Duncan Casey

I kicked in the wrong apartment door for Aled Walters ‘cos I didn’t want to let him down

Irish Examiner / By

It was hard not to be moved by the scenes in Japan last weekend. A country beset by problems, economic and social, historic and contemporary, achieved what very few of their citizens thought possible at the beginning of 2019. Siya Kolisi, the boy from a Port Elizabeth township, lifted the Webb Ellis Cup as the …

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How much do we really love and appreciate our Irish culture?

Irish Examiner / By

Can you speak any Irish, Duncan?” “Eh, I can yeah, a bit.” “Can you say some stuff?” “Eh, yeah, eh…” And so began a few moments of awkwardly tripping over the most basic Irish phrases, with plenty of French peppered into my shamefully and incoherently poor attempt to showcase my country’s language. The conversation was …

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Fudge the Numbers All You Want- Homelessness Policy is Failing

Limerick Leader / By

By Sarah Jane Hennelly and Duncan Casey Another day, another government announcement that has us shaking our heads in disbelief. On Tuesday it was the Department of Housing’s turn again as they released their homelessness report for the month of June. Another new record to be ashamed of—9,872 people in emergency accommodation, including 3,824 children. …

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