Tag: Current Affairs
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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…
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Without Trimble’s courage peace might never be
Almost immediately after it was announced that Colm O’Rourke was the preferred choice of Meath’s power brokers to assume the role of county senior football manager, thoughts turned to next year’s National Football League. Specifically, what ‘Colm O’Rourke’s Meath’ will look like, in personnel and style of football. Which in itself builds excited anticipation for…
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Land Of The Free Being Held Hostage By Nutcases
When both my grandparents had passed away, my mother’s brothers who had been still living in what had been the family home had to relocate. That’s a whole other story unto itself, but not the point of the current ramble… Luckily, the lads were able to purchase a mobile home and put it in the…
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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…