crepuscular half-light as the numina of land and air dance...
