Thawing snowman of democracy leaves us with a political puddle
World of Politics with Harry McGee – harrymcgee@gmail.com
Irish democracy can sometimes remind you of that cartoon where someone asks a guy who has clearly been beaten to a pulp about what happened. His response...
Radio panders to a long-gone nation
Double Vision with Charlie Adley
The only surprising part of the George Hook scandal was that it took so long to happen. Hook is a man who would say these things, along with all the...
Homegrown coach is aiming to keep Connacht at top of game
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
WHEN it comes to supporting a professional sports team, you’re always looking to greener fields and wondering who will be the next big signing? In Connacht Rugby’s case, those may...
Galway pols put best foot forward on Tweet machine
Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley
The Twitterati have highlighted how Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar’s Twitter profile (@campaignforleo) makes no reference to Fine Gael, never mind that he is...
Back when the bedsit was the height of sophistication
A Different View with Dave O’Connell
Like war stories, we all have our bedsit tales from back in the day – life in pokey holes that you’d have imagined were too small to be freezing...
Vaughan’s red card proves fatal as Mayo left heartbroken again
Inside Track with John McIntyre
OUR hearts ache for the greatest Gaelic football team to now probably never win the All-Ireland title. Another cruel, devastating final loss for Mayo at Croke Park last Sunday continues...