“WHEN you travel to a new place, you try to make the best of it and that is what I have done,” says Penina Kaumbuthu with a bookish strong smile. 25-year-old Penina was a bit emotional when she boarded that eight-hour long flight last year. “I did my research about where to study. I wanted […]
The craic’s ninety but where’s the snow?
Get ready for changes
THE stunning victory scored by Sinn Féin in the weekend election has sent a shockwave through the southern political establishment – so much so that a sense of disbelief has descended on the mainstream Dublin media and the former two big parties to the extent that little of any note has been said or done […]
Antrim poised for Faithful test
Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Offaly v Antrim (Sunday, 2pm, O’Connor Park) WITH two wins and four points already banked, the ascent becomes a little steeper for Antrim’s hurlers as they get set for Sunday’s trip to face Offaly in Tullamore. It is a rerun of January’s Kehoe Cup final that went the way of […]
There’s no fuel like an old fuel
SUPPOSE it had to happen some time given Squinter’s, ah, interesting history of comical misdemeanours. Sunday afternoon and Squinter’s heading up the lough with the dog for a walk, but as he exits the street the orange petrol symbol on the dashboard lights up and he notices that the needle is lower than a Rangers […]
SF will be ‘equal partners’ in government
SINN Féin Deputy Leader Michelle O’Neill has said her party would be “equal partners” in any government coalition involving Fianna Fáil. The election in the 26-counties saw Sinn Féin receive the largest share of first preference votes, picking up 37 seats to Fianna Fáil’s 38. Parties began talks aimed at forming a government yesterday. Speaking […]
Antrim poised for Faithful test
Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Offaly v Antrim (Tullamore, Sunday, 2pm) WITH two wins and four points already banked, the ascent becomes a little steeper for Antrim’s hurlers as they get set for Sunday’s trip to face Offaly in Tullamore. It is a rerun of January’s Kehoe Cup final that went the way of the […]