This season will end without a trophy for the club that recently completed a quadruple treble. Continue reading “Managed Decline”
Breithlá sona a Uachtaráin
As the title indicates, today, I can do something that my British neighbours cannot even conceive of doing. Continue reading “Breithlá sona a Uachtaráin”
A cup tie and a funeral
A hat tip to football finance expert David Low. Continue reading “A cup tie and a funeral”
Kicking an Irishman when he is down has a long history in Scotland
In the age of the smartphone, anyone can become a paparazzo. Continue reading “Kicking an Irishman when he is down has a long history in Scotland”
The piece process
I got a chance to have a longish chat with Source A today, and I was reminded of when I spent a lot of time up the hill at Stormont in 1998. Continue reading “The piece process”
Howe does this Eddie situation end?
I was definitely feeling like that bemused Chilean miner when I came up for air last night. Continue reading “Howe does this Eddie situation end?”
Narne Arne burnin
As I have stated here before, the fiction writer’s eternal challenge is to come up with something that makes sense. Continue reading “Narne Arne burnin”
Tinker tailor soldier Paddy
Can you become Irish? Continue reading “Tinker tailor soldier Paddy”
Suez and Larne
It was built in the heyday of European imperialism, and unlike Britain, the Suez Canal still matters in the 21st century. Continue reading “Suez and Larne”
They hung out the flag of war
In 1916 Britain was the centre of the first transglobal imperium in human history. Continue reading “They hung out the flag of war”
