Results of my online poll
Here are the results of my online poll. Over 360 visitors to the webpage in last two days – thanks for the 247 votes cast and for the comments posted. I am not claiming this as scientific, just...
View ArticleWhy lobbysits are so vital for all communities
My Evening Herald column from last Saturday (23rd June 2012) Lobby of The Willard Hotel in DCPic courtesy of biberfan on flickr I have an aversion to the term: lobbyist. I resisted its use in describe...
View ArticleIt’s petty settling these old scores incognito Chris
My column on the Chris Andrews Twittergate fiasco from today’s (Mon August 13th 2012) Evening Herald Anonymous Tweets I am not exactly sure how I feel about Chris Andrews today. I have known him...
View ArticleDan Boyle Syndrome
What is it about the position of chairman of the smaller party in government that makes them think they are the deputy leader of the opposition? Labour’s parliamentary party chairman, Colm Keaveney is...
View ArticleCoalition Junior Partners Come Off Worse Eventually
My column from Thursday’s Evening Herald (27/Sept/2012) on Eamon Gilmore’s travails following Dep Roisín Shortall’s resignation....
View ArticleObama lost first TV battle – but he’s still on course to win the war
My analysis of Wednesday night’s US Presidential Debate from tonight’s Evening Herald (Oct 4th 2012) . —————————————————————————————————————- Before last night’s Obama/Romney debate the American...
View ArticleObama lost first TV battle – but he’s still on course to win the war
My analysis of Wednesday night’s US Presidential Debate from tonight’s Evening Herald (Oct 4th 2012) . —————————————————————————————————————- Before last night’s Obama/Romney debate the American...
View ArticleWhy the Good Friday Agreement is a good metaphor for @FiannaFailparty
Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis this weekend My column on this weekend’s Fianna Fáil Árd Fheis from today’s Herald If you are planning to head to Ballsbridge for a quiet pint or a cup of coffee this Friday or...
View ArticleMy #af14 analysis: @fiannafailparty’s future depends on delivering a coherent...
This is an article I have written for the March 2014 Árd Fheis issue of Fianna Fáil’s members’ magazine Cuisle. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A few months before the 2011...
View Article.@RealDonaldTrump is Riding A Zeitgeist Didn’t Create But Others Have Missed
Here is my Broadsheet column from June 7th 2016. Published online here: http://www.broadsheet.ie/riding-a-zeitgeist ——————————– “Donald Trump looks as if he was playing a President in a porn movie.”...
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