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If youre buying a song for Christmas to help fund the emergency
If youre buying a song for Christmas to help fund the emergency campaign against ebola, try this one instead. Its by musicians from the west African c...

So call me Captain Boycott! Im finding no problems whatsoever
So call me Captain Boycott! Im finding no problems whatsoever with this BDS (boycott, divest and sanctions) strategy against Israel and its multinatio...

As a journalist, I am appalled that the Irish Times is currently
As a journalist, I am appalled that the Irish Times is currently running the headline Israeli Military Calls Off Gaza Ceasefire on a story that has t...

BBC gig for enemy of free speech The inclusion of a Zionist
BBC gig for enemy of free speech The inclusion of a Zionist propagandist on the BBC Radio Ulster show, Sunday Sequence, continues to rankle. There has...

A Load of Ballots Listening to BBC Radio Foyle just now, I am
A Load of Ballots Listening to BBC Radio Foyle just now, I am reminded that the results of todays elections will not be known until Saturday for local...

What to make of the Fáilte Ireland tourism video aimed at
What to make of the Fáilte Ireland tourism video aimed at inspiring pride? It begins with the observation that almost 5 million of us live here yet 7...

When I lived in Canada, very near the birthplace of John McCrae,
When I lived in Canada, very near the birthplace of John McCrae, the soldier/poet who wrote, In Flanders field the poppies grow... I had no problem we...

Put in my place They say you should never read your reviews but,
Put in my place They say you should never read your reviews but, as an inveterate newsman, I just can’t stay away from them. Yet I’m more than a l...