New Dáil Chamber

I see from a report in the papers that a new Dáil chamber is being considered. It's going to be a state-of-the-art facility with any amount of bells and whistles. [...]

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Equality

Equality

I saw these reports today about two Leaving Cert students who were awarded 12,000 euros because they were discriminated against. The money was awarded by the Equality Tribunal when the [...]

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Beckett at Impact

More Beckett tonight. How good are Impact for putting on this great stuff? Fair play to them! Tonight we had No I, Footfall and Rockaway. Every one of them performed [...]

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Tired but happy, home from the rugby.

Tired but happy, home from the rugby.

Well, poor old Wrinkly Paddy, I'm afraid, is in an awful state. His toes are all black-purple, and his foot is as swollen as a priest in a playground. He [...]

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Poor old Paddy. The poor old devil.

Poor old Paddy. The poor old devil.

OK. I'm off to Dublin to stay the night with Wrinkly Paddy and to see the Australia game tomorrow at Lansdowne Road. Good. This promises to be a long night [...]

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Public Apology

Another correspondent has pointed out to me that the religious orders actually agreed to pay 128 million euros towards the cost of the residential institutions redress board, and not 127 [...]

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Send up two women now!

Send up two women now!

Phoned up the Special Service. KKlallkk. Clickckck. CClunnnkkckkccck. Spez! Vat you vant?? I want Women. Now!! Put me onto the Man. For why you vant the Man? Cos I want [...]

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Beckett’s Women

We went to the Impact Theatre Company's second outing last night and I have to tell you, guys, they were simply fuckin mighty. They laid on three little plays for [...]

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Oh, the Sisters of Mercy, they are not departed or gone.

You might have seen this Bock rant a little while back concerning the deal made between our government and the RC religious orders whereby we, the taxpayers pay all but [...]

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Love Story in Four Pictures

Love Story in Four Pictures

I just had to bring you this set that Jimmy the Wop sent. A love story in four pictures.

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