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That’s Easy For You to Say…
Words… as a writer and a linguist, I love words. They are the writer’s main tool and there is a particularly lavish spread on offer for the English-speaking writer. English is a word-rich language and...
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You Don’t Have to be Irish…
A picture from Ireland - Lismore Castle, Co Waterford. My grandmother's hometown. You don’t have to be Irish to be a great writer, but it helps. An oft debated point is the essential ingredient that...
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One’s Point of View
It’s an odd thing being an Irish Catholic over in Britain on the Queen of England’s Jubilee weekend. Whereas it’s always good to experience a country en fete, the abundance of union jack bunting has a...
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Ireland Says Yes
A Proud Irish Woman Today I am enormously proud of my country for voting an emphatic YES to repeal the 8th Amendment today. There was broad agreement across generation and rural and urban demographics...
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