I hadn’t realised Phoenix was as sharp and insightful as it appears to be. Raise your hand if this page told you something you didn’t know? Right – I thought as much…
You often find that it is those ‘journalists’ who are most outspoken in attacking various members of the public who are suddenly the most shy and protective when the spotlight is shone on them and their actions.
This is borne out by the privacy story following the one you refer to, when an RTE presenter, out in public was not happy about being photographed in ‘casual wear’, presumably as it would not have been in keeping with the image she likes to portray.
Also Denis O’Brien, whose purpose in life seems to be the denigration (with or without justification) of Sinn Fein and anyone associated with them, doesn’t like the public gaining knowledge of how he operates his business empire.
I have to say Jude, the Phoenix is the without doubt one of the finest, fiercest and most independent of publications in Ireland. Name the subject and they will have more inside scoop than any other. Particularly insightful when it comes to the operation of “security” services in the 6 counties over the years!
You are absolutely correct Mick – HUGELY enjoyable to read and as you correctly point out had some really interesting insights on the “security” services in the 6 counties.
It is proving difficult to deny the global impact of the Easter Rising.
There is a “Liberty Hall” in Harlem, New York.
Echoes of the Irish Proclamation were also heard in India.
On the evening of 18th April 1930, in the town of Chittagong in present-day Bangladesh, over sixty young Bengali Hindu men, carried out an assault on local government installations. They attacked and burned the local Police and Auxiliary Force armories, seized weapons and destroyed the local telegraph office. The attack, which became known as the “Chittagong Armoury Raid” was acknowledged by both Indian nationalists and by British intelligence officers to be inspired by the Easter Rising.
Just imagine that, Esteemed Blogmeister, a former card-carrier of the Workers Porkies Party, causing a book to be pulped.
Perhaps the time has come for Quentin Tarantino to make a companion fillum to his masterpiece, Pulp Fiction’. Or even indeed, a, erm, comrade fillum.
It might even be called (gulp) Pulp Faction.
Of course, there would have to be a few minor adjustments made here and there. Like, for instance, which celebrated Chuck Berry song might be included in the soundtrack. One that would have a similar astounding impact to that of ‘You never can tell’ in the first fillum.
One song immediately puts up its hand, the one containing the following deathless verse;
‘Once I was swimming across turtle creek
Man, them turtles snapping at my feet
It sure was hard swimming cross that thing
With both hands holding my ding-a-ling’
On first quietly considering this plaintive quatrain one immediately imagines a particular party hack-turned- plain hack fitting neatly into the role of the turtle. But then, on more mature reflection, it becomes obvious that the other role would be far more fitting.
Involving as it does a function peculiar to that of one being guarded by a , erm, guardian.
Yes, the role of ‘a ding-a-ling’ would be the perfect fit.
Are Cork University Press going to reprint Britiain’s Algeria by Patrick Anderson?
They could delete whatever it was that upset Henry McDonald. The text could include instead, ‘Guardian Ireland correspondent Henry McDonald who believes in free speech (not)… ‘, etc, etc.
What have Cork Univesity Press said? Why so silent?
Are Cork University Press going to stand up to censorship or are they going to be censors too?
You often find that it is those ‘journalists’ who are most outspoken in attacking various members of the public who are suddenly the most shy and protective when the spotlight is shone on them and their actions.
This is borne out by the privacy story following the one you refer to, when an RTE presenter, out in public was not happy about being photographed in ‘casual wear’, presumably as it would not have been in keeping with the image she likes to portray.
Also Denis O’Brien, whose purpose in life seems to be the denigration (with or without justification) of Sinn Fein and anyone associated with them, doesn’t like the public gaining knowledge of how he operates his business empire.
I have to say Jude, the Phoenix is the without doubt one of the finest, fiercest and most independent of publications in Ireland. Name the subject and they will have more inside scoop than any other. Particularly insightful when it comes to the operation of “security” services in the 6 counties over the years!
You have made my heart to rise on a wet, grey April evening, Mick…Grma.
You are absolutely correct Mick – HUGELY enjoyable to read and as you correctly point out had some really interesting insights on the “security” services in the 6 counties.
It is proving difficult to deny the global impact of the Easter Rising.
There is a “Liberty Hall” in Harlem, New York.
Echoes of the Irish Proclamation were also heard in India.
On the evening of 18th April 1930, in the town of Chittagong in present-day Bangladesh, over sixty young Bengali Hindu men, carried out an assault on local government installations. They attacked and burned the local Police and Auxiliary Force armories, seized weapons and destroyed the local telegraph office. The attack, which became known as the “Chittagong Armoury Raid” was acknowledged by both Indian nationalists and by British intelligence officers to be inspired by the Easter Rising.
Just imagine that, Esteemed Blogmeister, a former card-carrier of the Workers Porkies Party, causing a book to be pulped.
Perhaps the time has come for Quentin Tarantino to make a companion fillum to his masterpiece, Pulp Fiction’. Or even indeed, a, erm, comrade fillum.
It might even be called (gulp) Pulp Faction.
Of course, there would have to be a few minor adjustments made here and there. Like, for instance, which celebrated Chuck Berry song might be included in the soundtrack. One that would have a similar astounding impact to that of ‘You never can tell’ in the first fillum.
One song immediately puts up its hand, the one containing the following deathless verse;
‘Once I was swimming across turtle creek
Man, them turtles snapping at my feet
It sure was hard swimming cross that thing
With both hands holding my ding-a-ling’
On first quietly considering this plaintive quatrain one immediately imagines a particular party hack-turned- plain hack fitting neatly into the role of the turtle. But then, on more mature reflection, it becomes obvious that the other role would be far more fitting.
Involving as it does a function peculiar to that of one being guarded by a , erm, guardian.
Yes, the role of ‘a ding-a-ling’ would be the perfect fit.
Are Cork University Press going to reprint Britiain’s Algeria by Patrick Anderson?
They could delete whatever it was that upset Henry McDonald. The text could include instead, ‘Guardian Ireland correspondent Henry McDonald who believes in free speech (not)… ‘, etc, etc.
What have Cork Univesity Press said? Why so silent?
Are Cork University Press going to stand up to censorship or are they going to be censors too?