Category: CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Snow ploughs at the ready…
There was a time, thankfully many moons ago now, that yours truly gave considerable consideration to seeing what the darker side of the tracks had to offer. No doubt a large cohort of people will be horrified by the mere thought. Now read on… Wheelchair or not, the desire to fit in with my peers…
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War on Putin aimed in the wrong direction
Juan Sebastian Veron, Angel Di Maria, Donny Van De Beek Alexis Sanchez have what in common? Belng monumental flops when signed by Manchester United. They are not the first and won’t be the last to prove useless when arriving at Old Trafford. Nor are United the only club to get less value for money than…
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Another “Attack on democracy”
It’s often said you learn something new every day. Quite rightly so too. Even if the manner in which information is imparted has altered seismically during my lifetime. Depending on the day of the week, my late father bought a minimum of two newspapers a day. Extras on a day the Irish Farmers Journal or…
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Kelly falls on his sword after holding poisoned chalice
It had been very quiet on the political scene in Ireland. Apart from the usual dross – general and understandable disdain for Eamon Ryan, Sinn Fein whinging about something or other and rumblings in certain quarters about a desire to replace Micheal Martin (also not difficult to fathom) but nobody with the cajones to do…
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The Russians forgot the number one rule when in a hole
For kids of today, or even those slightly for whom the war in Ukraine is their first experience of such atrocities in the world, it may come as a surprise to know that there was a time when GAA – and presumably most other sports – were put into hiatus by the world being at…
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Things you don’t expect to see
Mention has often been made in this space previously of the fact that when this writer was growing up, we only had RTE 1 and 2 on the television at home. Now read on… Thus, it was only when going with Anna and her now husband Kieran to the home of his parents, Denis and…
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Man charged with murder of Ashling Murphy
A Slovakian national in his 30s was tonight charged with the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy in Tullamore last Wednesday afternoon. Jozef Puska, 31, with an address in the Tullamore area, replied “No” when arrested, charged and placed under arrest and caution by Det. Sgt. David Scahill. Ms. Murphy, a teacher, camogie player and traditional…
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A century on, have things really changed much?
If certain heartbreaking developments hadn’t happened during the summer, I can only imagine the debate myself and Myles Fahey would have had on Monday night. It would surely have got feisty but would just as certainly have wound up being adjourned over a pint or three. Now read on… Monday night pints were always my…
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The Cottage remains shrouded in mystery
Covid-19 has done many things to many people. Around the world, families have lost loves ones, those who survived their tangle with the dastardly thing remained ill for months thereafter. Businesses have gone under, entire business sectors narrowly avoided doing so. Yet for all the challenges it has drummed up for so many, it has…