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We are not shaped by the facts of history, Brian Friel wrote in Translations, but by images of the past that are embodied in our language. If so,...

It is only through sheer good fortune that we are not approaching Christmas Day with several people either seriously injured or even dead as a...


THIS is the time when businesses and institutions look back over the year and note their achievements, maybe even have parties to celebrate the...

AT some point in the run-up to Christmas, I lie down and track back through my life. Right back as far as I can manage to go. Trying to remember...

Last year at a Christmas gathering, a merry soul grabbed this guest’s arm and wondered why the media are such unmerciful joy killers. Just as he...

Every so often, we read reports concerning the distribution of wealth among private individuals, nationally and globally. These reports often show...





Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley A commitment by management of Galway City Council to financially support Leisureland...

When I resolved not to tell embarrassing stories about my children, I was severely underestimating how deeply rooted this behaviour was in my DNA,...


Everybody groaned. Everybody had a horror story. As we sat at the café table, our festively patterned Christmas shopping bags piled up around us,...

Gwen Loughman’s family is steeped in Christmas and New Year’s Day jubilees.

In the lead up to Christmas, you’d scarcely find a more heartwarming, joyful and happy place than Cork Airport. Simply stand in our Arrivals area...


Over the Christmas season, one of the great gifts we all receive is the gift of a little extra time. For a few days, many of us are freer from the...


Happy eve of Christmas Eve! With just two sleeps to go, I hope you are truly all set for Christmas. If you’ve made it through December’s office...


World of Politics with Harry McGee Government without the Greens The general election was in November, but it took almost two months before the...



A Different View with Dave O’Connell These days the Christmas ads haven’t even the decency to wait for Halloween before hitting the screens with...



Inside Track with John McIntyre REFLECTING on the year almost past, Galway’s reputation as the most successful sporting county in Ireland continues...
