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Where has it all gone wrong for female sports stars in Ireland and the UK?

SOMETHING very interesting struck me whilst I glanced at this year’s RTE Personality of the Year show that was broadcast earlier this month. Out of the ten nominees, only ONE female was represented on the list. Justifiable? I don’t think so. What must female sports stars to do, in order to gain more recognition from their peers? To be fair, Katie Taylor was recognised for her fantastic results in boxing again this year, but what about her fellow females in their sports? One team that immediately springs to mind is [...]

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The Enigma that is Mrs. Brown

The Enigma that is Mrs. Brown

We’ve all been to panto on our Christmas holidays and seen that Widow Twanky wan with her over-rouged face and her numerous layers of bloomers. We’ve all come across Dame Edna and, unfortunately, May McFettridge on the telly and without much ado have flicked the channels, sharpish. And we’ve all witnessed our local cross-dresser parading up the street, enjoying that flash of leg and the gaping of gobs – no? It’s nothing new, so why does Brendan O’ Carroll’s painfully awful Mrs. Brown (and her ‘boyis’) get the laughs and [...]

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