February, 2012

Davy Adams ( late of this parish and of the late UDP) is a man I like. I interviewed him a couple of months ago and he was accommodating in every way. He also has some things worth saying, as well as a few others he should say but doesn’t, and the odd thing that’s […]

Davy Adams ( late of this parish and of the late UDP) is a man I like. I interviewed him a couple of months ago and he was accommodating in every way. He also has some things worth saying, as well as a few others he should say but doesn’t, and the odd thing that’s […]

It’s amazing what you read in the papers. A-ston-ishing. The most recently example was yesterday in The News Letter, which reports a Glengormley priest – Fr Eugene O’Neill-  as saying that no priests under forty-five are interested in removing the border. Apparently it was on the back of a “Thought for the Day” he did […]

It’s amazing what you read in the papers. A-ston-ishing. The most recently example was yesterday in The News Letter, which reports a Glengormley priest – Fr Eugene O’Neill-  as saying that no priests under forty-five are interested in removing the border. Apparently it was on the back of a “Thought for the Day” he did […]

You can be too modest, too.  You can go around all the time saying “I am a worm and no man”, and then next thing you discover you have greatness thrust upon you. Or if not thrust, at least breathing so close, you can feel its hot breath on your neck.  I’m referring, of course, […]

You can be too modest, too.  You can go around all the time saying “I am a worm and no man”, and then next thing you discover you have greatness thrust upon you. Or if not thrust, at least breathing so close, you can feel its hot breath on your neck.  I’m referring, of course, […]

What price patriotism? Well, if you judge by the reports on the coming Scottish independence referendum, the price will be the pound in your average Scot’s pocket. If s/he thinks that independence will be financially good for Scotland, it’ll be thumbs-up; if independence means less money, it’s thumbs-down.  Maybe it’s as well they didn’t tell […]

What price patriotism? Well, if you judge by the reports on the coming Scottish independence referendum, the price will be the pound in your average Scot’s pocket. If s/he thinks that independence will be financially good for Scotland, it’ll be thumbs-up; if independence means less money, it’s thumbs-down.  Maybe it’s as well they didn’t tell […]

I like Brian Rowan – always have.  I used to see him in and around the BBC, and unlike some in that institution,  he was friendly with everyone, regardless of rank or importance.   He was also a good journalist, invariably clear and informed. These days he’s making a stir because he chaired a political […]

I like Brian Rowan – always have.  I used to see him in and around the BBC, and unlike some in that institution,  he was friendly with everyone, regardless of rank or importance.   He was also a good journalist, invariably clear and informed. These days he’s making a stir because he chaired a political […]