A couple of week's ago, I was angry that my refuse collection service had been changed AFTER I had paid for it. We were to get one less...

The Czech President has missed another opportunity to exhibit " well brought-up behavior ". He is oppopsed to the draft EU Constit...

Two articles in two days on roughly the same theme - how hating the President has become commonplace. First Cathy Young in yesterday's B...

I was listening to the Marian Finucane Show this morning and hearing, for the first time, about the landslides in North Mayo . I had heard ...

is the Phil Silvers Show (Sergeant Bilko) according to the Radio Times . Absolutely correct, but how neither I Love Lucy nor The Honeymoon...

Mongolia has sent troops to Iraq . There are a few interesting details here about a country of which I previously knew next to nothing.

The Dunphy Show's ratings are way down . I wonder if it's got anything to do with his pandering to the anti-American "establish...

Henry McCarthy (from Ireland, but now living in England) lays out his case that Ireland is in the grips of "modern mullahs" who ...

First, one by Ivana Bacik . She claims that Kofi Annan "delivered - in diplomatic language - a powerful rebuke to the US over the invas...

Apparently there are people from "every planet" in California . I suppose that's not really surprising, but hearing it from th...

Looks like the immediate impact of the Swedish vote on the euro is that their currency is strengthening, their national debt decreasing and...

France is going to miss the euro targets (deficit of 3% of GDP) for the third straight year. I think this pretty much puts paid to the noti...

had to pay CAN$12,000 to get out of Montreal . The money problems with this ship are never-ending.

Democrats & Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee claim the media is only focusing on the negative aspects of what's ha...

Making it illegal to smoke in your own car . He seems to consider New York's anti-smoking campaign such a magnificent model, I can't...

in the war on terrorism . I presume there will be a lot of people in Ireland tonight and tomorrow who will differ with George Bush on that s...

They're not a sign of desperation, but a successful military tactic. At least, that's what Hezbollah believes .

as of 2pm, Tuesday .

Dick is thinks General Wesley Clark will be in the shake-up when the Democratic Party selects its nominee next year. I think his current po...

Now I'm mad. I don't know why, but the Newshound is down for the second time in two days. I can't contact the ISP either until t...