The Flood Tribunal 1. Liam Lawlor The revelations by spin-doctor Frank Dunlop were the real turning point for the Flood Tribunal in 2000. Initially, Mr Dunlop handled the tribunal's question with ease, but after a grilling by the Tribunal Chairman, when he threatened Mr Dunlop with the possibility of a spell in prison, he appeared to crack. In a memorable day for Tribunal stalwarts and the watching public, the political lobbyist finally appeared to crack. In April, after two and a half
Popular literature is studied for the reason of its close relationship with society. The popular writer is in more immediate contact with his readers – he has the pulse of the people and develops certain kinds of specialized skills to accomplish the task of entertaining/instructing which his audience expects from him. And this is what P.G.Wodehouse, a prolific writer of over ninety books and world wide acclaim, hailed by The Times as ‘A comic genius recognized in his lifetime as a classic and an
Bertie’s Uncle’s estate. Bertie is a rich young, spoiled man that lives off of his Uncle’s money and go out and get drunk with his friends every night and is controlled by his future wife Florence. Bertie gets a replacement butler names Jeeves who knows what is best for Bertie. Bertie tries his hardest not to end up like his friend and let his butler take control of him but in the end he fails, after Jeeves saves him many times and because he is smarter the Bertie, Bertie ends up letting Jeeves take
The Character of Kent In King Lear While reading Eva Turner Clark's analysis of King Lear, in her Hidden Allusions in Shakespeare's Plays, I was struck by the polarity of our interpretation of this supreme drama. Where Clark finds historical and political allusions, especially for the years 1589-1590, I find personal ones. For King Lear is a play of internal, personal tragedy. With this in mind I strongly disagree with her statement, "I consider Kent represents Drake." (P. 869 n.) Therefore I
Active Citizenship is the academic notion that when one is a citizen of a society, one has roles and responsibilities in order to better and support their environment (Ahern, 2007). Active Citizenship can only occur when one feels completely
outgoing Secretary of State, Sir Patrick Mayhew, was at pains to do all he could to help the incoming minister, Dr Mo Mowlam. Discussions continued month after month between party representatives. Both Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern involved themselves in the details to a remarkable degree. Finally, on Good Friday 1998, all the main parties - with the exception of the Democratic Unionist Party - announced agreement. Essentially the SDLP MP who described the accord as
The modern political history of Ireland can be separated into two time periods. The first period is it’s time spent under British rule as only one territory of the United Kingdom. The second period, which represents the beginning of the modern Irish state, took place during the early twentieth century. The road to national sovereignty was neither easy nor short as Britain was far from eager to let its dependent state go. The first organized movement towards independence occurred in 1916 when revolutionaries
Ireland Today Ireland has had a lot of trouble over the years for many reasons causing major publicity internationally. The problems have led to the current situation in Northern Ireland. In this coursework I will be examining what has led to these troubles and what is going on in the present day. Today Ireland is split in half; the South, Eire, is an independent country with its own government, the North, Ulster, is part of the United Kingdom and is ruled by the British government