Flash, but no substance

The low-budget 1930s film serial, Flash Gordon, with its arch villain, Ming the Merciless, ruler of Mongo, is far more interesting than the ersatz Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, of Castlerea, County Roscommon.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2013 - 00:00

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Why, oh why, do we continue to elect these self-serving types to our national parliament and local county councils?

K Nolan

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Courts Columnists Place: Mongo Place: Castlerea, County Roscommon Person: Ming the Merciless Person: Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan Person: K Nolan Carrick

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