Tag Archives: Canada

Joe Biden: You Disappointed Me

Back in 2008, I wrote that I could not offer the three traditional cheers for Barack Obama. A historic moment and all that…but the reality is that any American President will act in the interests of the United States of … Continue reading

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Thomas F Meagher

Having blogged about Thomas D’Arcy McGee, it seems proper to mention Thomas F Meagher, if only because they were contempories who died within a very short time of each other. Meagher was born in Waterford and was a member of … Continue reading

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Thomas D’Arcy McGee

I was in Carlingford, County Louth this week. Its a regular haunt for my family. And the birthplace of Thomas D’Arcy McGee.  Before this monument was unveiled (in 1991 by Taoiseach Charles Haughey and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney) I … Continue reading

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