
Why is the U.S. Supporting Israel?
As we witness the barbaric bombing of Gaza by Israel, and as the deaths and horrific injuries of civilian men,…

G.P. Practice: Foreshadowing Dystopia?
When the Irish government via the HSE (Health Services Executive) introduced a Chronic Disease Management programme into general practice, and…

Classic Paddies
The music was the code. It was the transliteration of the style. It was not giving a bollocks in a…

Recalling World Sculpture Park Changchun
I spent four years teaching English in Changchun, a city of six million people in Jilin Province in the far…

Musician of the Month: Lewis Barfoot
I grew up in Walthamstow, London listening to my Dad play finger-picking folk covers on the guitar and banjo and…

Poem: No Record of Wrongs
No Record of Wrongs Love does keep a record of some things— your solitary walks in Coln Saint Aldwyn’s, a…

Fine Dining in Ireland During WWII
Dublin was the second city of the British Empire until end of the eighteenth century. After the Act of Union…

Napoli: It Hurts
It’s an exciting time to be Neapolitan right now. Or should I say a supporter of Napoli FC? I have…

Facilitating the Dirty Business of the State
Both as a lawyer and Supreme Court judge, Louis Brandeis was an inveterate opponent of big business interests. Less well…