Articles by Fernando Sanchez
Successive failed governments have left Ireland as a ‘Crutch Nation’, writes Fernando Sanchez
Rags flutter over the hollow windows of half-finished, vacant houses. The wraiths of shattered dreams dwell within, like phantoms of a nowhere place. Ghost estates dot the Irish landscape. They can be found up and …
The Irish bank guarantee – A night of infamy
It’s now one hour to midnight. Sixty minutes to destiny. It’s the last night of September, 2008. On this night, Government Buildings play silent witness to the unravelling of Irish history. The drama unfolds as …
Remember The Celtic Tiger? – The Tiger’s Twilight
Night falls on the Emerald Island, the Celtic haven. The land of Kells, and Tir na Nog. Though mercilessly lashed by wild Atlantic weather fronts, battered and bruised by hail and thick shrouds of winter …
MH370 – Flight into eternity
MH370. Modern aviation, and the world at large, will forever remember this fateful identifier. It began just like any other scheduled flight. Passengers awkwardly moving down the crowded aisles, looking for their allocated seats. Here, …