December, 2012

You murder, he kills, I clear the area

Either a number of commentators – notably from the Indo – are strangers to some of the grimmer facts of life,  or they are pretending to be shocked and horrified when they’re not. What am I talking about? I’m talking about Dessie Ellis. Mr Ellis is a Sinn Féin TD who has never, as far […]

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You murder, he kills, I clear the area

Either a number of commentators – notably from the Indo – are strangers to some of the grimmer facts of life,  or they are pretending to be shocked and horrified when they’re not. What am I talking about? I’m talking about Dessie Ellis. Mr Ellis is a Sinn Féin TD who has never, as far […]

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I say, there’s a duke outside…

The release of historical papers at this time is always interesting. Sometimes we find that politicians were swearing themselves blind that X was the case while privately confiding in others that the case was definitely Y.  There’s an ethical term for it: lying.  The release of papers relating to the 1981 hunger strike are  particularly […]

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I say, there’s a duke outside…

The release of historical papers at this time is always interesting. Sometimes we find that politicians were swearing themselves blind that X was the case while privately confiding in others that the case was definitely Y.  There’s an ethical term for it: lying.  The release of papers relating to the 1981 hunger strike are  particularly […]

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On lop-sidedness and neutrality

Don’t shoot the messenger but do have a look at his/her track-record. I’m fresh and panting from the Nolan Show look back at the year that was in it, and he has (or had – it’s taped) four commentators on. They were Alex Kane, Finola Meredith, Andrea McVeigh and  Denis Murray.  Now the theory is […]

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On lop-sidedness and neutrality

Don’t shoot the messenger but do have a look at his/her track-record. I’m fresh and panting from the Nolan Show look back at the year that was in it, and he has (or had – it’s taped) four commentators on. They were Alex Kane, Finola Meredith, Andrea McVeigh and  Denis Murray.  Now the theory is […]

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It’s a question of respect

Well, that’s breakfast done. Verging on abstemious to leave room for what is to follow. Here in Beckenham the rain has been PISSING down during the night – eased off a bit at the moment but dark and threatening. No matter: I have That Speech to look forward to. Needless to say there are  people […]

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It’s a question of respect

Well, that’s breakfast done. Verging on abstemious to leave room for what is to follow. Here in Beckenham the rain has been PISSING down during the night – eased off a bit at the moment but dark and threatening. No matter: I have That Speech to look forward to. Needless to say there are  people […]

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