Today is a beautiful, sunny, near-perfect day. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Pat and I take a look at the state of the world – especially the US – and draw some grim conclusions about the future. We may have a new Pope, but will he be able to live up […]
May, 2025
FIFG
I expect you’re familiar with the Occupied Territories Bill. No? Maybe that’s because it doesn’t exist, or at least doesn’t exist in law.Even a quick look at its history is instructive. It was tabled in the Oireachtas in 2018 by Senator Frances Black (yes, Virginia, one of the singing Blacks) and it would have banned […]
What did you do during the genocide,Daddy?
I think I’ve been talking and writing about Gaza for at least the past three years. Yes, even before October 7, 2023. That’s because between 2013 and 2023, 2.1 million Palestinians lived in Gaza, which is smaller than County Louth, Ireland’s smallest county. In this shockingly tight region, 40% of the population was under 14 […]
Should Irish citizens in NEI be allowed to vote in the presidential election? Weeeelllll…
A bit like the shark in the movie Jaws, the question of extending voting rights in Ireland’s Presidential elections has raised its head again. It’s a modest proposal, just as the office of President of Ireland is a modest post. I mean modest in the sense that the President is not supposed to intervene in […]
Who will be the next Pope? by Joe McVeigh
Choosing the next Pope as a pundit is a bit like backing horses. If you knew the winner in advance you could be a rich man or woman. Of course, the answer is nobody knows who the 133 Cardinals eligible to vote will choose. And so I believe it is all down to […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THE ANTI-CHRIST, TURNING OUR FACES FROM GAZA, SKORTS (SIC) AND SOFT INTERVIEWS
Have you had to deal with many Anti-Christs recently? The Rev Daniel Henderson, a Free Presbyterian minister in Co. Down, believes the late Pope Francis was the Anti-Christ, that he led millions of deluded souls to hell, and that other clergymen and Prince Charles have been horribly wishy-washy in their reaction to the Pope and […]
PAT+JUDE – AND GABRIEL – TALK ABOUT MARK CARNEY’S BIG WIN , KNEECAP, & WILL TRUMP SELF-DESTRUCT?
In recent days, Mark Carney has become leader of the Liberal Party in Canada and, frankly, saved their bacon. Before he arrived, they were behind more than 20 points in the polls, now they’re the big party of the new still-to-be-formed government of Canada. Should he write a thank-you note to Donald? Kneecap have come […]
Reform UK, Trump and the human heart
You have to hand it to them. Reform UK is led by Nigel Farage, and yesterday they won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, a seat in which Labour had a 15,000 majority just last year. What’s more, it looks like Reform UK will smash the Tories in local elections. And Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer […]
A great atmosphere
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? “ I thought of this verse from the Bible as I saw the cheerful photograph of Paul Givan and Edwin Poots, both pillars of the DUP. They were attending a bit of […]
MAGA GAGA – by Randall Stephen Hall
Where is the black coreOf the Maga gaga?Where will we find itIf we go looking?Is it lurking like a spider handPushing down upon us in our heads?Does it scuttle across the floorOf our bedrooms at nightTo slowly infiltrate our thinkingDrinking from our souls.Reducing our generosityAnd our spark of human kindness.Where is the Maga GAGA […]