Ireland

Dr Ian Adamson OBE, 1944-2019

10th January 2019 James Dalton 0

I was truly saddened yesterday to hear the news of the death of Dr Ian Adamson OBE. Ian was 74. Former Lord Mayor of Belfast; UUP representative on Belfast City Council from 1989 to 2011; [more…]

Postscript – Abortion law in Ireland is torn up

4th June 2018 Going Postal 0

In a previous GP article I tried to understand the forces at play in the Irish abortion campaign. What follows is a postscript. The final result was: 66.4% for Yes / Repeal the 8th Amendment [more…]

The 2018 Abortion Referendum in Ireland – Repealers v. Retainers

14th May 2018 Going Postal 0

NB: “Ireland” in this article will refer to the Republic of Ireland (RoI, or Eire, as per its Constitution); may GPers in Northern Ireland forgive me for this shortcut. Ireland, the country that does not [more…]

The Strange Death of Jack Moeran

28th October 2017 Roger Ackroyd 0

Kenmare Pier, Co.Kerry Just after 4 p.m. on December 1st 1950 a single figure was seen walking down the length of Kenmare Pier in Co.Kerry, southern Ireland. It was already getting quite dark and the [more…]

Gmbd, Ireland

21st October 2017 Gmbd 0

I’m supposed to die in Ireland according to my horoscope, either there or India. Should I go ? Ireland is the place alcoholhicks go to die so I should fit right in. I really love [more…]

Gmbd, learning to drive

24th June 2017 Gmbd 0

My friend taught me to drive. Not by instruction but observation. When I was 14 or something a friend of my dad’s tried to teach me to drive. I had no idea of transmission or [more…]

A New Dawn for Ireland

7th June 2017 Going Postal 0

A letter from Ireland (from our own correspondent). I thought I’d take the opportunity to pen a few words on the subject, of the election of the half caste, slightly right, queer, Leo Vradkar, by [more…]

Water

18th March 2017 Gmbd 0

After my divorces I was homeless, after the last one I travelled about. There is a freedom about being homeless but you need money to pay for petrol. Anyway somebody said I could stay in [more…]

Holidays with kids

30th January 2017 Going Postal 0

The lovely description of his normal family life by our Flying Hippo (http://www.going-postal.net/2017/01/humdrum-and-proud.html) inspired me to put fingers to keyboard (no, The Princess does not put her paws to keyboard, that’s beneath her!) and share [more…]