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Lost in translation

I was never a dedicated student of our native language, and my utter ignorance becomes apparent from time to time

Lenten sacrifices nearly a thing of the past

“I remember as a young child hoarding all my sweets and chocolates received during Lent and feasting on Easter Sunday. Of course, I was as sick as a bloated parrot afterwards.”

Home discomforts

At what stage do you mash the spuds? I thought it was a perfectly reasonable question to ask

You take the high road, I take the low road

Going into town fills me with dread. There’s just so much potential for disaster for a country guy like me

Vatican still cocooned from reality

The Irish bishops visit to Rome to discuss the implications of the Ryan and Murphy reports seems to have been a damp squib.

O’Dea saga provides interesting lessons

O’Dea could be wonderfully entertaining in the Dáil but you knew he would sail too close to the wind one too many times

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Lost in translation

Lenten sacrifices nearly a thing of the past

Home discomforts

You take the high road, I take the low road

Vatican still cocooned from reality

O’Dea saga provides interesting lessons

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