At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure.

Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained.

Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.

Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.

In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself.