With England going down to the Gallant Bravehearts tonight, Ireland v. Wales takes on a new dimension tomorrow. Victory for Ireland in the two Home games against our Celtic cousins could see a St. Patrick’s weekend showdown with England for the Triple Crown and Six Nations title. Of course, there is the small matter of achieving those victories at home, beginning tomorrow against a troubled Welsh outfit.
The oft-quoted verse from the book of Proverbs, ‘where there is no vision, the people perish,’ (chapter 29, verse 18) opens a new book by Gerry O’Hanlon, A New Vision for the Catholic Church: A View from Ireland (Columba Press, 2011). That verse could be considered an apt summary of the current state of the [...] read our review »
More as a trailer than a review – as it’s out on Thursday– I draw attention to Fintan O’Toole’s latest polemic “Enough is Enough – how to build a new Republic“. Fintan has been promoting the book vigorously on this side of the water, on Radio 4’s Start the Week and here at greater length [...] read our review »
One game at a time, Chris..
A win tomorrow [fingers crossed] will see us level on points with three other teams.
The boys are the only ones who can now win the triple crown.
I have 50 quid at seven to one, very nice
Pat,
How does the saying go! fools and their money