Politics
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Sir Anthony O’Reilly (Tony O’Reilly) retired as Chairman of Independent News and Media (INM) on his seventy-third birthday on May 7th, after a fractious spell with fellow shareholder and telecoms billionaire, Denis O’Brien. His role as Chairman has now passed to his son Gavin who had been chief operating officer. Gavin is the only remaining […]
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Whatever happened to the Iraq war? Remember six years ago Junior, Dick and Donald brought us ‘shock and awe.’ Critics were dismissed: “ Our boys will be welcomed with flowers and kisses”. Then the oil would flow, a beacon of democracy would be established and the troops would be home by Christmas, leaving a coke-swilling, […]
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A reply to Bruce Arnold
Arnold’s defence of Declan Ganley was sycophantic.
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Bertie Ahern topped the Village web poll of who was most responsible for the recession, beating Brian Cowen, George W Bush and “people like you”. He got 58% of the vote.
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Thomas Paine (1737 – 1809) was a British revolutionary, radical, inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He lived and worked in Britain until he was 37, when he emigrated to America, in time to participate in the Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, widely-read pamphlet Common Sense (1776), advocating […]
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The race between RTÉ’s former Economics Editor and Alex White of Labour, also formerly of Montrose, seems a foregone conclusion.
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No fewer than 9 Lowrys, celebrity lookalikes, and a host of notable characters come out to stand for this year’s ballot