A Christmas Carol on the grey mile for a homeless Dubliner
Ghost of Christmas Present: If he’s like to die, he better do it and decrease the surplus…
Observational
1990 – A New York Summer filled with Donald Trump and Darryl Strawberry
I spent the summer of 1990 in New York. Nassau County on Long Island to…
How NOT to win a Galway Student Union election in the 1990’s
There was a concise anecdote, amongst Arts students in U.C.G., back in the 1990’s about…
What would John Solomon make of the Tim O’Leary twitter account. Fact or Fake?
When the dust settles in the Salem Witch trials that are ongoing in the United…
The New York Times need to STOP using ‘People Familiar with the Matter’ as a source
Today, I am going to highlight some of the reporting issues, as I see…
Mayo GAA, Tim O’Leary and the Lesson of an old Twenty pound note.
It is, maybe, an unfortunate quirk of fate that Mr Tim O’Leary, of Mayo GAA…
Shane Lowry carries a torch from another great ‘People’s Champion’
I was hazily reminded of a sporting scene from the 90’s yesterday as I watched…
6 am Sunday queues for petrol. Yes Mayo are still in the championship
One of the many inconveniences of working at night is the sleep patterns. The nights…
Copper Face Jacks – Country peoples gift to Dublin
When you get to a certain vintage only a select number of years in your…
Conor McGregor – Why Fake News Can’t Let You Slide
I wrote this original piece over a year ago but I think it still has…
12 Hours in Galway A&E with my mother a year ago reminds me of how good our health workers are……….
#observational So the phone rings at 7 pm last Thursday. I’m in bed. The joys…
Goddamn you Tommy Tiernan….
It annoys me intensely that Tommy Tiernan writes for the Sunday Independent. Among comics of…
Joe Brolly Destroys Irish MMA from the Safety of Fraggle Rock
If you are a man or a woman of a certain vintage you will probably…
Brexit ain’t happening folks – Time to move on
My favorite part of Breaking Bad was about 3 episodes before the end of each…