Christmas Dream of the Banagher Garda Sergeant
The Sergeant dreamt yet another Christmas morning To find in the stocking he had hung It was another few lumps of coal …
Still Running the Still
Still in the shed, and a worm in the field The guards are out looking for the still But the word went …
These Are Not Black Days
Shoot first, ask questions later. Prov. Assume that everyone you encounter is hostile to you.; Take action, even though you do not …
Whisht Held Well
“Hoult yer whisht” ~ keep quiet about that A whisht held well, held for too long So none could tell of the …
All Is Fair in the War of an Election
Background – James Bannon of Fine Gael in Longford got questioned today by Garda (police) about removing voting leaflets belonging to Sinn …
Willie Rimes At the Quare Horse Fair
We think there was one lawbreaker at the 2015 Banagher Horse Fair.. of course it would have to be that pal of …
People Power Wins at 2015 Banagher Horse Fair and I Manage Not to Get Arrested – Drowned Boy Forgotten in Turkey
I managed not to get arrested at the Outlaw Horse Fair in the Wild West of Offaly… however it was a close …
Stopped Clocks and All That – The Kildare Street Standoff and Merrion Square Rollover – right2water Dec 10 protests
Beyond the wire A photo posted by Thomas Carty (@tomjcarty) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:05am PST Kevin Higgins is a writer …
We Are Not the Enemy
We are not the enemy, the folk who pay the bills, Who try to pay their mortgages, who themselves through suicide kills …
Just Doing Our Job
The most farcical part of the attempted shut down of Banagher fair, was when John Boy Dolan got cautioned for selling HENS… …
Moo Said the Cow – the strange tale of a hitching cow, a helpful driver and a baffled traffic Garda
The cow on the roadside was hitching, The driver that stopped didnt know what to do, He spoke slowly, asked the cow …