Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year

Tripping Along The Ledge


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Unfinished Christy Moore song

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Now the politicians in the Dail are smokin’ crystal meth
And Charlie Haughey’s on the lawn, playin’ chess with death
The CIA are on line three, lookin’ for Bertie Ahern
Sayin’ there’s men in orange jumpsuits escaped into the Burren,

Singin’ ooohhhh…Read the rest of this article here.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN BALLYHAUNIS…

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Nazis, Christy Moore, reality TV, Charlie Haughey as Antonius Block and the true story of how I bested a Professor of Thermonuclear Physics live on national radio… Yip, this is quite possibly my favourite thing I ever wrote. Read the rest of this entry »

“THE CHARLES HAUGHEY I KNEW”

charleshaughey_800My favourite memory of Charles J. Haughey? Probably of him hanging from the monkey bars in the playground in Donneycarney singing the theme from the Lone Ranger… Read the rest of this article.