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The Six Nations: My Twickenham shame in 1988
I’d love to be in Twickenham this weekend. Sadly two things prevent me from being there. My health. And my lack of a ticket. It’s a great occasion and I’ve been lucky enough to be there a few times for the clash between those two great rugby friends and rivals, Ireland and England, I’ve loved… Read more
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The Six Nations: My Twickenham shame in 1988.
I’d love to be in Twickenham this weekend. Sadly two things prevent me from being there. My health. And my lack of a ticket. It’s a great occasion and I’ve been lucky enough to be there a few times for the clash between those two great rugby friends and rivals, Ireland and England, I’ve loved… Read more
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Miserable EastEnders. Is it all to do with the name “Walford?”
Are you keeping up with EastEnders? A couple of weeks ago I told you about how miserable the whole of Walford – that’s the fictional London suburb in which the soap opera is based – was. Compared to right now, it was a happy place. So what’s going on? Well, many of the residents are… Read more
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I don’t understand how people can hate sex abusers and then support apologists for terrorism
Sometimes, I just don’t understand us. I mean, us – the people who live on this island. Yes, though I am (a poor) Catholic, I get why so many turned against the Church when the clerical sex abuse scandals were uncovered. I get why numbers attending Mass have declined sharply. I get why vocations have… Read more
