We will see more of this Neo-Nazi stuff in Ireland soon

When the neo-Nazis get organised here in Ireland it’ll be some cod-Celtic nonsense like the Sons of Balor or Tuatha De Dannann Purity. Thankfully it won’t be Irish Pride because that’s a sliced pan, writes Colm O’Regan

We were burgled earlier this year. Nothing major was taken and we weren’t there. For some reason I didn’t experience that violation of one’s privacy that people talk about. Instead I thought ‘What did the burglar make of us? Did they think we were untidy? Did they tut-tut at the porridge bowl left in the sink with the remains hardened in?’.

But the main feeling was: Burglars are way ahead of us. Burglars — if they’re any way competent — spend most of their time thinking about how to get into your house. Whereas you spend only a fraction of time thinking about how to keep them out. They’re up to speed on the latest alarms and window locking mechanisms. You listen, eyes glazed, to the burglar alarm man as he explains the features. They are experts in human behaviour. They know where you probably put the keys. Probably, like me, you put them in a stupid place.