That kind of thing causes to my mind unreasonable anguish in many people. But then I don't follow our national game (or football either).

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I know Arklow much better than Gorey, for family reasons, so now I'm trying to imagine myself back into conversations there long ago. I suppose they were in a sense twin towns, but mentally greatly separated by GAA allegiances.

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John Donne's phrase "going into Germany" always strikes me as unusual, yet I suppose this weekend I shall be going into Carlow, if I live.

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"Economic concerns" is a dreadful zombie belief on the left, presumably based on a crude misunderstanding of the rise of Hitler and Mussolini and the politics of the era and the demographics of fascist support and the very nature of fascism

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I’m fine with removing the triple lock, most neutral countries have nothing like it and stay neutral. Support for neutrality in Ireland remains high and is unlikely to change in my lifetime. Calling supporters of it “Russia lovers” or opponents of it “war mongers” etc is all ridiculous. Chill out.

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