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In a darkened world with tsunamis, nuclear meltdown and international civil unrest there are still some lighter moments, which could even make Princess Anne , smile. Firstly, our new Taoiseach is having gender issues with several news agencies struggling with the masculinity of his name. Our Enda is a Gaelic name which means birdlike. The [...]
Today marks the 5th time we have played Sligo over the last 3 seasons, and the margins between the teams could not be closer. We have won two matches each and the points difference between Antrim and the Yeatsmen in Division 2 of the league stands at one point. Two years ago both sides began their journey up the National League divisions when [...]
Watching the Japanese tsunami unfold on live TV was earth shattering. Mother nature unleashed her nasty side and swept away the manmade structures within minutes. Towns, villages, even ships were caught up in a tidal wave of devastation. The whole event makes one reflect on the tenuous grip we have on life. For all the [...]
Many view Antrim’s resurgent 2010 season as a sign that Dinny Cahill is once again taking us in the right direction – but last summer’s heroics in Croke Park were only moments away from being erased before they happened. On a pleasant July afternoon, as several thousand supporters filed in to Casement Park to watch [...]
The expected fall of the clown but sinister dictator, Muammar Gaddafi is not going well. The duplicity of Western Governments towards this Northern African despot is mind-blowing. One minute they are indulging every eccentric whim of this political windbag including clearing public parks in their capital cities so that he can erect Bedouin style tents [...]
Well surprise, surprise, Ireland is to have a new Taoiseach; Gerry Adams is a poll topper in Louth; Labour’s, Eamon Gilmore may have to settle for being Enda’s wingman; the breadth of successful independents elected look like the cast of Fraggle Rock and the once mighty monolithic catch all of Fianna Fail has caught next [...]
A national league clash between Antrim and Meath at Casement Park is not a common affair and one particular encounter from 1990 is well remembered by some of the more senior Saffrons in the crowd today. That day Antrim, managed by Eamon Grieve, recorded a famous victory over what would arguably become the greatest Meath [...]
For most hurling followers the mention of Clare throws up memories of warm summer days in the mid-to-late 1990s when the Banner County emerged as a real force in hurling, claiming the all- Ireland title in 1995 and 1997. Ironic to think then that our first sight of them was in the league quarter-final in [...]
Poor old Owen Paterson; he can’t do right for doing wrong. When he was Shadow Secretary of State he promised to take up the cudgel for lower corporation tax if he got into office as Secretary of State. Fair play, he did just that only to find some of the local players had gone cold [...]
The architecture of the Good Friday and St Andrews Agreements has achieved political co-habitation but little else. Soon we will have to use a better measurement gauge for judging political effectiveness. The current system fails at the most basic levels required for a functioning government, namely responsibility and accountability. The fact that not a single [...]
Finally, the Irish general election has been called and apart from bewilderment amongst Fianna Fail TDs, there is a palpable sense of relief throughout the country. Brian Cowen’s tenure as Taoiseach will soon be at an end. Certainly his authority to govern ended quite a while ago. There is a degree of sympathy for Cowen [...]
Language is often so inadequate when we want to express how we really feel. Take this week as media and the public struggled to find the words to express their horror, anguish and sympathies with the Harte and McAreavey families following the tragic murder of a beloved wife, daughter and sister. On line media were [...]
Northern Ireland reached new levels of farce following our very own ‘Watergate’ and the need to be seen to be doing something replaced the need to be doing something meaningful. The embarrassed management of Northern Ireland Water or its remnants meekly crept into to Stormont to face the three ringed circus of the Department of [...]
Christmas is great as it brings out the best in most people and even then what would Christmas be like without your odd tinsel hating Victor Mildrew. Yes even these latter day Scrooges make Christmas with their humbug looks and grumpy demeanors. Just looking at them can give you an inner glow. This Christmas was [...]
It has been a bizarre few weeks, first we were knee deep in snow and Councils and the Housing Executive were knee deep in criticism; then due to a not so, unexpected thaw we have leaks giving us more fountains than Rome, only this time the dog in the manger is the agency everyone loves [...]
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