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Our divided ranks
“We should round them all up.” No, not a cowboy. Or Hitler. A Cork taxi driver whose cab I had the misfortune of taking on Monday. I rarely take taxis. When I do, I always chat to the driver; I find...
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Gobsmacked
In the last 24 hours, I have heard three different people say: “I’d hate to live with a Chink. They smell, you know.” “His children? [referring to well-known Irish man of mixed race] You’ll find them...
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I hear you’re a racist now, Senator
I spoke to Sean Moncrieff on Thursday about a couple of items, mainly this one, which really incensed me! For some background have a look at this YouTube clip of Senator Paschal Mooney talking about...
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Sticks and stones
“Sure you know what I mean…” The call to complicity is one we hear all the time. It’s the stock response from anyone called out on discrimination, and it’s all too easy to just nod along and mumble...
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Putting our money where our mouth is on global homophobia
It seems Eamon Gilmore is right: Gay rights are the civil rights issue of this generation. Legislation enacted this year in Russia forbids gay couples from adopting Russian children, and also...
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Kigali – first impressions
Tree lined boulevards, undulating green hills dotted with red roofed buildings and the occasional steel and glass of modernity… Kigali is not what most of us would expect from an African capital. The...
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Cork GAA and the Confederate flag
This is an interesting one. Cork GAA fans are up in arms about being asked not to bring the Confederate flag to matches due to its recent association with a racist attack on a church in the US. We had...
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Kigali – first impressions
Tree lined boulevards, undulating green hills dotted with red roofed buildings and the occasional steel and glass of modernity… Kigali is not what most of us would expect from an African capital. The...
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Book review: Small Great Things
I love nothing more than a good story. If you’re looking for someone who appreciates beautiful prose or elaborate explorations of characters, you’re probably on the wrong blog, because what I want...
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