A time to respect the fallen
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years...
Maurice's Blogs
How I married an alien
IDENTITY is a touchy issue on this island where nationalities overlap and sometimes clash. Thanks to the Good Friday Agreement...
Smith forges ahead at the Castle
JULIAN Smith had hardly got his feet under the table as Northern Ireland’s new Secretary of State before he put...
The Wicked Month
AUGUST is a wicked month, according to Edna O’Brien. The Irish summer comes to a sultry climax with a host...
No petty people
THE Irish Republic is cautiously commemorating the revolutionary period of 1916-1922. It is a painful subject which has the potential...
Going to the dogs for generations
THE sports pages tell me greyhound racing will now start at 8.15am in Ireland to facilitate online gamblers in Britain....
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