Noticing an internet forum thread entitled, ‘You know you’re getting old when . . .,’ a personal ‘when’ came swiftly to mind as: ‘. . . you hear (usually much younger) people discussing something as [more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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 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…]
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