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  • Too Busy to Blog

    August 5, 2010 @ 6:49 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

    Too busy to blog about Ivor Callely: if you want to read what Mary Minihan and myself have been writing in the paper about him, click here

  • Haughey: ‘a gentleman to his fingertips’

    August 3, 2010 @ 9:35 am | by Mary Minihan

    Whenever I interview Government Ministers, or indeed any politicians, I like to ask them which politicians – past and present – they admire. It’s not a tough question, but the answer can often provide some interesting insights.

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  • Good News for a Change

    August 2, 2010 @ 10:25 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

    Some good economic news for a change: click here

  • Poetry and Politics

    August 1, 2010 @ 5:27 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

    Always fascinated by the intersection between art and politics. For more, click   here

  • Sombre Jumping-Off Point

    July 31, 2010 @ 11:18 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

    Last March while covering the Taoiseach’s visit to California, I took time out of a fairly hectic schedule to pay a visit to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It was my first time on the West Coast but the Bridge was well-known to me from movies, especially those of Clint Eastwood. (more…)

  • Oliver Stone Apologises for Holocaust Remarks

    July 28, 2010 @ 6:45 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

    I am glad to see that movie director Oliver Stone has apologised for comments he made about the Holocaust. Stand-up comedians please note and click here

  • Election Video

    July 26, 2010 @ 5:39 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

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    Great video, not sure about the candidate. Since the first one was deleted, I have provided a link to another. Have we got an Irish Alvin Greene? For more info on this unusual political figure see http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40199.html

  • On A Lighter Note . . .

    July 24, 2010 @ 11:47 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún
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  • Donegal Reflections

    July 20, 2010 @ 10:48 pm | by Deaglán de Bréadún

    You are all familiar with the expression, “I hadn’t got time to bless myself”. This week, your humble scribe has been in Donegal covering the MacGill Summer School and hasn’t had time to blog. (more…)

  • Enda Kenny ‘jokes’ about Michael Lowry rejoining Fine Gael

    July 13, 2010 @ 1:30 pm | by Mary Minihan

    Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny referred to Independent TD Michael Lowry rejoining the party at a recent birthday celebration for environment spokesman Phil Hogan in Kilkenny, sources at the event said.

    A number of attendees quoted Mr Kenny as saying: “Is that a membership application form I see in deputy Lowry’s top pocket?”. Sources differed as to whether or not he was joking, however. (more…)

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