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NO DEAL COULD LEAD TO SOME REAL FESTIVE JEER.

January 18th 2021

Damn it, just when hope is restored along comes Brexit to smash up the mood music around Christmas.  As I put pen to paper, God knows what will happen but if No Deal emerges it will be nothing short...

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January 18th 2021

Isn’t it extraordinary that liberation is in sight. For the first time since March I can realistically contemplate hugging my grandchildren instead of communicating with them through a pane of...

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TIME TO AVOID U.S. EXAMPLE & SHOW RESTRAINT

December 3rd 2020

As I put pen to paper it is Thanksgiving in the States and I can’t believe that millions of Americans have lost leave of their senses by choosing to travel in the midst of a pandemic.  Dr. Fauci,...

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THE SUPREME RISE & FALL OF JUDGE SEAMUS

December 3rd 2020

So who is going to cry “Woulfe” -  Alan Kelly for Labour or Mary Lou for Sinn Fein ?   This carry-on about the Attorney General who was appointed to the Supreme Court without ever sitting on...

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TOUGHEST ROAD STRETCHES OUT FOR EVERYONE

October 22nd 2020

God, I feel depressed. The onward march of this virus seems relentless and terrifying. However, we know in our hearts that the answer to this is controlling our own behaviour. I am sorry to tell you...

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HEALTH EXPERTS THROWN UNDER THE BUS BY LEO

October 22nd 2020

It is easy during this pandemic to feel very rattled and unsettled.  I got that sensation on Monday when I saw the Tánaiste being interviewed by Claire Byrne.  I thought that it looked like he...

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LIVES AT RISK AS TRUMP FIGHTS TO STAY IN POWER

October 5th 2020

After a brief stay in hospital this week, I returned to isolation in the Meath countryside.  My first walk in the lashing rain was almost a spiritual experience.  I count myself lucky that I have...

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I PRAY TRUMP IS TURFED OUT OVER PANDEMIC LIES

October 5th 2020

It is a shame when a public figure like former Commissioner Hogan hasn’t the good sense to realise that he was the primary cause of his own misfortune instead of moaning about a lack of due...

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CAN’T MASK THE FACTS THAT WILL BEAT THE BUG

September 10th 2020

God, I do like people who speak sense, plain and simple, so it was a pleasure to listen to Professor Jack Lambert on Drivetime on Thursday ramming home the fact that wearing masks will stop the...

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HOGAN STEPS DOWN AND SO SHOULD JUDGE

September 9th 2020

So the Commissioner bites the dust.  From the moment he returned home to “self-isolate” it was clear he thought he could flout the rules.  He was seen dining with others in the Restaurant in...

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