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John BradleyThe Mayo News |
The world became more intrusive as it became more interconnected by social media. In cities, people walk about gazing into their phones or listening...
Governments reach out to private consultancy firms to seek advice and guidance in situations where the civil service or state agencies lack...
The recent report by Professors John Fitzgerald and Edgar Morganroth on the ‘costs’ of unifying Ireland has sparked a debate that produces more...
In a democracy, citizens delegate certain powers to governments, and the term ‘freedom of information’ has a comforting ring to it. It suggests...
I DID not pay much attention to the debate during the run-up to the recent referendum. It was not because of any lack of interest on my part. Heavy...
I was recently a guest at the Mayo Association in Dublin where Rita Casey was honoured as Mayo Person of the Year and the Meitheal Award was made to...
AS a child visiting my grandparents in Murrisk I was always aware that Clew Bay was out there, with its hundreds of islands and many inlets. But we...
I don’t suppose that there was ever a time when the world was truly at peace, people generally got on well with each other, and differences were...
Looking back from the vantage point of 2034, it’s hard to believe that over 30 years have passed since the start of the campaign to promote the...
I WAS never taught music at school. It was not on the curriculum. My sisters were sent to piano lessons, but this was not deemed necessary for the...
THERE is something compelling about the census of population compared with other official data. We can argue about the meaning of GDP, unemployment...
I READ in The Mayo News last Tuesday about a young Castlebar woman who was affected by the street rioting in Dublin on the evening of Thursday,...