Tag: Current Affairs
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A picture paints a thousand words but may need more to repair
I’m a sucker for pomp and ceremony. Whether it be something like a Royal wedding or funeral over the water – or the trials and tribulations of Andy MW – or a Presidential Inauguration here or in the States. Add being a bit of a political junkie to that mix and Catherine Connolly receiving her…
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Search for missing Dunboyne man reaches tragic conclusion
Daire Lynch, who, at 39-years-old, disappeared in Houston Texas in December of 2021,will be laid to rest in his hometown of Dunboyne, Co Meath, next weekend. The deceased, who was a year behind this writer in school, had been living in the Lone Star state for some time having moved to the land of stars…
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Caffeine, a calculator, a cart load of nostalgia and a catastrophic lack of sleep
That, ladies and gents, is an armchair view of and a survival kit for the rigors of an Irish General Election. He says as he begins keyboarding this piece at 2:28am on a Monday night/Tuesday morning. All a guilty pleasure. In one of life’s great contradictions, you’d have thought the introduction of E-Voting machines would’ve…
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We need to talk about the Burkes… No, seriously
What you are about to read is like nothing ever produced in this space. But have there ever been folk like those referred to in the above headline? Think about how the circus surrounding Co Mayo family began. Then compare and contrast that to what it has morphed into. Basically, the root of the issue…
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Never mind the bullsh** – treat yourself to a night with Christy
At some point either towards the end of my ‘career’ in primary school and in the early stages of life at the next level, I took quite the chiding – and absolutely not all of it was light hearted – from my contemporaries regarding my musical preferences. The bugbear seemingly being that I was too…
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The seismic Irish political development of the current era
There are occurrences in world history which – no matter how long may have passed since them – (a) you will never forget where you were when they happened and (b) will remain part of public discourse long after they actually happen. Now, part a of the above may not apply in this case, but…
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John Bruton
I have absolutely no doubt some eyes will pop out of heads – certainly locally and perhaps further afield – that what appears hereafter was produced by the occupant of this seat. Now read on… That’s OK. However, there could never be a better or more apt illustration of the foibles of judging a book…
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Freddie Mercury could see what some still can’t
“Is this the world we created, we’ve made it on our own. Is this the world we devastated, right to the bone? If there’s a God, what must he think of what we’ve done, to the world that he created? “ I think the first line quoted above was the title of the moving number…
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Boylan Talks Podcast – Dec. 9th 2022
My first podcast in a ridiculous length of time, simply as one was possessed of neither the physical or emotional strength to get in behind the microphone. Here, I air my take on the recent Quinn Country documentary and why I feel Sean Quinn was blamed for more than he was to blame for and…
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Truss throws in the towel as political chaos continues
BREAKING NEWS In one of the biggest political undressings in history, Liz Truss has bowed to the inevitable and resigned as British Prime Minister just 44 days after getting her seal of office from Queen Elizabeth II in the latter’s final official duty before her death. The erstwhile Conservative Leader was beset by controversy and…