By Gary Elbert Michael D. Higgins made headlines back in July when lambasting the proliferation of betting companies advertising their services at sporting events. The octogenarian President received almost universal agreement from the Irish commentariat. How unfortunate then to see the statesman ensconced in the hustle and bustle of Ballybrit during the Galway Races, … [Read more...] about Sports opinion: the genial gambling hypocrite
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Fiction – The Bridge
The Bridge He slid two twenty euro notes across the table. “That’s all we have left,” he said, but that didn’t stop her when she reached for them. That could easily be a lie, but Mabel didn’t think so. It had been hard living these last few months, and most caches of savings were long depleted. Now all anyone wanted to do was leave. A man and two young girls, … [Read more...] about Fiction – The Bridge