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Independents — Healy Raes and holy rows
Independents — Healy Raes and holy rows
The contours of Ireland’s parliamentary politics were simple enough when I was growing up during the 1960s and 1970s. The configuration…
Daire O'Criodain
Apr 16
Arrivederci, Leo Varadkar
Arrivederci, Leo Varadkar
According to the newspaper’s on-line archive, the word “Lemass” did not appear anywhere in The Irish Times of 8 November 1966. On that day…
Daire O'Criodain
Apr 9
Vote early, but not too often!
Vote early, but not too often!
[THIS BLOG IS TAKING A BREAK OVER EASTER. RESUMING 10 APRIL]
Daire O'Criodain
Mar 26
Stop the world, I want to get off!
Stop the world, I want to get off!
The Treaty on European Union is what it says on the tin, the foundational framework for the transition from the then European Economic…
Daire O'Criodain
Mar 19
Social media: Friend, Enemy or Frenemy?
When I was a child in the 1960s, we kept in touch with each other by face-to-face conversations, letters and fixed line telephones. We kept…
Daire O'Criodain
Mar 12
Brer Rabbit on how to undo Brexit
Brer Rabbit on how to undo Brexit
Nick Tyrone is a prominent public commentator on Brexit. His regular updates are available on Substack (so behind a paywall) under the…
Daire O'Criodain
Mar 5
The race is not to Taylor Swift, nor the battle to the strong…
The race is not to Taylor Swift, nor the battle to the strong…
James Bennet was Editorial Page editor for The New York Times on 25 May 2020 when video footage circulated rapidly around the world of the…
Daire O'Criodain
Feb 27
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