Ireland 16 – New Zealand 9. A New Metaphor for Brexit.
God, we needed that. For so many reasons we needed to beat New Zealand but not least, may I submit,...
Ireland
The West of Ireland
The West of Ireland exploration continues. Now we've moved from the land of limestone to the land of granite, a...
Irish State Pays For Communion Dresses
When I first heard that people were being paid as much as €300 to cover the cost of their children's...
What Will Happen When the Eurozone Collapses?
As political dithering continues, it looks more and more likely that the euro zone will break up, if not completely,...
Papal Nuncio’s Diplomatic Immunity
We were standing around in the pub of choice, debating the thorny matter of Vatican diplomatic immunity. And when I...
Arresting Wrongdoers In Britain and Ireland
For generations, the Catholic clergy warned Irish people about the evils of Britain, and with good reason. Over there on...
Giving Back the Six Counties
All these celebrity visits have our heads in a right old tizzy. Everywhere I look, dyed-in-the-wool Shinners are crying into...
Disconnection from the State
An acquaintance whose career is in psychiatry once provided a useful working definition of a deranged person : someone holding...
Easter on the Shannon
Limerick, as you know, has the magnificent River Shannon flowing through it, and the river has always been at its...
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...
