Marlon Brando

We were voting on…

foreign nationals citizenship

The government's controversial proposal to remove the automatic right of citizenship from Irish children of non-national parents is put to a referendum and approved by a four to one majority. Accusations abound of racism and infringement of human rights.

We were mourning...
marlon brando

The legendary actor whose body of work spanned half a century and most noted performances included Vito Corleone in The Godfather and Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now passed away in July aged 80. His ashes were scattered in Tahiti according to his wishes.

we were watching… the friends finale

It had to happen. After 10 seasons, Friends drew to a close and fans bid a sad farewell to Central Perk, Rachel's great hair and the most implausible apartment share in New York. The constant repeats have killed the magic.

We were talking about… the smoking ban

Micheál Martin's dogged determination to ban smoking in workplaces seemed doomed to fail. There was no way we'd allow old men be forced out of the pub and into the rain to smoke a cigarette. Actually we did and aren't we glad?