Neil McDonnell: Where is our pride?

Ireland cannot continue to rely on a struggling EU as it has become comfortable doing, change is required

The political establishment, opposition included, has fallen back into the spend baby spend pattern, with little thought paid to the impact of previous financial crises.  Picture: Leah Farrell

March 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of an iconic moment in Irish sport.

Trailing England with 10 minutes to go at Lansdowne Road on March 30, 1985, the dream of a Championship and Triple Crown for Ireland was fading fast. Irish captain Ciarán Fitzgerald roared at his pack: “Where’s your fucking pride?”