OVER 2 MILLION TUNE IN TO NEW CAMPAIGN FOR SALLINS PUBLIC INQUIRY
A new social media led campaign has been launched for an independent public inquiry into the Sallins Case Conspiracy. READ MORE…
BREATNACH PUBLISHES FIRST POETRY BOOK
Traumatised by a criminal conspiracy to frame him in 1970s Ireland the author’s response, in part, was to turn to poetry.
Hanging Out on the 11th Floor is presented in a combination of lyrical free and blank verse, and concerns understanding internal change, in himself and others, over a lengthy period in honest emotional language. READ MORE…
BREATNACH TO SPEAK AT KINSALE LITERARY FESTIVAL
Osgur Breatnach in conversation with Sue Leonard at the Kinsale Literary Festival Word by Water. READ MORE…
WITCHES
Philip Casey, writer, poet and playwright, has passed. Philip knew a lot about pain, but he never raised it with me. I knew him only as friendly, witty, compassionate and diffusing a stillness that belied his gregariousness.
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THE HOODED MEN & THE HEAVY GANG
Recently overheard simultaneously in Gogan’s Lounge, The Scotch House and The Palace Bar public houses, Dublin.
Unique Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen discussion.
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COSGRAVE’S HEAVY GANG
Congratulations to Professor Diarmaid Ferriter for his article ‘Cosgrave’s support of the Garda Cast a long shadow.’ (Irish Times Sat, Oct 14, 2017) emphasising the role of the impartial historian to rise above historical revisionism/denialism.
No garda, to my knowledge, has ever been jailed for corruption or perjury in Ireland, to my knowledge. Then again, no garda has ever been tried for either. That’s because no garda has ever been charged- the result of no garda ever being investigated for corruption or perjury. Catch 22.
GOD SPEAKS TO BREATNACH BLOG
I contacted God for the Breatnach Blog to get a deeper and more in-depth interview on the referendum issues……His position could be summarised as the following…
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MY BUCKET LIST
The fortitude of Nelson Mandela
The single-mindedness of Che Guevara
The wit of Oscar Wilde
The voice of Richard Burton
A few true sentences
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PRISON OFFICERS BACK BREATNACH BLOG
The Irish Prison Service has officially admitted that over 139 prisoners had their confidential communications with solicitors bugged.
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GARDA WHISTLEBLOWERS BACK BREATNACH BLOG
‘…an alleged garda assault on a prisoner exposed a recording device in a stud wall..’
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