“And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew” Oliver Goldsmith, ‘The Deserted Village’ Ireland owes a debt to Micheál Martin. In 2004 he introduced a smoking ban: the South was one of the first states to bring in this ban, and by now it […]
Author Jude Collins
Starmer and the stamping cop
Brendan Behan thought the arrival of a policeman was one sure way to make a bad situation worse. It looks as if he was onto something in the case of the Golders Green stabbing of two Jewish men. The video taken at the time shows a man who has been tasered lying on the ground, […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT TRUMP LOVING CHARLES, THE SPRINGHILL MASSACRE, JEWS AND ISRAEL, & COPS WHO KICK
Did you watch those banquet speeches by King Charles and King – oops – President Trump? And was there a certain word beginning with an E which both were desperate to avoid? Meanwhile, after campaigning for more than 50 years, the relatives of those massacred in Springhill got a verdict they were grateful […]
The Charles-Donald bromance
That was some shindig Donald Trump put on for his good mate King Charles, what? If they had moved to a couch and begun to fondle each other it couldn’t have been closer. But what impressed me was the way they skirted round, never mentioned, forgot all about two people not present. King Charles must […]
LIBERATION Theology is the Way Forward – by Joe McVeigh
by Joe McVeigh Liberation theology’s main focus is the plight of the poor in a world of plenty, the oppression of indigenous peoples and the oppression of women. It is also concerned with the urgent need to Care for God’s Creation. That brings those who support liberation theology into conflict with the political establishment […]
PAT +JUDE TALK ABOUT STUPID EDUCATED PEOPLE, TRUMP UNDER FIRE AGAIN, AND THE SF ARD FHEIS…JOIN US
The London Marathon – some sight, that, eh? But is running in a circle really a sensible way to behave? What if some or all that talent and energy was directed at some of our many problems? Sinn Féin had their Árd Fheis in Belfast at the weekend. Some journalists have suggested her leadership may […]
Political Lessons from Travelling – by Carl Duffy
I’ve been fortunate enough to have visited over fifty countries and to have seen a varietyof different cultures first-hand. From the consumeristic USA to the communistcountries of Cuba and Vietnam. Or from the Islamic societies of Jordan, Morocco andEgypt to the Buddhist Thailand. In Palestine, I was unfortunate in seeing IDF aggressionexercised against inhabitants of […]
The Returning Swallow – by Randall Stephen Hall
The Returning Swallow. By Randall Stephen Hall.Update 25.3.26 3rd draft Our northern Irish swallowsFollow their own way.They stretch their wingsTo overwinter in South Africa. Leaderless and without a rudderThey plough the blue skies of Ulster.To go where they never say never.Below the equator.A loving aviator, beyond politics. In late April they begin to arriveThreading […]
The time has come…
Big question: when will the Dublin government address the UI issue? How come we get all hot and bothered and happily push millions to Ukraine, while our next door neighbour continues to act as though NEI in the UK was the most natural thing in the world? This stateen was established at the point of […]
The Strait of Hormuz and the Big Squeeze (no, not you. Donald.You’re something else
The Strait of Hormuz, that narrow choke point through which a fifth of the world’s oil politely tiptoes, has once again been turned into a geopolitical tantrum zone. It’s less a strategic waterway now and more a badly managed queue where everyone’s armed, impatient, and convinced they’re the main character. You’ve got global powers posturing […]