Robert Fico (59), the populist who is to become Prime Minister of Slovakia for the fourth time, was a Communist before it became diffi cult, was once an atheist and is now a Catholic
VILLAGE IDIOT JULY-AUGUST RYAN TUBRIDY Privileged scion of Fianna Fáil Royalty, Tubridy never — unlike his mentor Gay Byrne — challenged authority or power structures, obsessing instead with antagonism to political correctness and, despite a self-conscious bookishness, promoting consumerism, environmental recklessness, and a culture of prizes for everyone. Not surprisingly it turns out he didn’t […]
His TV credits include ‘Dirty Money: The story of the Criminal Assets Bureau’ and ‘Paul Williams Investigates – ‘The Battle for the Gas Fields’ about the policing of the Corrib Gas protests. ‘Secret Love’ (1995) with Phylis Hamilton told the story of her secret 20-year love affair with Ireland’s most outspoken Catholic priest, Fr Michael […]