Willie O Dea On the Newstalk Broadcast From Limerick

Willie O Dea On the Newstalk Broadcast From Limerick

Ex FF minister shows true colours of discredited former government

The Pope Goes to Cuba

The Pope Goes to Cuba

The Pope went to Cuba and denounced what he called the  fanaticism that tries to impose its truth on others. Strangely, I'm in agreement with Ratzo on that one.  Nobody [...]

Hitler Shampoo Ad Exposes Turkish Ambivalence in the Land of the First Holocaust

Hitler Shampoo Ad Exposes Turkish Ambivalence in the Land of the First Holocaust

Just when you thought advertising executives couldn't get any more crass, along comes proof that there is no limit to their insensitivity. In this Turkish ad, Hitler berates a crowd [...]

Bertie Ahern's Pensions -- A Helpful Suggestion

Bertie Ahern's Pensions — A Helpful Suggestion

Now I, for one, am glad to know that De Bert is not corrupt. Who amongst us has not had bags (literally, shopping bags) of large-denomination notes the origin of [...]

Was The Mahon Tribunal Worth It?

Was The Mahon Tribunal Worth It?

The Mahon/Flood tribunal will end up costing over €300 million, and people are asking hard questions about it.  They want to know how an inquiry could possibly cost that much. [...]

Mahon Tribunal Report

Mahon Tribunal Report

The Mahon Tribunal report is due out shortly, so this is going to be a dynamically changing post as information emerges. This is the day we find out what Mahon [...]

Kony 2012 -- Invisible Children Founder Arrested

Kony 2012 — Invisible Children Founder Arrested

This is about a mentally-disturbed man who started a religious cult based on random irrational beliefs and who gathered a huge  following of superstitious young people.  No.  I don't mean [...]

Stop Kony 2012

Stop Kony 2012

I've been busy for a while, working in the real world, and as a result failed to notice the ludicrous Kony 2012. Have you ever seen such a display of [...]

Micheál Martin's Speech at Fianna Fáil Árd-Fheis 2012

Micheál Martin's Speech at Fianna Fáil Árd-Fheis 2012

It was fascinating to hear Micheál Martin apologising at the Fianna Fáil Árd-Fheis, although precisely what he apologised for  is open to debate.  Martin has a gift for appearing sincere [...]

Referendum on Fiscal Stability Treaty

Referendum on Fiscal Stability Treaty

Game on. Now we're in the big time as Ireland is set to vote on accepting  the fiscal stability treaty and the pressure comes on to say Yes.  My online [...]

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