Two incidents took place in the last week that say more about the old boy's network in Ireland than the feeble mutterings about a just society coming from Fine Gael. Setanta Insurance, a Maltese-registered company, which sold insurance policies exclusively in … Continue reading →
I have pointed out in the past, for the benefit of non-Irish readers, that the vast majority of our youth in Ireland play Gaelic Games, as in gaelic football or hurling, (there is also handball and camogie for the girls). … Continue reading →
Those horrible nasty tobacco companies are at it again. In a cynical wheeze to beat the plain packaging law later this year, guess what they've done? According to the Sunday Times, "JTI has an ‘electrifying’ tin for its Mayfair cigarettes." Apparently, … Continue reading →
In an earlier article entitled, "Science or Religion," I offered the view that belief in the theory of the climate changing for the worst has become so adamant and vicious as to be almost religious in nature. They even have a … Continue reading →