The European Court of Human Rights has rejected the complaints of several Irish political and media figureheads, after they objected to the presidential oath’s reference to “Almighty God.” As it stands, as bearla the oath reads: “In the presence of Almighty God, I, [name], do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that I will maintain […]
If you’ve never seen it, then bear with me, but one of the most striking scenes in David Lean’s dramatization of Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago is when the title character arrives back in Moscow from the war, and discovers that the local reds have taken over his home and are busily stealing everything in it. Even […]
Absolute nonsense. But, probably popular nonsense. And it’s a Sinn Fein bill, so sheer, mindless, partisanship will mean that at least thirty per cent of the population will decide that it’s a great idea, just because it came from their team, even though it’s one of the most terrible ideas imaginable. Why? More on that […]