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New Entries
- Nov 16
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Whatever you say ...
This is another extract from my forthcoming book, Under His Roof, a collections of yarns about my father, Barney.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Nov 16, 2009
- Nov 08
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Shying Away from Suicide
No one really understands suicide in Northern Ireland. The numbers registered each year vary wildly, unlike, say,stats for road deaths or murder. Traditionally suicide was treated like a shameful secret. Now the disinclination of the media to report it is rationalised as compassion for the bereaved.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Nov 08, 2009
- Nov 02
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All Ireland Poetry Champion
Here’s a voice you’re not likely to hear at the Seamus Heaney Centre or the English Society (unless I cruelly misjudge them) but Seamus Fox is now officially the best stand up poet in Ireland, bar none.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Nov 02, 2009
- Oct 23
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Why Die Younger?
The Health Inequalities Conference in Belfast on Oct 23 heard some shocking statistics about how life expectancy varies between different parts of Belfast. This was my contribution.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Oct 23, 2009
- Oct 21
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Politics and the PC
This is the second part of my speech to the civil service staff.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Oct 21, 2009
- Oct 21
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The digital media
This is a recording of a speech I made to the Civil Service Staff at their annual conference.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Oct 21, 2009
- Oct 21
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Frank Ormsby's Haikus
Frank Ormsby’s new collection Fireflies was launched by Michael Longley in Belfast.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Oct 21, 2009
- Oct 03
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Kate Newmann 2
This is a reflection on the decision of Kate’s godmother to die at a Swiss clinic.
Posted by Malachi O'Doherty, Oct 03, 2009