by charley | Oct 6, 2014 | Current Affairs
Launch of the Cong Festival Originally written for the Hand in Hand website I happened to be looking at Paddy Rock’s face on the evening of the 10th of September when Jennifer Carpenter said: “Eventually you run out of favours to call in.” That little tic at the...
by charley | Sep 8, 2014 | Current Affairs
The Scottish Referendum– and Why it’s None of My Business This will be short and sweet because to be quite honest I don’t have a lot to say on it. In fact, I wouldn’t even address the question of the Scottish Referendum on September 18th if some normally sane...
by charley | Sep 3, 2014 | Current Affairs
Rogue States and Irony-free Lectures As we mercifully witness yet another ceasefire taking place in the endless conflict between Israel and Gaza, you have to wonder when we (this collective race of human beings) will ever get sense. What a waste; and yet the...
by charley | Aug 5, 2014 | Current Affairs
Garth Brooks and Cappuccino Catholics Make Me Cry Ok folks, I know that you didn’t want to see the GB name again for a while but this was actually written last month and appears in Chicago’s Irish American News for August. I like that...
by charley | Aug 5, 2014 | Current Affairs
Painter in the Grey Zone: Talking with Jude Sibley This article originally appeared on the Hand in Hand Children’s Cancer Charity Website in July, 2014. Extraordinary, really. We go into things with such pre-conceived notions. With the best will in the...
