@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] In my early adolescence, I was a regular attendee at mass. Oh, how impressionable the young can be! I bought into it to such an extent that I used to think that I was on a higher plane than those, such as my(...)
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@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] In a country with an alarmingly high official femicide rate, that the fair treatment of women is never too far off Colombia’s news agenda isn’t surprising. Catholic virtues Of course, there’s(...)
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@wwaycorrigan I came across … … No, let’s use a different phrasal verb considering the subject matter here. I stumbled across — much better — a quote from John Bayley, the (long-suffering?!) husband of the late Irish-British novelist Iris Murdoch. Bayley(...)
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@radiobrendan We tend not to get too caught up in the left/right political tabs. It can be a bit simplistic to label somebody as purely leftist or rightist. Very often people display traits and have beliefs that come from both sides, regardless of how they may view themselves.(...)
@radiobrendan We’ve written here before that you can never become too relaxed going about your daily business in Colombia. Let the guard down briefly in terms of watching your personal belongings and there’s a high chance somebody will be on hand to take advantage.(...)
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@radiobrendan Colombia’s recent high-level gay sex scandal that has caused somewhat of a sensation brings into question, yet again, journalism’s role as a watchdog with the public’s interests at its heart (it’s always been a grand theory that). This latest(...)
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@radiobrendan We are, as it’s said, shaped by our history; and certain past experiences define us more than others. This year, Ireland is gearing up to commemorate the centenaries of a couple of such ‘game-changing’ events. In general, they are viewed as(...)
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@radiobrendan There’s no doubt that sport can have a very positive impact on society. For one, those who actually engage in a sport generally have much better all-round health than those who don’t. Then you have the uniting aspect to it. Sports can bring together a(...)
@radiobrendan Oh no! Here it comes again. Yes, it’s that semi-awkward time of year for all Irish-born people; St Patrick’s Day (March 17), our national holiday. You see most Irish, from my experiences anyway, tend not to get too excited about things; we prefer to leave(...)
