Agree with OGH 100% on this. As I have made clear, I am a pretty staunch monarchist and I think the way the police behaved was absolutely bloody awful. I am particularly angered now by seeing the hea… (View Post)

Indeed. But sadly I don't think it is misunderstanding on Luckyguy's part. He knows exactly what he is doing and how disingenuous it is, just like all the other pro-Russian apologists. (View Post)

There are huge concerns in Canada at the moment that the basic safeties that one would expect with assisted dying (of which I am in favour with such protections) are not in place. The recent changes … (View Post)

Aye. I certainly don't consider myself Irish for all that I have a great liking for the place and the people. I find ancestry interesting but find it odd to make any sort of claim beyond that. (View Post)

Both sides of my family have strong Irish connections. My Dad's paternal line was Irish Protestant from Carlow and my Mum's paternal line was Irish Catholic from Cork. In both cases they mo… (View Post)