So – what did you think? With the dust settling and Michael D Higgins preparing for his inauguration, was it a good idea for Martin McGuinness to run his candidacy up the flagpole and see how many saluted? Some commentators say he had a disastrous outing, that he’s been sent back home with his tail between his legs. Others argue that he’s consolidated the Sinn Féin presence in the south and that close on 14 per cent of the vote, not to mention his contribution to the final debate, more than justifies his candidature.
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What can be taken from SF bid from presidency?
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Open wide… your wallet that is, not your mouth
I’m sitting at my desk writing this column having been at the dentist this morning. Although I enjoy writing for a living, I can’t help but think I’m in the wrong profession.
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Telling the whole truth
Why do they always make witnesses in court swear to tell “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”?
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Seasick with a poker face
38 DERRY poker players have failed in a legal bid to have returned to them £24,000 seized by Trevors in a raid on an illegal poker
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Straight talking from the Mail
SQUINTER hates to say it, but the Daily Mail doesn’t always get it wrong.You may remember they led the campaign to stop the EC from outlawing bendy
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A legal gift from Ireland
A NEW and thoroughgoing report on our courts and legal systems, and a lot of changes in them are long overdue. For those unfortunate enough to have to visit the courts, much of their indignation is about the length of time it takes to bring a person to trial
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