Diary of a Dissenter: The Week From My Window
‘[Gerry Adams] smiled in that inscrutable way he has, all kindness and goodwill, the smile never reaching the eyes.’ — Máiría Cahill, ‘Rough Beast’
A Nation Wants Again
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SATURDAY
I said so little about Gonzalo Lira last week because I heard of his death only minutes befor…