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Mikakos overboard as no one owns up
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos resigned today but unclear reporting lines could take down several more ministers.


The old are the new young
For a public united in solitude, talk of generational warfare over a post-Covid settlement should ring hollow.


Aon focal eile
In the crucible of a new English nationalism, it is poignant to hear the Irish language spoken in the chamber of the House of Commons...


Ballymun by bicycle
I left Ballymun in 1998, before the billion-euro improvement plan which saw much valuable land released and the community without a...


Orwell's Border
A year ago I did a medical test as part of applying for permanent residency. I went for a Government-mandated chest x-ray, HIV test and...


Requiem for a Soundtrack
Soundtracks were, as a teenager in the nineties, a fantastic resource. Reservoir Dogs, Trainspotting, Velvet Goldmine; even the Clueless...


Repeal the 8th
Photo credit: David Smith - "Time Travellers for Choice" The amendment to the Irish constitution which proscribes abortion was introduced...


A flâneur in Westfield
An inspiring documentary by Patrick Keiller recently brought my attention to the work of Charles Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin....
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