So – did you attend one of the hundreds of parades that happened yesterday? Are they boring to see on TV, or are they something we should be proud of? Conor McGregor, cage-fighter and convicted rapist, is Donald Trump’s favourite Irish person. Trump too has been convicted of similar stuff, so they do have that […]

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Troglodyte meets troglodyte in White House bonding

Are you now or were you ever a Conor McGregor fan?  In my own case the answer to both questions is a firm No. But if you love that ape-like figure, you’re probably pleased to see pictures of him in the White House, cuddling President Trump. All this comes out of Trump being asked who […]

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Saint Patrick’s Day: A grand excuse for shenanigans

  Ah, Saint Patrick’s Day—the one day a year when everyone suddenly discovers their long-lost Irish ancestry and insists on wearing at least one item of green clothing, no matter how ridiculous. Whether you’re a true-born Irish patriot or just someone looking for an excuse to drink before noon, March 17th never disappoints. Let’s start […]

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Yemen under imperialist attack – by Fra Hughes

my apologies i noticed a few spelling mistakes now hopefully corrected   Yemen under imperialist attack Yemen once again faces the wrath of American and British racism. The bombs falling on Yemen from both the USA and Britain exposes once again the white anglo saxon imprimatur of using force to pursue its hegemonic designs in […]

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Kissing Trump’s ring

  There are many reasons why I dislike – no, why I detest Donald Trump  – but he does have his positive qualities.For example, a recent article I read compared him to a wild horse and cast Micheál Martin as a horse whisperer, one who knows how to murmur in the Donald’s ear and so […]

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Micheál protects his cojones

  My Irish-English online dictionary tells me that plámás means “butter, flattery, flummery palaver, slaver, soft-sawder,  sychophancy” It was a word used by some unkind commentators on Micheál Martin’s performance in the Oval Office yesterday with Donal Trump. There is no doubt that Michael  (metaphorically) rubbed gently and with much melting butter, but overall it’s […]

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Thomas, Micheál and Michael

They say politics is show biz for ugly people. I’d suggest, in some cases, politics is a home for those who’ve had their sense of irony removed. At present all Irish media outlets – RTÉ, BBC, The Irish Times etc – are going full throttle about one Thomas Gould TD. He’s a member of Sinn […]

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