Occasional Scribbles

Michael O’Leary’s letter in The Irish Times yesterday. Will Justine McCarthy reply and what will she say? We’ll see tomorrow. Sir, – Unbelie...

This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper. MichaelCommane Anyone who has been in Dublin’s Mater Hospital will have some idea how huge it ...

This appears on Facebook . Why is it a picture of all the men with their backs to the camera? Looks like something out of the 1930s. Five me...

  Passengers who travelled on the 13.00 Heuston Cork service with a connection in Mallow for Tralee arrived at their destination at approxim...

A customer at a Lidl store was having difficulty at the self service checkout. He called an assistant. The problem was to do with the weight...

  "All it takes is  one good person  to restore hope !”              - Pope Francis

In yesterday’s edition of The Irish Independent Oliver Callan writes a page-long comment piece on the Re-turn scheme. The comedian and rad...

The people of Japan remember the moments 80 years ago when US B-29s dropped  atomic bombs in the skies over   Hiroshima and  Nagasaki. Below...

This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper. Michael Commane Croke Park, All Ireland Day, Sunday, July 27, Cusack Stand, Lower Tier, Sectio...

 From yesterday’s Guardian; an interesting read. With Trump wreaking havoc, a question for the US Democrats: when will you ever learn? | Tim...

Clever letter in the Saturday edition of  The Irish Times Sir, – This week I employed AI to choose my horse racing bets for Galway. Strangel...

  US President Donald Trump has sacked  the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer. The reason for her sacking, the presid...

In an interesting case at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Tesco has been ordered to re-employ a worker it sacked last year for call...

Trauma surgeon Morgan McMonagle spoke last evening on Channel 4 News about the barbarity that is being inflicted on the Palestinian people a...

On this day, Saturday, August 1, 1980 18 people and over 180 passengers were injured at Buttevant, Co Cork. They were travelling on the 10.0...

"The Foundation of Justice is Trust in other words consistency and truthfulness in declarations and compacts."  Cicero, DeOfficiis...

This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper. Michael Commane There are lasting images that leave an indelible mark on our souls. An example...