Varadkar should mind his step on fiery nature of political exchanges
World of Politics with Harry McGee
The one euphemism that covers a multitude must be ‘robust political exchange’; it can describe a tepid altercation during a Dáil debate or a roaring match that ends with...
Things are either good or bad in Trump’s land of black and white
A Different View with Dave O’Connell
The most astonishing story of last week wasn’t the Ryanair debacle or Brexit or Leo Varadkar lobbing abuse at Mary Lou McDonald across the floor of the Dáil; by...
Providing a sample proves the acid test
Double Vision with Charlie Adley
Can I help you?” The brown-haired woman smiles at me through the hatch at the reception of the laboratory at UCH. I pass her the form my doctor gave me....
Is it any wonder Irish language is doomed?
Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley
If you think Galway City Councillors often behave like cabbages, you’d be right. But their County Council country cousins are no better.
They took a...
Training the mind is a key part of attaining sporting success
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
Adopted Claregalway woman Sue Redmond quips that “the mind is a funny little place”, noting, more often than not, the difference between achieving and under-achieving – even winning and losing...
Memories of the Memory Man whose passion never dimmed
A Different View with Dave O’Connell
There’s been so much written about Jimmy Magee in the week since his death that even the Memory Man himself would have difficulty digesting and retaining the half of...