Daire O'Criodain·Sep 22Eoghan Murphy’s political journeyWhen my wife’s closest cousin died some years ago, he was laid out in a funeral home in Miltown Malbay the evening before his funeral with…
Daire O'Criodain·Feb 10Rewriting history: Ireland and BrexitOn 25 January, The Irish News published details of an interview with Ray Bassett. The headline over the piece described Mr. Bassett as the…
InWake. Write. Win.byNour Alhakk·May 21, 2024Why Does Ireland Support Palestine?Northern Irish party leader answersA response icon5A response icon5
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Apr 9, 2024Arrivederci, Leo VaradkarAccording to the newspaper’s on-line archive, the word “Lemass” did not appear anywhere in The Irish Times of 8 November 1966. On that day…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jan 23, 2024Exploring China’s human rights abusesAhead of last week’s visit to Ireland by the Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, Pat Leahy of The Irish Times mused about whether and in what manner…
Daire O'Criodain·Oct 24, 2023I dream of things that never were and ask why not?Back in August, I noticed a tweet by our Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, commenting on one from his party colleague, Senator Aisling Dolan…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Apr 4, 2023Repose your trust in reasonable landlords and responsible Ministers?The old jokes are the best ones. And there is none older and better than the story of the solitary tourist who gets completely lost driving…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Mar 14, 2023Pandemonium, politics and the pandemic — the Irish experiencePandemonium — Power, Politics and Ireland’s Pandemic is a joint work by two political reporters, Jack Horgan-Jones of The Irish Times and…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Jan 10, 2023Who holds the best cards in Irish politics going into 2023?In the run up to Christmas, Paddy Power was offering odds of 1/5 against Sinn Féin winning more seats than any other party at the next…
InthehighhorsebyDaire O'Criodain·Aug 2, 2022Howlin’ at the moon: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael should NOT have coalesced in 2020!On Friday, 15 July, The Irish Times published a dyspeptic piece of political commentary by Gerard Howlin. The headline conveys the TLDR…
