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by Gary Kelly on Dec 11th, 2014 - 1692 Views

Image credited Breakingnews.ie    In this article, our Reporter Gary Kelly Opines about the sense of purpose of yesterday’s march.  The Fountain Resource Group is in no way a political organisation, all opinions in the “Your Say” section are those of the authors themselves.     Solidarity... 

by Poraic Cahill on Dec 8th, 2014 - 1861 Views

Fear to Tread Your Correspondent has encountered some phobias in his time, with the sight of an approaching doctor’s needle making family members go queasy, to open spaces suddenly stimulating a panic attack (and subsequent disappearance) in a friend. One also remembers a documentary of Howard Hughes... 

by David Carr on Dec 2nd, 2014 - 1919 Views

The Jobstown Fallout – Making a Splash David Carr opines about the recent media and government response to the water charge protests. Do you think their OTT or that Government is?   There’s been a lot of water under the fridge since the protest two week ago in Jobstown. There is no point in reprising... 

by Poraic Cahill on Nov 21st, 2014 - 1391 Views

Laughing Matter It is very seldom this correspondent spontaneously laughs out loud while reading (Jeffrey Bernard has done it to me a few times with some insights in his low life columns, as has John B Keane with a few incidents in his novella ‘Letters of an Irish Parish) but a reported response by... 

by Poraic Cahill on Nov 7th, 2014 - 1836 Views

Complying with the Rules – Fifa’s Corruption Report IN this article, Poraic Cahill contemplates about Fifa’s priorities in a recent report into corruption following the world cup hosting decision This correspondent has known of Sepp Blatter since he drew plastic balls from bowls with... 

by Poraic Cahill on Oct 31st, 2014 - 1566 Views

On the Receiving End – The Positive Action Scandal   Poraic Cahill opines about the Recent Positive Action Scandal of which the charity has been charged with the misuse of funding   An interesting tit-bit was revealed to me by John from the local (Cherry Tree Pub) recently. He had read... 

by David Carr on Oct 24th, 2014 - 1654 Views

Sin Tax Somewhere amid the “blah blah” and noise of his budget speech our Minister of Finance let it be known this state’s part in the all so legally creative accounting scam known as the “double Dutch” was no more. What with that honest cop, the European Commission, breathing down his neck... 

by Poraic Cahill on Oct 22nd, 2014 - 1615 Views

Under Certain Circumstances The other week this correspondent was browsing through the stories on the Evening Herald web-page, to catch up on local news, when I came across a story that left me completely confused, and after a bit of thought, baffled still. The story concerned Amy Huberman’s (actress,... 

by Gary Kelly on Oct 17th, 2014 - 1387 Views

Why isn’t Funny, Funny?! Recently, I watched an episode of Father Ted and almost immediately, was reminded of how funny Irish people are. I mean you can sit down in any coffee shop or public house and just listen to the banter from some people and it’s sure to bring a smile to your face. It’s... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Oct 17th, 2014 - 2119 Views

  Gerard Gavin Husband, Solider & Wet House Dweller Last Saturday morning I woke to the news that someone had been knocked down and died just outside my front door. Being curious, I tried to find out who it was, but it took me a few days to find this out, which was very unusual for this area... 

by Gary Kelly on Oct 3rd, 2014 - 1506 Views

Water Water everywhere and not a drop for free (except for the stuff you have to boil)   Well here we go again, a new Tax for a New Ireland, does anyone remember the old Robin Hood movie with Earl Flynn as Robin and Basil Rathbone as the Sheriff of Nottingham? The Sheriff was constantly on the prowl... 

by Gary Kelly on Sep 24th, 2014 - 1930 Views

Is Smoking going up in Smoke? – The future of Tobacco Now before we go any further I don’t want anyone thinking I’m some sort of an anti smoking campaigner, in fact if anything, up until very recently I would have enjoyed nothing more than my morning cup of coffee and my morning smoke. ... 

by Alan Finn on Sep 16th, 2014 - 3288 Views

The Greyhound Strike The following is an opinion piece by Mr Alan Finn and does not necessarily represent the views of the FRG. On Tuesday 17th of June 2014, workers who turned up to do their shift work at the Greyhound plant in Clondalkin, where met by management who had new contacts for them to sign.... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Jul 22nd, 2014 - 2289 Views

One Parent Family Payment Changes The One-Parent Family Payment is a means-tested payment, which is made to men or women who are caring for a child or children without the support of a partner and are under the age of a state pension entitlement. Changes in the guidelines for the One Parent Family Payment... 

by Gary Kelly on Jul 15th, 2014 - 1788 Views

I could often be accused of taking a pop at Irish made productions but it’s not the people who work on these productions where the problem lies. In fact, if you look at the credits on most Hollywood blockbusters I think you might be surprised to see how many Irish names will appear, without a... 

by Gary Kelly on Jul 9th, 2014 - 4834 Views

But was the rare old times really that long ago?, I mean I’m not old, I’m in my forty’s (early forty’s actually) but the Dublin City I grew up in has changed almost beyond recognition, so what if I was in my sixty’s or even in my eighty’s, how would the city look to me then?... 

by Gary Kelly on Jun 27th, 2014 - 2386 Views

There’s been many so called Irish success stories over the last couple of decades, but what is success? Revenue? If so, I have to bite my lip and bow to the likes of Jedward, West Life and the entertainment values of every five year old in the country (that’s entertainment?), which led to a... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Jun 6th, 2014 - 5143 Views

Bohemian, the term is used synonymously with risqué cultural expressions, avant-garde galleries and cafes, the undercurrent and perhaps reaction to, mainstream culture.  The term is seldom used derisively and often seen as a positive, to be Bohemian is to be daring!  The strict definition of the... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Apr 17th, 2014 - 3935 Views

The Green Party were the first of the main political parties (and I use that term loosely given their present circumstances) to propose the idea of a directly Elected Mayor for Dublin.  It is an idea that immediately caused controversy, governments, as a rule, are usually quite reluctant to devolve... 

by Alan Finn on Apr 4th, 2014 - 2329 Views

If I asked you or anyone else to take me to a drug pusher, where would you take me if you knew? Would it be some little flat, hid by towering complexes with blocked up stairways? Or would it be an off licence or a pub? There is a difference you may say, but I believe that there really isn’t when you...