I won the lottery. I don’t care what it costs. – Jack Whittaker
How do you prove that something that you have lost is yours? Equally so how do you prove that something you have found should be yours? That was the dilemma facing both Dorothy McDonagh and Amanda Stacey. Read More »
“They were 96 real people, our kin, our flesh and blood, real people who did not come home from a football game.” – Trevor Hicks
And I think how it could have been me and I feel bad sometimes for being thankful that it wasn’t me. 20 years ago today, a terrible tragedy unfolded which saw 96 lives lost and a campaign for justice that has never been fulfilled. Read More »
The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position. ~Christine Stevens
Sometimes decisions we make can turn out fantastically, other times they can seem rather rash. However when faced with animals I am not sure I would be so quick to make a decision. Read More »
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. ~S.D. Gordon
I hope everyone has had a very enjoyable Easter weekend so far. Thankfully, in Ireland at least, we have had good weather to follow it. Read More »
The Lighter Side
To the Lighter Side we go with more stories to take the seriousness out of the week. Read More »
There cannot be anything natural about this disaster
Losing a loved one, or those close to us is one of the hardest things to go through. For Cesare Gaspari the pain must be excruciating as he tries to salvage an impossible situation in L’Aquila after the earthquake. Read More »
“After the government takes enough to balance the budget, the taxpayer has the job of budgeting the balance.” – Unknown
I wonder somewhere in Dublin tonight will the Government all pat themselves on the back, swig their brandy and chomp on their cigars. I think dentists across the country might see a lot of business because it feels like we have been kicked in the teeth today. Read More »
“Rather fail with honour than succeed by fraud.” – Sophocles
They say a picture paints a thousand words and finally the government are going to insist people have to show theirs. Read More »
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
I have no wish to spend my days staring up at the sky and watching the rockets fly back and forth, while various countries try to destroy each other. Read More »
“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” – Orson Welles
How do you feel about happy endings? Are we as human beings always searching for the feeling where everyone is happy? Read More »
