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A few more thoughts on my Irish Examiner column today, on why X Case legislation must include the abortion test, which can be found here. Considering the government has announced its intention to proceed with X Case legislation, I contacted … Continue reading →

THE attempt of members of Athlone Town Council to remove an exhibit from a local gallery should not be dismissed as an isolated case of parochial philistinism and should alert the public to the dangers of the Government’s plan to … Continue reading →

In a blog post earlier today I discussed an article in the Irish Independent on Saturday in which Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte described a series of tweets about Senator Ronan Mullen as “offensive” and “deplorable”. The tweets in question, according to … Continue reading →

YOU’RE not responsible for the crisis — but you’re sure as hell going to pay for it, is probably the most succinct way to summarise the Taoiseach’s hotly anticipated state of the nation address. In fact, in drafting his speech, … Continue reading →

Some happy news to belatedly impart, I was last week named Regional Journalist of the Year at the National Newspaper of Ireland (NNI) Journalism Awards (you can read the three articles I submitted to judges at this link). Having recently … Continue reading →

Considering that some members of Fine Gael are to the right of Maggie Thatcher, there is reason to be concerned about David Cameron’s attack on human rights over the weekend – because, where the Tory leader goes, our own conservative … Continue reading →