Has this Government run so low of criticisms of its predecessor that it is forced to make things up, wonders Willie O'Dea IT IS rare enough that you find yourself mentioning Simon Coveney, Conor Cruise O'Brien and Jean-Marie Le Pen in the same sentence,
I have just come up with a great idea for an academic thesis -- or perhaps even a book. Ready? Well, the title I have in mind is The Role of the Hyphen in Irish History. Catchy, eh?The hyphen has been around a long time. I mean, where would the Greco-Rom
SD Galway 0 Shamrock Rovers 2Stephen Kenny is on the League Cup glory trail again. Having guided Derry City to silverware in the competition on four occasions, Kenny watched Shamrock Rovers ease to victory at Deacy Park yesterday to book their place in t
Dublin 2-21Carlow 0-4Defending Leinster champions Dublin outclassed hosts Carlow, winning by a massive 23 points at Dr Cullen Park yesterday evening.The Dubs led 0-7 to 0-1 at half-time. Second-half goals from Gavin Burke and Shane Cunningham stretched t
MANY years ago, Conor Cruise O'Brien painted in these columns a grim picture of a future Ireland dominated by successors of the Sinn Fein-IRA of the Northern Troubles, in which the chief cultural events would be grisly commemorations featuring men in bla
ACTION at the top of RTE cannot wait for a public inquiry, nor a Dail investigation nor a reconsideration of the complaints about the 'Frontline' programme and 'Pat Kenny Live' which followed it the next morning.In the light of yesterday's revelations in
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By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Conor Cruise O'Brien, the late Irish diplomat, once... Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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Action at the top of RTE cannot wait for a public inquiry into the... Full Article at Belfast Telegraph
I have read that the profit motive adds up to 20% to the cost of running a... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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The late Conor Cruise O'Brien used to refer to the sense of liberation he... Full Article at UK Poli Blogs