David O'Mahony: It's only when they're gone when we'll realise how much we need local papers
It’s easy to bash the media. Sometimes the criticism is warranted, but remember that one of the fundamental aims and aspirations of journalism is to speak truth to power and push back against misinformation
Small men are always frightened of the truth, and even more so when it comes from a woman, as evidenced by president Donald Trump's interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker last week. Photo: AP/Mark Schiefelbein
I don’t mean the childhood years. Not this week, anyway — though Dagda knows they’re practically sprinting past me faster than the grey can sprout from my temples.
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