Like her or loathe her, Arlene Foster has had an uncanny ability to survive the minefield of Stormont politics.
Others question the commitment of figures like Bill Gates to the environment, given his ownership of several jets and lavish houses.
The Super League could threaten the “football pyramid” (a new, trendy term), but forgive me for thinking the pyramid was only ever scaled by Big Money clubs anyway.
RTÉ must air the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s decision.
The calculations being made by our political leaders and health officials are clear: religion is non-essential and about the same level of importance as getting your nails done.
Other than taking names, Gardaí attending the scene did not appear to take issue with the Sunday prayers in videos seen by Gript.ie.
The cries of “freedom to choose”, “bodily integrity” and “my body, my choice” were common refrains heard in the media up until two years ago, when politicians doubled down on their freedom and equality rhetoric at a time it was in vogue and trendy.
Don’t expect those on the real gravy train to tackle anything other than mere trifles like social media accounts and “foreign interference”.
The best hope of Irish unity campaigners could be that a generation intent on violence will be met with a generation determined to teach them a lesson in justice.
The stark message of Easter is that we don’t have to be locked down in misery, fear, tears or empty promises anymore, because Christ has opened the way to heaven with Him, and all we must do is prepare.
When the leader of Sinn Féin walked through the streets of New York calling on England to “get out of Ireland”, she forgot to include an asterisk. Mary-Lou McDonald, the Dublin leader of the party, is most definitely capable of delivering a speech in the Dáil, often calling out the blindspots of her opponents in […]
Fr. Brendan has a deft turn of phrase to explain the matrix that is Irish Catholicism.