Opinion: Conflict in the Middle East
As the Palestinian death toll in the latest round of violence between Gaza and Israel reaches and surpasses the grim milestone of 150, the world watches on, wondering if a peaceful resolution can be achieved. …
Articles by Fernando Sanchez
The time of the Supermoons is upon us
We’re entering into the time of the Supermoons. Starting tomorrow night (July 12), earthlings will bear witness to three consecutive nights of “Supermoons”. On these nights, our trusty satellite will appear bigger and brighter than …
Opinion – Garth Brooks: Chronicle of a Disaster
In a somewhat predictable outcome, all five upcoming Garth Brook’s gigs in Croke Park have been confirmed cancelled. The largely foretold conclusion to this sorry saga was announced on Tuesday afternoon, after days of wrangling …
All Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park cancelled
It has been confirmed that all five planned Garth Brooks gigs in Croke Park have now been cancelled. Around 400,000 tickets had been sold, and it was estimated that these high-profile concerts would have net …
Assurances sought by Fine Gael TDs on abortion “shown to be worthless”, says Pro Life Campaign
The Pro Life Campaign has accused the Government of misleading the public “every step of the way” over abortion. The PLC’s criticism follows the publication of Department of Health guidelines for doctors on implementing the …
Crisis in Venezuela
We complain about the price of a pint. Meanwhile, over in Venezuela, folk are forced to drink yellowish milk imported from Chile, and that’s if they can find some in the first place. Over here, …
Ebola -Threshold to Armageddon
Pirate broadcast, somewhere in Conakry, Guinea. Unconfirmed. The city is dead. Stay away. We don’t know how much longer we’ll stay on the air (coughing sounds). We are all sick. I repeat: The city is …
The Candy Bombers – A reflection on one man’s will to give hope.
In early 1945, the combined air power of the Allied forces had laid waste to Berlin. Tens of thousands of tons of allied ordnance had fallen on the crippled city, turning the once majestic German …
50 Shades of Treason – A nation’s betrayal
Rialtas stood over Éireann. A tattoo of a harp on his body, a three-leafed shamrock on hers. Two starcrossed lovers, their fates forever intertwined, twisting and dancing around each other’s histories like crawling ivy. He …
