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Ireland sits on de-fence!

“I do not believe that Putin’s ambitions will stop at Ukraine. This is our war too and it’s not just happening on Ukraine’s territory. It’s…

7 min read6 hours ago

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Ireland sits on de-fence!

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Independents — Healy Raes and holy rows

The contours of Ireland’s parliamentary politics were simple enough when I was growing up during the 1960s and 1970s. The configuration…

8 min readApr 16, 2024

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Independents — Healy Raes and holy rows

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Daire O'Criodain
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Arrivederci, Leo Varadkar

According to the newspaper’s on-line archive, the word “Lemass” did not appear anywhere in The Irish Times of 8 November 1966. On that day…

8 min readApr 9, 2024

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Arrivederci, Leo Varadkar

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Vote early, but not too often!

[THIS BLOG IS TAKING A BREAK OVER EASTER. RESUMING 10 APRIL]

5 min readMar 26, 2024

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Vote early, but not too often!

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Daire O'Criodain
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Stop the world, I want to get off!

The Treaty on European Union is what it says on the tin, the foundational framework for the transition from the then European Economic…

10 min readMar 19, 2024

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Stop the world, I want to get off!

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Social media: Friend, Enemy or Frenemy?

When I was a child in the 1960s, we kept in touch with each other by face-to-face conversations, letters and fixed line telephones. We kept…

7 min readMar 12, 2024

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Daire O'Criodain
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thehighhorse

Brer Rabbit on how to undo Brexit

Nick Tyrone is a prominent public commentator on Brexit. His regular updates are available on Substack (so behind a paywall) under the…

8 min readMar 5, 2024

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Brer Rabbit on how to undo Brexit

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The race is not to Taylor Swift, nor the battle to the strong…

James Bennet was Editorial Page editor for The New York Times on 25 May 2020 when video footage circulated rapidly around the world of the…

9 min readFeb 27, 2024

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The race is not to Taylor Swift, nor the battle to the strong…

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Communities need TLC to thrive.

I am not a great man for attending funerals.

7 min readFeb 20, 2024

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Communities need TLC to thrive.

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“Epic, moving and important” You can say that again!

Daniel Finkelstein is a British journalist and opinion writer. He writes for The Times, is a member of the House of Lords and of the Board…

9 min readFeb 13, 2024

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“Epic, moving and important” You can say that again!

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Daire O'Criodain

Daire O'Criodain

Former diplomat and aviation finance executive, active now mainly in not-for-profit sector. Living in rural Clare. Weekly posts on Wednesdays.

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