Patsy McGarry

The happy pair.... ‘It didn’t make any sense to separate us’: Twin priests celebrate turning 95 together irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

A very happy St Patrick’s Day one and all....yes, indeed, these are Rossie sheep...

Why no rush to claim Donald Trump as Irish? irishtimes.com/culture/2026/0…

Sooo.. You thought St Patrick’s Day celebrations were something new....seriously?? irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

...excellent piece by Dan Mulhall..

@DanMulhall @IrishTimesOpEd Excellent piece, Dan

My Irish Diary @IrishTimesOpEd. ‘A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce’ In #Ulysses, Joyce makes a connection between Hamlet & Hamnet. That idea is central to the film Hamnet, which is up for an Oscar this weekend. irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…

...can Spring be far behind....please??

Can we ever forgive the Pope who thought the English were angels...??? Whenever I return from the seemingly eternal wintry waterfall outside, I refuse to shower again irishtimes.com/culture/2026/0…

@robinrome ...thanks Robert ...hope you're keeping well.

This is an extremely informative and helpful article! Thank you, Patsy for carefully distinguishing the difference between the different denominations of Islam – Sunni and Shiite, principally. There are also other smaller groups that split… People need to read this!

Within Islam, Iran is a country apart irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

...this Dublin daffodil is drowning...please send help ..IMMEDIATELY...!!!

Cistercian monks to leave Roscrea and move to Mellifont in Co Louth irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

All is not lost for Catholic Ireland..??? Ireland among most religious countries in western Europe, survey published by bishops finds irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

...a game intended for hooligans but (allegedly) played by gentlemen... A word on the sport Éamon de Valera said was best suited to the Irish psyche irishtimes.com/culture/2026/0…

Ireland’s Jewish Council reports 143 anti-Semitic incidents in six-month period irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

..and what will the fate of this long-suffering minority in Iran, now...? The Bahá’ís in Iran have been suffering persecution since the 1800s irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/0…

Dublin’s Catholic Cathedral to close for two years.. Former Dublin Pro cathedral faces two-year closure for €25m refurbishment irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

No open coffins in churches, says Bishop... Wakes with open coffins not allowed in churches, bishop clarifies irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

A turning in the fortunes of Catholic Ireland? Record number of people convert to Catholicism in Archdiocese of Dublin irishtimes.com/ireland/social…

Not only did we beat England by twice their score on Saturday, but our language - Irish - is over twice as old as theirs...!!! In a Word ... Word irishtimes.com/culture/2026/0…