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…
Continue ReadingHuman rights and the Chinese conundrum
From The Irish News, June 18 2019 There is something quite inspirational about the people of Hong Kong who have taken to the streets in defence of their rights. In the face of one of the most oppressive regimes…
Continue ReadingSanders the wrong man to topple Trump
From The Irish News: 22 February 2019 t’s hard to disagree with Bernie Sanders’ assertion that Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in American history. In the few years that he has been in office, the president has…
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Short story
England 2 West Germany 3 The summers of my childhood were hot. If there was rain, and surely there must have been, I don’t remember it. To wear us out, mother often took me and my cousins on long…
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26: Trees
Common does you no justice Alder Alnus glutinosa/common alder Well, at least maddened Sweeney had a good word to say for you: ‘Delightful is thy hue’. Tell that to the spirits of dead warriors; their heads, stained yellow by…
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