The abuse of power or bullying in the world is one of the great obstacles to justice, equality and peace. The abuse of power by politicians or religious leaders always leads to great suffering for the poor and those on the margins of society. It seems to have always been this way. That is […]
Author Jude Collins
Dammit, guys – downsize, would you?
Having watched that beano -feast laid on at Windsor Castle for Trump, I found the degree of excess and expense vomit-inducing. Then I began to wonder was Windsor a cosy home for King Charles? Well, it appears Windsor Castle itself is as over-the-top as the Trump banquet. Windsor Castle has – brace yourself – […]
Watch Your Step – by Randall Stephen Hall
randallstephenhall ramdallstephenhall RSH. Watch Your Step. By Randall Stephen Hall. Including a You Tube LinkTo Stephen Stiofan performing 6 songsplus chat, at Acoustic Haven, off Castle Street, Belfast 26.8.25 See link below . . .I was taking part in a great podcast called Acoustic Haven, up a flight of stairs to the upper room […]
Last night in Windsor Castle
Did you watch last night’s banquet in Windsor Castle honouring President Trump? I did, and I don’t know if my digestive system can survive another such experience. A hugely-long table heavily decorated in flowers, some 150 place settings, an orchestra, toasts, free-flowing wine: my thoughts raced to the ending of Animal Farm, where the exploited […]
What nobody will talk about at the National Ploughing Championships today
It’s interesting that US politicians, both Democrat and Republican, rarely condemn the obvious mass murder/genocide that Israel has been conducting in Gaza for nearly two years now. The reason? Many US politicians are funded by Jewish groups. You bite the hand that feeds you at your peril. At this moment the National Ploughing Championships […]
Heather and the flutes and drums
OK – the positives first. The Orange Order is an annual day out, when Orangement can meet and have bottle of stout or a can of lager. It also gives room for a bit of colour and pageant, breaking up what could otherwise be the silly and teadious season. The Order has existed for […]
Funny people
People are funny. The late David Dunseith used to say that people heard what they wanted to hear, rather than what was said. The same thing can apply to writing and reading. Recently in my Andytown News column I mentioned that Mairead McGuinness, who had dropped out of the running for presidential […]
JUDE FLIES SOLO ON CHARLIE KIRK, PETER MANDELSON, RTÉ & the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST, AND DOONBEG AS CENTRE FOR IRISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Temporarily indisposed, Pat McArt has left me to fly solo on this one. So – Charlie Kirk was a 31-year-old Trump campaigner, who was shot dead in Utah during a speech (ironically) about guns. Death is always a tragedy – but what about Charlie’s life? Peter Mandelson has been fired as Britain’s US ambassador, […]
The Meaning of Life – by Joe McVeigh
The Meaning of Life: a book by James Bailey By Joe McVeigh In a recently published book The Meaning of Life-Letters from Extraordinary People by James Bailey which was reviewed in the Guardian the author includes the replies of some people who were asked to contribute to the book. This is the response from Kathryn Mannix , a […]
RTÉ: Sure where else would you get it?
So. The headlines from RTÉ say that the station will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year, If Israel is a participant. No shit, guys. You’ve finally found your cojones. Mind you, by the time Eurovision Song Contest 2026 rolls around, there’ll probably no longer be a Gaza genocide attempt by Israel. They […]