Back in 2013, the then Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan’s views on whistleblowing became publicly known when two members of the Gardai brought to the attention of members of Dáil Éireann that senior Gardaí had inappropriately wiped penalty points from driving … Continue reading →
Have you ever heard of a politician called Jim Daly? No? Well, Jim was the Proprietor of the Courthouse Bar in Rosscarbery from 1995 to 2001. At a guess, the pub failed but Jim was a qualified primary school teacher … Continue reading →
Are they are trying to make us smoke more? The FDA in the US has announced the lowering of nicotine levels in cigarettes so you can probably expect our local branches of the “Tobacco Control Industry,” are even now working … Continue reading →
In the sixties, the ahem, tradition of robbing innocent passers-by in Central Park, New York began and the name ‘mugger’ entered the English language. Everybody knows that John, I hear you say. Perhaps so, but what you may not know … Continue reading →