I’ve been away out of the country for a while and out of touch with the referendum debate raging in Ireland concerning the Fiscal Stability Treaty. So a seminar in Trinity College Dublin on the topic led by a lawyer, an...
Read MoreUndecided voters hold key to outcome of referendumThe outcome of the European stability treaty referendum on May 31st is wide open, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll which shows the result is in the hands of...
Read MoreRTE Radio 1 are running a flash fiction competition. I don’t read much fiction and write less. I had never even heard of flash fiction which, in this case, is a challenge to write a story in less than 500 words. Even I...
Read MoreThe laws of libel are very strict in Ireland. Damages and legal costs for defamation can be ruinous. The Irish Times is a conservative bastion of the establishment. And yet they can print this: Martin and Fianna Fáil can...
Read MoreO woe is me! Despite all attempts at avoiding a referendum in Ireland on the “fiscal compact”, the Attorney General has ruled that “on balance” one will be required to amend the Constitution to accomodate...
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