Bipolar Disorder: the Blues Brothers

Bipolar Disorder: the Blues Brothers

Do you know the Kaczynski twins? No, they're not a band. Jaroslaw Kaczynski is the Prime Minister of Poland and his identical twin brother Lech Kaczynski is the President. That's [...]

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And they call me a robber?

Would you like to hear the story of the great big bridge and the tiny little mouse? OK then. Settle in and pull up those cosy covers while I tell [...]

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Bertie Ahern – Scientist, Accountant and Statesman

I see that Bertie is still adamant we won't ever use nuclear power. Ever. That's because Bertie is a nuclear scientist and he knows all the ins and outs of [...]

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The Heart of Darkness

The Heart of Darkness

Dalkey is one of the most charming and salubrious of South Dublin suburbs. It retains most of the character it used to have when it was just a village, clinging [...]

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What it means to be Irish

I don't know. I have no idea what it means to be Irish. In spite of the fact that – as far as I'm aware- my people have lived here [...]

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Scunts

Having said all that about Ryanair, the no-care airline, the low-standards airline, the no-brain airline, in fairness, I would have to say this about them: they're shit. However, here's the [...]

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Ryanair : the low-standards airline.

Well, so much for our weekend in Scunthorpe. Yeah, they checked us in at Dublin Airport no problem, so we headed off to the bar for a quick drink, feeling [...]

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My gift to loyalism

My gift to loyalism

Watch carefully now. This is what the loyalist politician of the future – or even the decent loyalist in the street – will be using for all his daily requirements. [...]

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The Croke Park Trilogy - Part Six

The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Six

Some of our overseas readers might be wondering at all the fuss about a rugby match being played at Croke Park, and so I thought maybe a little background would [...]

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Suing a hospital

Did you see those reports during the week about a couple who sued a hospital because a sterilisation operation didn't work? It seems the woman had a tubal ligation in [...]

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