“Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity.” – Philip Crosby
I have often wondered why there is a need for political party conferences. Read More »
Ruining Credibility is Plane Stupid
I am not the biggest fan of Peter Mandelson but to throw green custard over the man is an absolutely stupid act. Read More »
We will only have peace when war is no longer a default solution to conflict.
I hope the events in Antrim last night are not going to be a return to the “bad old days” Read More »
Fighting terrorism is like being a goalkeeper. You can make a hundred brilliant saves but the only shot that people remember is the one that gets past you. – Paul Wilkinson
Terrorism is almost like celebrity in that some will do anything to make a name for themselves. That is the only reason I can think of to even consider attacking cricketers. Read More »
The Lighter Side
To the Lighter Side we go with more stories to help to take the seriousness out of the week in this crazy world. Read More »
“We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road – they get run over.” [Aneurin Bevan]
A recent poll by Millward Brown/IMS shows that 63% of decided voters would vote yes in a second referendum for the Lisbon Treaty. Read More »
On the road again
So, after a Christmas at home with family and two months of successful fundraising, I’m on the road again to Lesotho. I’m in Dublin airport now about to leave for Zurich. This time tomorrow I’ll be touching down in Johannesburg at 32 degrees celsius….different.
I haven’t written in a while but expect some updates from me soon. There is more to say about coming home to Ireland again than I could fill ten posts with…
My sister is coming out to Lesotho for six weeks to work in an orphanage with me so that will supply plenty of colour for even more posts.
Here I go again.
“It is a wise man who lives with money in the bank, it is a fool who dies that way.” – French Proverb
There’s never a dull week really but this one seems to become more interesting as it goes along. Read More »
The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart. ~Nikolai Lenin
For once I do not disagree with celebrity and before the news of Jade Goody’s cancer being terminal, I didn’t think I would say that. Read More »
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. – Plato
Could you do it? If it came down to protecting your child from prison could you lie for them? That was the dilemma for Janette Mercer. Read More »
