Asshats

Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam

Published · 14min

I’m, of course, referencing Risteárd Ó Bodchroitheadoir‘s (aren’t cross-linguistic puns a fine thing!) latest piece, “We Can Do Without Irish”. As with other pieces, whether I agree with the writer’s points or not is unimportant; I’m simply out to point out flaws in his thesis …

Asshats

Fisking Kevin Myers: “Why I believe same-sex unions can never be called a marriage”

Published · 12min

Sigh. There’s nothing I dislike more than poor logic, and Myers, as always is a veritable font of the stuff. More awfulness in the Bindo this morning (registration required). Mind that I’m not expressing an opinion for or against such unions, just that Myer’s logic is flawed …

Ireland Politics Asshats

McDowell says Gardai ‘were unprepared for Dublin riot’

Published · 1min

Here‘s the Breaking News article.

What kind of fools does he take us for? Really. There wasn’t a cognizant person in this country who didn’t think there’s be some trouble. Does he really think that saying that “An Garda Siochana had prepared for a low key …

Ireland Politics Asshats

The lot of you can bugger off back to Northern Ireland

Published · 2min

Clashes in Dublin over loyalist march.

It’s time for some righteous anger and disgust from me over what’s been happening back home. However utterly wrongheaded and pointless I think the “Love Ulster” march was, I’d no problem with it going ahead. However, the last thing anybody with …