Diary of a Dissenter: The Week From My Window

Deep down, McDowell knows the whole thing is sullied and decaying, and did not relish the thought of six weeks of campaigning to become the fairy on top of the dungheap.

‘Going Backwards’?

SATURDAY

The palaver around our presidential election continues to befuddle and consternate me, especially the way people who were nowhere near the GPO when it mattered have acquired such a profound love and longing for democracy and freedom, all in less than six years. In the first place, the Irish presidency is a position that comes …