Buncrana is a small town in Donegal. Recently 66 male refugees arrived there, and were put up in an accommodation space of 19 rooms. Are the Buncranians right to feel nervous?
Hamas and three questions: How did Israeli intelligence not know during two years of planning to breach their wall, how did Hamas manage to breach such a formidable ‘iron wall’, and why did it take the IDF so long to come to the assistance of those who were killed by Hamas?
Finally, was President Higgins right to criticise Ursula von der Leyen’s comment about the backing of Israel?
Big questions. But don’t forget, both Pat and I have big mouths. Especially Pat…


I read an article saying that the phrase ‘people don’t want to work’ has been in common use for 150 years. Low wages.