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I've written a newsletter on why the FG attack video is both bad content, and bad strategy

(If you subscribed you'd have gotten this in your inbox with the heading "Why that FG ad is giving you the ick")

(It's free)

www.thebriefing.ie/fine-gaels-a...
Fine Gael's Attack Ad: Áras25 in Content
By burying the lede and handing over airtime, have Fine Gael committed an own goal?
www.thebriefing.ie
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Happy Mother’s Day!

I’ve a very personal piece in the paper today about my own dear Mam Catherine, and becoming a Mum myself without her. It got me digging out the old photos…

Shouldn’t be paywalled here:

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
March 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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I commented on how Ireland finds itself caught in the middle of warming Bxl & US tech

Europe wants to support indigenous industry, while US administration is growing hostile

The Irish state is left w v limited leverage, as I wrote yesterday

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Liz Carolan: Trump’s alt right edgelords will inevitably come for Ireland. We can’t take the bait
Blurring of online jokes about Canada and declarations of intent - such as buying Greenland - by the world’s most powerful man is deeply destabilising. Ireland could be next
www.irishtimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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This week's Celebrity Watch, on the Greggpocalypse. He is now DisasterChef: www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
December 5, 2024 at 9:48 AM