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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
To coin a phrase: glory be to God for dappled things
I’ve just come from talking with a man who is 100% unionist and whose company, on the few occasions I meet him, I enjoy. And that set me thinking about something: when I was working on my book (yes, the one you should rush out and buy for Christmas – Whose Past Is It Anyway? […]
To coin a phrase: glory be to God for dappled things
I’ve just come from talking with a man who is 100% unionist and whose company, on the few occasions I meet him, I enjoy. And that set me thinking about something: when I was working on my book (yes, the one you should rush out and buy for Christmas – Whose Past Is It Anyway? […]