James Gallagher Just some random stuff from me
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Happy Days in Beirut
In what was a decision probably not recommended by our travel safety advisors/risk consultants, us hard working souls ventured into downtown Beirut. Specifically, for a look at the February 14th commemeration of the assasination of Rafik Hariri which ultimately led to the so-called Cedar Revolution. It was mainly curiosity on our part to see what [...]
Government is not the place for keen amateurs
Tis surely hard to find anything nice to say about our government at the moment. Just as disheartening is the state of the opposition which offers no hope through change. As much as the economic system is broken, we surely cannot ignore the state of the Irish political system. The number of financial irregularities emerging [...]
Tearing the arse out of it
We’re all watching the carry on over the FÁS expenses and obviously everyone is outraged. No doubt lots of people will be going on about the government and civil servants ripping us off. What will probably be missed is that corruption like this is inevitable when we as a culture celebrate ‘pulling a stroke’. A [...]
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