Patricia MacBride
Patricia Mac Bride: Let the Irish government's budget horse trading begin
It’s not just what you’re given, it’s what you do with what you’ve got which matters.
Patricia MacBride: If we don’t act now, we risk losing Lough Neagh's beauty forever
It’s four miles from the house where I grew up to Ballyronan.
Patricia MacBride: Time for Republicans to tell Donald Trump 'You're fired'
I understand how people can turn to religion and rather than use it as a tool to manage how they live their lives, become enmeshed in it and see it as their single focus to convert everyone around them to their one true faith.
Patricia MacBride: Notre Dame 'Fighting Irish' phenomenon shows you don’t have to be from Ireland to be Irish
On Saturday, over 48,000 American football fans will gather at Dublin’s Lansdowne Road stadium for the college football season opener between the University of Notre Dame’s 'Fighting Irish' and the US Naval Academy’s 'Midshipmen'.
Patricia MacBride: Lord Kilclooney tweet shows GAA brings out the best in all of us
As I was scrolling through Twitter on Sunday after the match, the tweet that stood out for me the most was simply three words: “Kerry was robbed!” Now as a Derry woman who lost out to Kerry in the semi-final, I wanted to agree, as technically it would have been better for us if Kerry had won the championship.
Patricia MacBride: Lessons for life from Barbieland
There’s a scene in the Barbie movie where Margot Robbie is driving out of Barbie Land towards the real world, singing along to a song by The Indigo Girls which starts off: “I’m trying to tell you something about my life, maybe give me insight between black and white.
Patricia MacBride: Time to knock on head the notion that burning flags and effigies on bonfires is cultural expression
Whatever happened to eco-bonfires? Back in 2008, community organisations received grants of up to £3,000 from local councils in order to ensure that the annual Eleventh Night bonfires were free of tyres and other pollutants.
Patricia MacBride: Why are some Catholic Churches still banning flags on coffins?
George Washington Memorial Park is full of oak and maple trees.
Patricia MacBride: Boys of the new Brigade
Arlene Foster’s Together UK Foundation might want to have a wee word with the Boys' Brigade to find out what’s going on.
Patricia MacBride: Golf's Saudi sports washing feels different
The term “sports washing” came to the top of public discourse last week when it was announced that the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour was to merge with the PGA.