August, 2021

AMERICAN BREXIT COMMITTEE 1919 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 1724 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 John M. Corcoran Esq, Chairman Michael J. Cummings, Secretary August 8, 2021 In the aftermath of Britain’s exit from the EU, Her Majesty’s Government has taken an ugly and unconscionable turn.  Prime Minister Johnson needs   to clear the slate of official killing in Northern […]

Many nurses north and south are leaving their jobs and going elsewhere. Why is that? Are they just greedy for more money? A Level and other exams are suffering from ‘grade inflation’ this year. Some point to the fact that teachers this year are deciding the grade, not examiners. Are they right? Finally, in the […]

In 2010 a group of international activists joined Mr. George Galloway on his Viva Palestina 5 medical aid convoy to Gaza.  Their aim was to break the illegal siege, bring much-needed aid, medical equipment, and supplies to the people in distress. To bring hope, help, solidarity, and compassion to those living under a brutal medieval […]

Viriliter Age Memories of my Confirmation inevitably brought on memories of my First Holy Communion. That took place in 1956, as Philip Larkin might say, between the belly Flop of the Queen Mother’s horse, Devon Loch, in the Grand National and Ronnie Delaney’s winning of the Gold Medal in Melbourne.  We knew about Devon Loch […]

You could be charitable and say they’re responding to newspaper policy, and would like to hold onto their jobs, thank you. The less charitable view is that they happily follow the neat black-and-white line, or even rejoice in so doing. By way of illustration we have Kathy Sheridan in today’s Irish Times. The great fear […]

Fifty years ago today internment was implemented here. Over three hundred people were interned – imprisoned without any pretence of justice. John Taylor, now Lord Kilclooney, says “I supported it. The reason why was that it was the only way of bring the IRA to heel.” Is the good Lord having a laugh? The Olympic […]

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Cumann na nGael in Government, before its conversion to Fascism and changing its name to Fine Gael,  was not greatly enamoured of freedom of expression, and its last gasp in office alone was to have Frank Gallaher, Editor of the Irish Press, charged before a military court for reporting on the ill-treatment of republicans or […]

One of my friends had a letter in yesterday’s Indo concerning the current controversy over Communion and Confirmation ceremonies.  He was reminiscing about his Communion treat, which was to be taken to see the Davy Crockett film, and how he always craved a Davy Crockett coonskin hat. Coincidentally I had been thinking about my Confirmation treat… I […]

Snap 1 Snap 2     Back now, as promised last week, to Boot Hill.  Boot Hill, aka The Memorial Park, Islandbridge on Liffeyside, is where, of course, the recurring annual  Dodge of the Demagogic Rule  in DUPlin is held with its usual pomp and totemic solemnity. In this solemn column this partrcular Dodge seems to […]