Francois Hollande’s monthly €10,000 haircut
Conférence des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques - COP21 (Paris, Le Bourget) Ah, the French Revolution, that magnificent upheaval...
Politics
Curse of Enoch Powell destroys David Cameron
Enoch Powell's ghost has killed David Cameron's career and how symmetrical the tragedy is. Powell, who once wished damnation on...
Brexit
What a terrible ringtone Bad To The Bone is. Ba-ba-ba-baaaad ... I lie in the dark with staring eyes, fumbling...
Orlando murders reveal darkness at the heart of the American project
At least fifty people have lost their lives at the hands of a homophobic murderer in Orlando, Florida in the...
Brexit and the language of the barrow-boy
One of Britain's most charming characters is the East-End barrow-boy. After all, who doesn't love Arthur Daley? A little dodgy...
Trump and Pegida visit. Making Ireland’s Mid-West fascist friendly.
Two major fascists are visiting our region this month: Donald Trump and Lutz Bachmann, founder of Pegida. Mr Trump is...
Danny Healy (Rae) and climate change denial
As I sat on top of the chicken house yesterday in the pouring rain with my neighbour Adolf O'Goonassa, we watched...
Irish Water charges to be suspended in political fudge
The Irish Water charges will be suspended if Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil manage to cobble together some sort of political...
Pope takes Syrian Muslim refugees to Rome
The Pope has taken three refugee Syrian Muslim families back to Rome from Greece, and many commentators have accused him of...
Israeli company helps FBI to crack iPhone
Call me innocent if you want to, but I just assumed that the FBI, the CIA and Mossad are able...
