Speaking Irish can be good for the Irish economy
If you saw a sign in your child’s school that said: “The language of instruction of the school is the worst language for dyslexia, it takes longer t...
Lyra McKee murder – my letter to the Irish News
I wrote the following letter to The Irish News newspaper in response to the murder of Lyra McKee. So-called republicans should use energies to learn Irish There...
Millenial? Me? Doing my bit for the Irish language? Of course!
If you fancy a long read, you might enjoy reading the following long article on the English newspaper, Independent, about youngish people like your’s trul...
Yes, yes, yes – time for sex education and free contraceptions
It’s time for free contraception and more sex education The referendum held in Ireland last Friday to repeal the eight amendement of Bunreacht na hÉireann...
Unionists and an Irish language act
Unionists and an Irish language act This week the negotiations to re-establish an Executive between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party failed. The reas...
Unionists should not dislike the Irish language – letter to the editor
The Newsletter, the main unionist organ in the north of Ireland published a letter from me today. It follows from the flurry of messages and statements from uni...
The future is looking bright for Ireland after Brexit
Reasons to be cheerful for Brexit The following letter was published in The Irish Examiner and in The Leinster Leader. I am of the opinion that in the long run ...
What is the point of an Irish state that is not very Irish?
The following is an opinion piece that I wrote questioning if there is a point for an Irish state to exist if there is very little Irish about the state? It was...