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Column: Let’s stop the blame game about learning Irish
Recognising Ireland’s place in an international context allows us to explore the real reasons for our widespread weakness in learning Irish, as well as foreign languages, writes Dermot McNally.
Column: Upcoming EU timber regulations are two steps behind environmental reality
The chopping, fudging and importing of illegally harvested timber is likely to continue; and a holistic solution to sustainable forestry management is still a long way off, writes Dermot McNally.
Column: Pinning hopes on a new political party is pointless
Fresh thinking would be welcome on the political scene – but the reality is it wouldn’t change our situation, writes Dermot McNally
Column: Our ‘green’ ideals fizzle out in the face of everyday life
We may think we care about the environment – but our commitment stops as soon as we’re asked to pay, writes Dermot McNally.
Column: We believe economic growth can save us… but can it?
Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.
Mick Gunne, Private Eye – The Radio Play
Mick Gunne, Private Eye. Radio drama written and produced in 2008.
Ode to the Big Yellow Thing
An verse composed to mark the quiet removal of a yellow modern art installation from Monaghan Garda Station to make way for parking. Ode to the Big Yellow ThingI’ll rhyme this cause I can’t sing,It’s an Ode to the Big Yellow Thing.It was all yellow and bright, but the design wasn’t half rightSo the bulldozer … Continue reading Ode to the Big Yellow Thing
The Annual Generous Meeting of Monaghan Credit Union
A short verse in reaction to a financial scandal that broke in Monaghan Credit Union May 2006 whereby huge amounts of loans had turned into unrecoverable bad debt. Credit Unions are owned by the members and the scandal prompted a brief run on the institution and a lot of angry voices at the CU's Annual … Continue reading The Annual Generous Meeting of Monaghan Credit Union
McNally's Miscellany 