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The guns of midsummer
The guns of midsummer
“There are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen.” according to Lenin. Even if it doesn’t amount to decades…
Daire O'Criodain
Jul 16
Squid games: Irish politics at mid-year as an election looms
Squid games: Irish politics at mid-year as an election looms
[THIS BLOG IS MOVING TO A FORTNIGHTLY SCHEDULE FOR JULY AND AUGUST. NEXT EDITION: 17 JULY]
Daire O'Criodain
Jul 2
We have got the Maxim gun and they have not.
We have got the Maxim gun and they have not.
Sunday saw the eighth anniversary of the UK’s Brexit referendum.
Daire O'Criodain
Jun 25
Whither Sinn Féin?
Whither Sinn Féin?
Our regular semi-annual temperature taking of the broader political scene in Ireland will be along soon.
Daire O'Criodain
Jun 18
Always look on the dark side of life!
Always look on the dark side of life!
I haven’t seen the film Oppenheimer. However, I did read the comprehensive biography of its subject by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin…
Daire O'Criodain
Jun 11
Kenny live in The Irish Times
Kenny live in The Irish Times
The Irish Times’ Saturday edition comprises four supplements alongside the main newspaper. Two of these, the Magazine (dealing broadly with…
Daire O'Criodain
Jun 4
From Bag End to faraway and back again
From Bag End to faraway and back again
In a reversal of the more normal chronological order, it was my younger brother (by two years) who introduced me to The Hobbit well over 50…
Daire O'Criodain
May 28
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