Half the World
The crazed vanities of man Who cannot see all are the same Thinks the other the source of his ill That he …
Gerry Adams steps down, what now for Sinn Fein and Irish Unity?
34 years after he deposed Ruadhri O Bradaigh (Rory Brady) accusing Brady of a “sop to unionism” when Brady sat down to …
Catalonia
Catalonia votes for independence. Spain will not allow it… why can Kosovo and Kuwait have freedom but not Catalonia and Kurdistan? Not …
Pride Blinds Men That See
In the Trumpian age, this verse of mine from seven years back or more is apt… Blind men with eyes that see …
How Lucky Are We
“Was it for this the Wild Geese fled?” Poor Irish – how lucky are we In these modern times, in our land …
Who Has a Welcome From All At Banagher Horse Fair?
There went out the question from one who was not yet there About the month of September and the Banagher Horse Fair …
Statues Fall
Freedoms cries brought the statues down The Reich lay in ruins as a new regime Promised freedom of a version of the …
Enda Exits – Legacy of Lives Lost
Enda Kenny is set to retire as I speak as Fine Gael leader, and as prime minister when a replacement is found, …
No Horse Sense in Galway
The furore being kicked up over urban horses by supporters of Mike Cubbard a city council member rumbles on. Something of a …
Elegy for Fidel Castro
Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me. ~ Fidel Castro Source M.I.A. If not by man, who so often …