Posted By: June 16, 2014
Tom Kelly. Irish News Belfast). Monday, June 16, 2014 THERE is a play in the West End at the moment called Hobson’s Choice and it focuses on the limited options open to the unfortunate cobbler Henry Hobson. The term Hobson’s choice is known as having no real choice at all; one either takes […]
Posted By: June 15, 2014
Shane Coleman.Sunday, Independent. ( Dublin). Sunday, June 15, 2014 Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s toughness beneath the smiles is becoming increasingly apparent Watching the Taoiseach in action in recent months calls to mind the Greta Garbo line that anybody “who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening”. Behind the outwardly benign persona, […]
Posted By: June 15, 2014
It increasingly appears that all the Taoiseach has to offer is a nod, a wink, an unfunny quip, and very little else. John Drennan. Sunday Independent ( Dublin). Sunday, June 15, 2014 Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Photo: Mark Condren The knives may not yet be out for Enda. But as ministers nip at the Taoiseach’s previously virgin political […]
Posted By: June 15, 2014
The two parties share an intimate knowledge of the difference between being in power and being in office J ohn Drennan. IRISH INDEPENDENT ( Dublin). June 15, 2014 WILL SINN FEIN RAIN ON HIS PARADE? Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin with Sean Sherwin at the Wolfe Tone commemoration in Bodenstown. Photo: Gareth Chaney […]
Posted By: June 15, 2014
My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland Fr. Sean McManus Irish National Caucus, Inc. PO Box 15128, Washington, DC 20003-0849 9781469934839, $30.00, www.irishnationalcaucus.org Ireland has had a rocky road throughout much of recent history. Expanding on the original Irish edition, “My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland” discusses the role of American […]