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Newman’s message of tolerance needed more than ever

Newman’s message of tolerance needed more than ever

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Tom Collins

From The Irish News, October 15 2019 As I type these words, 1,500 miles away in Rome a Catholic convert is being elevated to the sainthood. John Henry Newman is the first Englishman of modern times to be canonised.…

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History belongs in books

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Tom Collins

From The Irish News, March 9 2020 Let’s focus on the living History belongs in books One of our family heirlooms is a bodhrán drum which was beaten within an inch of its life at seisiúns the length and…

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A cry for freedom on Europe’s dark night

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Tom Collins

From The Irish News February 5 2020 So what did you do on Friday night? I avoided the news, went to bed early and listened to Leonard Bernstein conducting Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – you know the one. Its finale…

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A little bit of chintz never hurt anyone

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Tom Collins

From The Irish News November 19 2019 A word to the wise. Never let your wife read your column after it’s been printed. I’m in trouble on two counts after last week’s column on my matchy-matchy appearance at a…

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Matchy-matchy and my peachy life in Vogue

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Tom Collins

From The Irish News November 12 2019 It’s nice knowing you are ahead of the trend. Some 30 years ago I went to a friend’s wedding wearing a peach shirt – yes there was a time when peach was…

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