HERE’S a Nostradamus prediction that can’t go wrong. It may not seem like it at first glance, but it’s good news and it’s bad news.

I DON’T suppose the Taoiseach is likely to be consulted about whether Brian Kerr should go or stay.

THE teachers knew that Timmy was supposed to be starting school, but they were too busy with the new intake of kids to notice that he never turned up. Not the first day, nor the second, nor the third.

WE’RE in the process of introducing a diversity policy in our organisation. The first time the idea was suggested to me, I balked.

ARE we supposed to be grateful? Are we now supposed to flock in our thousands to vote for Sinn Féin? Are we supposed to acknowledge and accept what Martin McGuinness and others call this “truly historic moment”? Well, count me out.

CONGRATULATIONS, Sarah Carroll! An A, three Bs and 2 Cs. It was a great Junior Cert by any standards, and it just goes to show that you can do everything you set your heart on.

THE past two weeks since hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans have been described as the two weeks that shamed America.

JUDGE Liam Hamilton once said to me that he was sure he would get no thanks for exposing the malpractices in the beef industry, and all the other stuff that surrounded it.

HOW would you fancy E35 worth of dignity and independence? Close your eyes for a minute, just a minute, and try to imagine your own life without dignity.

I WANTED to write about education this week, and it was Mo Mowlam’s death that reminded me. I asked her once, if she could pick her favourite job in the cabinet, what would it be.