Monthly Archives: May 2013

“No Worst There Is None”: Gerard Manley Hopkins @ the Dublin Writers’ Festival 2013

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Lia Mills

In 1884, the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) became Professor of Classics at what was then the brand-new University College, Dublin. UCD was then in transition from the old Catholic University.  Its management had been passed to the Jesuits, … Continue reading →

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Hear No Evil?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Lia Mills

Is this who we are, now?  On Wednesday, a horse was found dead in Darndale Park.  The horse had been tortured, disembowelled, its ears and anus gone.  A reward has been offered for information. Did no one hear anything? That … Continue reading →

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An egg is not a bird. A seed is not a tree.

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Lia Mills

One of many things that enrage me about what passes for rational debate about abortion in Ireland is the way language is being corrupted and debased – mostly, I’d argue, on the anti-choice side. Politicians, bishops, academics and lawyers – … Continue reading →

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Every Child a Wanted Child

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Lia Mills

(Here’s the full version of a piece published in the Comment section of the Independent last Saturday 04/05/13. It’s a personal contribution to the current conversation about abortion legislation in Ireland.) Every Child a Wanted Child When I was 17 … Continue reading →

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