“Puritans, eat your heart out”, observed a friend who is well acquainted with how in the 17th century the British monarchy learned a valuable lesson from being briefly overthrown. Published: 7 June 2022 As I watched the main events and cheering crowds of the jubilee...
Published: 19 April 2021 Prince Philip’s death presented Sinn Fein with a particular challenge, given that the IRA murdered his beloved uncle. ‘I am sorry that happened. Of course, that is heartbreaking,’ said the party’s leader Mary Lou...
My column last week had the headline ‘Máiría Cahill is a woman who was a victim, Meghan Markle is not’. Published: 16 March 2021 Now Máiría, a victim of IRA child abuse and bullying who uses solid evidence and rational argument to challenge lies, has won a notable...
I finished last week’s column about the account of Martin McGuinness’s life just published by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) with: Published: 26 January 2021 “Despite all their lies and intimidation, McGuinness’s followers cannot stop true history...
It didn’t please republican puritans, but Irish people know how to greet strangers warmly, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 15 July 2018 ‘The fawning over #HarryandMeghan has been pretty nauseating,” tweeted The Irish Times journalist Kitty...
The Family and Friends of Sean O’Callaghan invite you to a Memorial Service at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, at 10.30am on Wednesday 21st March 2018, and afterwards at the Café Koha, 10-11 St Martin’s Court, London WC2 4AJ. Published: 8 March 2018 Will...