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Kettle's Boyled

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<p>Whatever the loudhailer woman was trying to achieve, she wasn’t going to get it by screaming at two bemused passers-by in Kilkenny’s High Street.</p>

opinion

Kettle's Boyled: Tell me what you want, what you really, really want

I watched the Spanish TV news on May 1st. I’m interested in developments in the Coalition there, where a government wobble parallels our own situation. However, that story didn’t feature, it was all about Mayday, the workers holiday.

Kettle's Boyled: Doing the right thing after 43 years

opinion

Kettle's Boyled: Doing the right thing after 43 years

In 1981, in what now seems a lifetime ago, I clocked in for a night shift in a Dublin power station. It was Valentine’s night, a Saturday, and we looked forward to a quiet night.

Kettle's Boyled: All fur coat and no funds in Donnybrook

opinion

Kettle's Boyled: All fur coat and no funds in Donnybrook

I once knew a lovely lady who came into a few pounds after a lifetime of struggling. She bought a nice car and a fur coat, despite her not being able to drive.

opinion

Kettle's Boyled: Where is Solomon when we need his wisdom?

Kettle's Boyled: Where is Solomon when we need his wisdom?

opinion

Kettle's Boyled: I’m thinking of going on the ould drugs

Kettle's Boyled: I’m thinking of going on the ould drugs

opinion

Less victim-blaming and more common sense

Less victim-blaming and more common sense

opinion

Thoughts and prayers, and alarm clock calls

Thoughts and prayers, and alarm clock calls

Arrogance is not a good look for a government

Arrogance is not a good look for a government

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

Empires and administrations come and go. The Roman Empire ended for many reasons, but the arrogance of the ruling elite was a major factor. The great and the good of Rome had, in a word, lost the run of themselves.