So now we know: Michael D Higgins would like to be President of Ireland for another seven years. When he took the job originally, he made it clear that he would serve for just one term. Now he’s changed his mind and wants a second. I think there are a number of things worth noting […]
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We’ll be voting in the next Irish presidential election – Hooray! …No, wait a minute
There are smooth operators and then there’s Enda Kenny. During his much-reported trip to the White House for St Patrick’s Day, besides being made (with his wife) President Trump’s new bestest friend, Enda revealed that he’d be seeing to it that the Irish diaspora (that’s me and you too, folks) will have a vote in […]
How to be civilised
Sometimes it’s tempting to despair. You’ll find people who imagine you say things you didn’t, believe (or pretend to believe) you’ve written things you haven’t. People who, if you have a point of view different from theirs, just can’t make that leap towards engagement and discussion, stick instead with hostility and vitriol. But then, once […]