AS THE MAN SAYS: Old ideas die hard. The United States of America was only about 50 years in existence when the idea of Manifest Destiny began to take hold. Having secured the independence of the 13 colonies previously governed by … read more
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Fifty years on
AS THE MAN SAYS: I will tell you with whom Time gallops withal. With someone looking back over half a … read more
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The Upper House
The Republic’s Minister for Justice...
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A currency in ‘Bits’
Banknotes are being churned out like soap coupons...
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‘Shameful day for Washington’
Over the past ten days there have been several...
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Ticking the boxes
As we look across the Irish Sea at our neighbours...
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The Persuaders
Advertising, in one form or another, has been...
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The Persuaders
Advertising, in one form or another, has been...
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Way out west
Those of us of a certain age will have fond memories...
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The butchers of old Omagh
Beef and contaminated beef have seldom been out...
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The Great Hall of the People
Many local people will have read with interest...
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Dublin’s new deal
There is an old story about a man who was condemned...
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Cameron’s blues
Those of us of an age to remember the ousting...
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One for the road?
Eyebrows were raised all over Ireland, after a...
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A right old Beano
This year of 2013 will see its own crop of anniversaries....
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Executive decision
The Americans have an expression: “If it ain’t...
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A tale of two cities
Ireland, along with the United Kingdom, joined...