I DON’T usually do this, but that was one strange week, and I wanted to tell you about it.

THAT was a powerful speech Eamonn Gilmore gave on Saturday night.

GOOD enough for them, a lot of people seem to be saying.

BACK in 2001 our then Tánaiste Mary Harney had this to say: “The liberal, pro-competition, open market political outlook is present in the European Union.

HAVE you ever wondered what would drive you on to the streets?

I DON’T know quite why I was waiting anxiously for Pope Benedict’s letter to the Irish people.

FOR most people, managing a crisis in their lives can be a full-time job – and sometimes it can bring people to breaking point.

SURELY the child protection crisis is as important as any the health service has ever faced in the past?

SO there is now a plan to end one of Ireland’s greatest scandals.

I THINK we need to be very clear about a couple of things.