Gay Marriage?

November 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This column first appeared in the Sunday Tribune on 4 November 2007.
A NEW SHAPE FOR MODEL FAMILY UNITSRichard Delevan
LABOUR’S love lost its Civil Union bill last week, but in defeat there was a victory. The debate revealed that no respectable opinion in this country will now stand in the way of affording legal recognition to [...]

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Celtic Tiger 2.0

February 1st, 2007 · No Comments

This column first appeared in the Sunday Tribune in February 2007.
Richard Delevan
Michael McDowell, Pat Rabbitte and Trevor Sargent walk into a bar. It’s an unusually warm May night and the polls are closed. Bertie’s over at St Luke’s figuring out who to choose as coalition partner, so the three party leaders stroll into Fagans to [...]

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Climate Change Conga Line

January 14th, 2007 · No Comments

This column first appeared in the Sunday Tribune, 14 January 2007.
Richard Delevan
What are you going to do about climate change? Not the person behind you. You. After all, you’re Time magazine’s ‘person of the year’.
Come on. You’re scared, right? Your Christmas of a lifetime was nearly ruined when you took the kids to [...]

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