Speaking at a conference on race and immigration hosted by the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Mary Robinson spoke aptly about concerns she holds over the 2004 Citizenship Referendum. Feeling it was rushed into without due consideration, she also expressed concerns about our overall attitude to the issue of immigration, highlighting the issue of […]

Michael Taft has been doing a series on how to raise taxes. One of the points he makes is that the tax take for local government is too low. To me the problem is local government.
Local government should be great it should be local people fixing issues on the ground with local know how, […]

Today sees the beginning of a legal challenge to be taken by the Commission, which unfortunately will not halt construction at Tara, but seeks to highlight the poor legislative protections and haphazard approach we take to planning construction near archaeological sites. As well as the issues of Tara the challenge will look more broadly […]

I don’t know how they got their hands on this information, or whether it is simply a smart tool which compiles information which is readily available in the States, but the Huffington Post have a search function which allows you view the contributions made by individuals to respective parties and individuals in the lead up […]

How often have you gone to a restaurant for lunch and looked forward to a nice hearty bowl of soup, a bowl of vegetable or Chicken, Mushroom or Leak and potato just to be disappointed when the menu board reads Carrot and Cumin, Chilli and Sweet corn, Stilton and pepper. “Soups” which are just not […]

Feast your eyes over the programme for the Halloween weekend at the Irish Film Institute. Those guys can do no wrong in my books - four days straight of horror movies, new releases and classics.

Blackwater, the company under investigation for shootings of civilians in Iraq are lobbying to expand their role in other volatile area of conflict around the world. There is something deeply unsettling about private security forces. They just smack of black ops and a lack of accountability. Read more here.

A great night was had Thursday night at the Tripod, with Alabama 3 providing a great show, with equally good, if short-lived support from The Republic of Loose. The night belonged to distinctive voices, with the lead singers of both bands lending immeasurably to the unique sounds of their bands with their range. We went […]

6.Bill Hicks simply the greatest.

5.George Orwell. One of the greatest writers of all time.Geoffrey Rush could do him justice

4.Margaret Thatcher. Changed the course of British politics the Iron lady. Could see Helen Mirrian playing this role.

3. The rolling Stones. Need I say any more. Who to play them. I think Clive Owen could […]

For some reason Cat Stevens music has been popping up a lot lately in my movie watching. Most recently his song, Don’t Be Shy, a song calling on its listeners to make changes, aptly closed out Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’. His song Tea for the Tillerman, which I first heard in a magic scene from ‘The […]