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O’Connell Street hasn’t had a good year. Even before the riots ravaged it and left it in flames and broken glass, it had a reputation as a place where innate elegance has given way to petty crime and degradation. It is scarred by vacant sites and buildings; Clery’s, which has been remodelled, is still closed with no clear date for opening. ....
For once, the superlatives were warranted. The chaos and destruction inflicted on the north city centre of Dublin in the aftermath of the stabbings of small children outside their school on Parnell Square was unbelievable and without precedent in modern Ireland. ....
The imminent retirement of David Norris from the Seanad has caused many to reflect on his public life. Doing so inevitably means we consider his private life, because his public and private lives were intertwined. In both Norris appeared to be the ultimate outsider. ....
The ongoing human tragedy in Israel and Palestine is matched by political failures all round. It is not just political leaders. Conflicts often make ordinary people take full-throated positions that ignore the nuanced if often brutal roots of the conflict. Wars seem to force us to stake our position, to choose sides. Saying “both sides” isn’t an option. ....