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Jake O&39Kane

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Flushed with success after my misadventures in the smallest room in the house - and over a stream...

REALISING that diseases originating from unsanitary toilets are a major cause of illness and death among the world's poor, where proper sanitation...

11.02.2023 20

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Teenage dreams turning into nightmares

ONCE upon a time, not that long ago, in a city called Belfast, a baby boy was born.

04.02.2023 7

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The Banshees of Inisherin won't be for everyone, but I loved it

I wrote last week of my bewilderment at the BBC's sketchy coverage of the story of Conservative party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, paying millions in...

28.01.2023 9

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What would Edward Carson and Ian Paisley think about me being their successor?

I'M reticent talking about being on tour as I'd worry you might think I'm pimping for ticket sales.

21.01.2023 7

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Some day I'll learn the mouth organ. Until then, I'll keep on walking

I have reached an age where my only New Year's resolution is to continue breathing for another 12 months.

31.12.2022 8

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The last 'surprise' Santa got me left me with a face like a Lurgan spade

I don't respond to trolls, I simply block and move on.

24.12.2022 7

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Oh yes it is - Stormont Assembly is a year-round pantomime of embarrassment

WHENEVER my family get on a plane, due to the seating configuration, I invariably end up sitting alone whilst my wife and two children sit together.

17.12.2022 10

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Arlene Foster and Peter Weir's time in the House of Lords may be short, if Labour leader Keir Starmer gets his way...

WHEN I saw photographs of Arlene Foster and Peter Weir, bedecked in their ermine robes and being sworn into the House of Lords, I couldn't help...

10.12.2022 8

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I've had to learn to control my temper, and while I've shaken a few idiots, I'm grateful I haven't hit anyone in over 30 years

IN April, Chris Rock was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars ceremony; a few months later, legendary comic Dave Chappelle was attacked whilst...

03.12.2022 10

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