Bock The Robber

Why did ninety-seven terrified Irish women have to gather together in one place yesterday, under the glare of the media, and wait all day to find out if they had [...]

I thought it would be good to give the political ranting a break, just for tonight, and I was actually going to tell you a joke instead of venting and [...]

OK. I can’t help it. Sorry. I just can’t help saying all this because the time is right and there’s an election coming up and it has to be said. [...]

I see our government has decided to go to the country. Great. Time to start torturing those political reptiles that call to your door once every four years. After all, [...]

There’s an almighty row going on at the moment about the contracts being offered to new hospital consultants. An incredible uproar. And the reason? Well, the government is going to [...]

So the lawyers aren’t going to suffer a crippling reduction in fees after all. What a relief. It looked for a while as if they were going to be forced [...]

Did you ever hear of Frank Shortt? Probably not, but I won’t be long telling you who he is. Frank Shortt owned a bar in Donegal, and in 1995 he [...]

Not everything I write here is true. Did you know that? Sometimes I make things up to keep you amused, but occasionally life smiles on me and something just happens. [...]

Did you know that? Adam Keane, a 20-year-old rapist from Daragh in Clare, claims his life has been ruined by the publicity surrounding his recent conviction for rape. He doesn’t [...]

Do you remember the case of Dean Lyons? No? Back in March 1997, two mentally-ill women living in “sheltered housing” in Dublin were murdered in a savage attack during which [...]