I’m all for fairness in the law . Does that means that Pastor McConnell should be prosecuted because of his comments about Muslims ?He was very insulting in remarks made during a sermon at his church , which became public knowledge as most things eventually do, in our well -connected times…and of course it […]
June, 2015
Periscope talk on the British subvention – and the benefit/cost of the Twelfth
That McGuinness – what a nerve, eh?
On the train coming out of London on Sunday evening, I met two young women who had been at the mass demonstration against austerity. Their praise for the speakers at the rally focused mainly on Jeremy Corbyn, but they were also very happy with Martin McGuinness’s contribution and what he had to say. They […]
Let’s talk sex: seven questions
Last night I did a brief interview with Paul Clarke on UTV and came away (as I often do from broadcasts) feeling deeply dissatisfied with my contribution. And as so often happens, it wasn’t what I said that left me banging my head on the steering wheel, it was what I hadn’t said. The topic […]
WHEN YOU’RE UP A GUMTREE by Harry McAvinchey
“You’re not half-wise…Do you know that?” That was the good wife , standing about fifteen feet away , car -door opened, askance as she studied the inherent madness of her husband. She probably thought I was about to break my foolish neck. It should be said that there is never a dull moment in my […]
‘Calling the pilot’ by Randall Stephen Hall
Calling the pilot. By Randall Stephen Hall. © https://soundcloud.com/randall-stephen-hall/calling-the-pilot-2009-demo If the audio link doesn’t click, just cut and paste it into your web browser. Thanks. Here is one for father’s day. My father died, in 1981 from heart problems. My last visual memory of him is lying with an air mask […]
It’s a long way from Cork to Waterloo
Photo by ‘EDV’ There was a letter in the Sindo today. In it the writer, from Cork, notes that Sinn Féin want the public to forget their violent deeds of the past. Unfortunately, he says, the people appear intent on doing just that. “The short-term memory syndrome shows itself starkly in Irish political life when […]
SOMEWHERE WHERE THE GRASS IS GREENER by Harry McAvinchey
There is much chat about finances , grass-cutting and lack of fuel for same on the radio this past few days .All the commentary about this situation take a negative attitude to this news .Each van is only allowed thirty five litres of fuel and when that petrol or diesel runs out , the […]
Gerry explains the facts of an Orange summer to Mervyn
Picture by dunraven              Picture by Sinn Fein There was one particularly significant moment in the exchanges between Mervyn Gibson, Grand Chaplain of the Orange Order, and Gerry Kelly on The View last night. Mervyn was explaining how lamentable it is that residents can’t accept […]
A tale of two young groups
Picture by Sinn Fein Two sets of young people, both the victims of circumstances. There were those young Irish people In Berkeley, California, out on a J1 visa, who lost their lives or were seriously injured in that ghastly balcony collapse earlier in the week. There are few flights as awful as that which […]