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Conor McGregor Does Not Represent Me...

Michael McArdle

18 Mar 2025 — 1 min read
Why did Donald Trump bring Conor McGregor to the White House?
The shamrock bowl now lies wilting, and Ireland remains as vulnerable as ever to the caprices of the Trump administration
The Irish TimesKeith Duggan

Hillary Clinton has it wrong. These are The Deplorables...

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You have to love Alan Alda. You have to hate war...

You have to love Alan Alda. You have to hate war...

‘My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six’: Alan Alda on childhood, marriage and 60 years of stardomBest known as Hawkeye in M*A*S*H in the 70s, the 89-year-old actor has topped the Netflix charts with a revamp of his 1981 film The

By Michael McArdle 26 May 2025
Forgiveness...

Forgiveness...

In Galway... Fr Paul Murphy, an Irish Army chaplain, was brutally attacked by a knife-wielding teenager at Renmore Barracks in Galway on the 15th of August 2024. He suffered multiple stab wounds. In court this week, Fr Murphy, in his victim impact statement, forgave the boy. Defence Forces chaplain hugs

By Michael McArdle 11 Apr 2025
My first time in Palestine...

My first time in Palestine...

I had been posting or commenting regularly about Palestine on a well-known social media platform for as long as I dwelt and dawdled on that platform - probably for over 10 years. I no longer post there and only keep my account open to browse the daily Memories (confession: I

By Michael McArdle 09 Apr 2025
My mother, Sylvia Plath and QWERTY...

My mother, Sylvia Plath and QWERTY...

My mother was a demon typist. I had no idea of that until she volunteered to type our school magazine in the Jes long ago. She could touch type at speed. I don't know how quickly she could type but I think she claimed about 60 words per

By Michael McArdle 25 Mar 2025
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