Irish Papist

This has nothing to do with Catholicism, conservatism or Ireland, but I thought I would end my blog (for now, at least) on a slight self-ind...

Dear reader Distracted by other things, I am putting this blog on ice. Hopefully I shall return to it some time in the future, and in the ...

...that Irish people have become less religious, John Waters questions whether it's possible to define "religion" for the pur...

Look at the phrase I used to head this post. The chances are, if you're Irish, you will have imagined a Northern Irish accent pronouncin...

Yes, I'm a Trekkie. At least, sometimes I am. I binge on The Next Generation and (to a lesser extent) Voyager every few months. The sh...

I took this photo last October, on a visit to Bull Island. I didn't pay much heed to it at first; it was just one of many that I took. ...

…at least, in my opinion. (Note: This is not a review. I’m going to assume you’ve seen the movie. If you haven’t... well, get on it straig...