Crossing a picket line

On Tuesday of this week, I crossed a picket line, and didn’t express any solidarity with the picketers.  I walked straight past them, ascended the stairs and went about my business as usual.  I didn’t pay it a moment’s thought, because the business...

Ireland vs France.

The draw in the Football World Cup playoffs between France and Ireland puts me in a difficult and unenviable position. I am faced with an incredible dilemma, trying to decide which team I would like to see lose more. My team, Northern Ireland, is out, and of course I...

Press Release from HSE on Drumm Bonus

Glorious leader receives trifling bonus payment from joyous populace Professor Brendan Drumm, Glorious and Feted leader of the Health Service Executive, has expressed his satisfaction at the small token of gratitude bestowed upon him by the people of Ireland....

Yes to entirely empty arguments

So occasionally, we try to balance things out.  This is tough.  At least with Cóir, we have a crazy extremist religious group to make fun of.  The ‘Ireland for Europe’ campaign is as vacuous and meaning-free as any campaign I have ever seen.  This leaves...