There is an on-going crisis in Irish Government. That is nothing new, we have seen it before in the days of Charlie Haughey and Liffey-Gate. The nature of this crisis is different however. What it reveals is chilling.

There was no 'error'. The scrapping of Nimrod put the nuclear deterrent at grave risk of detection and targeting by hostile powers, at a time when the very same Conservative government which scrapped it is repeatedly warning of the growing capability ...

Sticks and stones may break my bones, goes the children’s rhyme, but words can never hurt me. This old playground chant may soon require updating. Words, you see, do not necessarily have the meanings you think.

The top brass offer highly unconvincing explanations for the brand destruction of the British military.