I write letters - internet censorship 26 Jan 2012 | 07:50 am

Minister Sherlock et al, I wrote endless letters to members of the former government expressing my opinion on their lack of governance and thought when I voted in a Labour / Fine Gael government, I c...

How much money did the Irish Government pay to the 7 wonders project? 13 Nov 2011 | 10:28 pm

I just read this piece New 7 Wonders of Nature Controversy by Red Hunt. He describes in detail, the licensing fees that governments have been required to pay to remain in the competition. The Maldive...

I write letters 11 Feb 2011 | 01:50 am

Dear Minister Smith, I will try and restrain the depth of my anger at hearing that you did have permitted GM products into this country. It seems that either you do not understand what drives demand ...

A day is a long time in politics 10 Feb 2011 | 01:05 am

I wrote another piece for GlobalComment and it was really difficult to reconstruct the sequence of events! The draft version was over 3000 words. __________________ As long as I am running this Gove...

Pure motives? "Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest" 24 Jan 2011 | 09:04 pm

It seems that just about every member of government is claiming the virtue of pure motives, unsullied by dirty self-interest. From Conor Lenihan's uncontrolled outburst on Vincent Browne last Thursday...

Pure motives? "Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest" 24 Jan 2011 | 04:05 pm

It seems that just about every member of government is claiming the virtue of pure motives, unsullied by dirty self-interest. From Conor Lenihan's uncontrolled outburst on Vincent Browne last Thursday...

Brady, the paedophile protector, condemns abortion 17 Dec 2010 | 09:45 am

From the IT In a statement tonight, Cardinal Seán Brady said the judgment "leaves future policy in Ireland on protecting the lives of unborn children in the hands of the Irish people and does not obl...

Pro choice forever! 17 Dec 2010 | 01:26 am

Between newspapers, economists, television, job, stress, depression, I haven't had a lot of time to blog. It's not for want of topics but there is a listlessness to writing about Ireland. The people a...

Brandon in November 30 Nov 2010 | 06:45 am

I, for one, welcome our new ECB overlords 21 Nov 2010 | 03:18 am

Last weekend, it was painful to watch government ministers lie through their teeth. Everybody knows they lied. Everybody knows that Ireland needs assistance from the EU. Everybody knows the government...