John McGuirk

My friend David Cochrane has received confirmation that Cllr. Killian Forde is to depart the Sinn Féin Party, and it’s group on Dublin City Council. The loss of Killian – who I know, but not very well – is a massive blow to Sinn Féin, but probably the right move for him. He falls into [...]

First off, I owe any regular readers an apology. Travel this week has meant that blogging came to a three-day standstill. Now, I’m sitting here in snow-covered Monaghan with little chance of immediate escape. The temperature outside is -12. The birds are starving. There was an earthquake in Donegal. I haven’t had a cigarette in [...]