On September 10, calls will go out once again to policy-makers to “think globally, plan nationally, and act locally” as the World Health Organization holds World Suicide Prevention Day. It’s a simple message, but finding a coherent strategy across ‘education, health and criminal justice’ to help the vulnerable, as TD Dan Neville has requested, is [...]
Do they sell maps on Moore St?
February 6, 2008 By 1 Comment
Bad news for Cavan residents hoping the new super-hospital in the northeast will be anywhere near Cavan: Bertie Ahern doesn’t even know Cavan’s in the Republic. Speaking in the Dail yesterday, the Taoiseach incorrectly identified Co. Cavan as part of Northern Ireland. While the rest of us were learning Irish geography, he was probably taking [...]
Mary’s Mission Impossible
June 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Mobile phones with quirky ringtones are fun, especially in the hands of middle aged men and women. Even more so when the people concerned are the democratically elected representatives of the people of the Republic of Ireland. During her first ministerial question time since the recent election, Mary Harney got a bit mixed up and [...]
Peruvian-hatted puritan apostles of grassy nihilism
June 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
With the apparent Irish wedding of the century the soon-to-be-announced nuptials of Fianna Fail and the Green Party led by Trevor Sargeant (pictured above), it is probably appropriate to look at how some other media commentators look at people with Green-tinged beliefs. The comments of a well-known UK restaurant critic, AA Gill, on Greens and [...]