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The idea of a National Government gets a voice – even if its a croaky one

THE man on the radio had a funny voice. Funny peculiar, rather than funny ha ha.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2010

For the love of God, why not commit that mortal sin called optimism

SOMEWHERE in the last few days, someone pressed the optimism button.

Mon, 04 Oct, 2010

Opinions may be divided, but the Establishment is definitely poleaxed

WEREN’T we given a great choice by those two opinion polls, all the same?

Mon, 27 Sep, 2010

Tough questions have to be asked if we are to nail this Irish mythology

BEFORE we get stuck into the coming week, how about we nail some of the myths that sprouted from the events of last week?

Mon, 20 Sep, 2010

Time will be the judge of good, bad and downright ugly deeds of popes

I TAKE issue with points made on this page last week by fellow columnist Stephen King.

Mon, 13 Sep, 2010

Developing a passion for scrapping this fashion of overstated emotion

THE passion thing is getting to me.

Mon, 06 Sep, 2010

A new era is being ushered in by technology... and a new way to read

IT’S no more than a possibility, but a possibility it is, nonetheless.

Mon, 30 Aug, 2010

Don’t mind your spinning, BP, honesty is the best damage-limitation policy

CONSIDER this as a public relations strategy.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2010

Mysterious world of statues in the land of saints and sinners

WITH all these cheap air flights to European capital cities, I’m a bit surprised that the Child of Prague hasn’t made a big comeback.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2010

The indignity of dementia, a half-life witnessed by those who love them

When she was driving the Lexus into the last parking space, she noticed the woman with the platinum page boy hairdo.

Mon, 09 Aug, 2010

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