Maurice O'Leary
@mauriceoleary.bsky.social
Keeping a close eye on Ireland, UK, USA and Spain from Cambrils, Catalonia.
Can't understand why the job didn't go to Lord John Marbury. He had already successfully rehearsed the part.
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Can't understand why the job didn't go to Lord John Marbury. He had already successfully rehearsed the part.
Protocol is a very strange word to describe the murder of US citizens.
Is she suggesting that one group stepped on the toes of the other group who should have carried out the murders.
Is she suggesting that one group stepped on the toes of the other group who should have carried out the murders.
January 28, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Protocol is a very strange word to describe the murder of US citizens.
Is she suggesting that one group stepped on the toes of the other group who should have carried out the murders.
Is she suggesting that one group stepped on the toes of the other group who should have carried out the murders.
Be patient. Trump is destroying Brexit.
January 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Be patient. Trump is destroying Brexit.
Until the political consensus in Britain changes, all he can do is try to nudge things into a less harmful position for Britain.
January 18, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Until the political consensus in Britain changes, all he can do is try to nudge things into a less harmful position for Britain.
There is no point in looking at Rejoining until there is an overwhelming political consensus to do so. Until then, the EU would not be interested wasting more time on British obsessions.
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
There is no point in looking at Rejoining until there is an overwhelming political consensus to do so. Until then, the EU would not be interested wasting more time on British obsessions.
To be fair to Starmer, Brexit which he opposed but has to live with left him no strategic options.
January 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
To be fair to Starmer, Brexit which he opposed but has to live with left him no strategic options.
It's a bit embarrassing for Britain. They left the EU on a wave of 1940s nostalgia but relying on a 2000s world order that Trump has demolished. Size matters once again and Britain's splendid isolation now looks pathetic.
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
It's a bit embarrassing for Britain. They left the EU on a wave of 1940s nostalgia but relying on a 2000s world order that Trump has demolished. Size matters once again and Britain's splendid isolation now looks pathetic.
An unfortunate table server once described minestrone soup to me as mine strone.
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
An unfortunate table server once described minestrone soup to me as mine strone.
Alternative spelling would replace the i with a.
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Alternative spelling would replace the i with a.
Fun fact. His brother was a famous bridge player. He used the surname Barron and developed a number of bidding conventions that are still popular.
December 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Fun fact. His brother was a famous bridge player. He used the surname Barron and developed a number of bidding conventions that are still popular.
Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar .......
Maybe Caesar was like Trump, only in it for himself.
Maybe Caesar was like Trump, only in it for himself.
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar .......
Maybe Caesar was like Trump, only in it for himself.
Maybe Caesar was like Trump, only in it for himself.
He did a neat number on Theresa May back in Brexit negotiations with a no cherry picking photo.
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
He did a neat number on Theresa May back in Brexit negotiations with a no cherry picking photo.
Certainly in the case of Ireland it was helped by the governing FF party responsible for the irresponsible policies that led to the EU/IMF/UK bailout, acting responsibly for once and doing some of the heavy lifting before facing the inevitable near annihilation at the polls.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Certainly in the case of Ireland it was helped by the governing FF party responsible for the irresponsible policies that led to the EU/IMF/UK bailout, acting responsibly for once and doing some of the heavy lifting before facing the inevitable near annihilation at the polls.
Cut off his McDonalds.
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Cut off his McDonalds.
72 years of age can be a bit of a problem.
I'm 72.
I know about these things.
I'm 72.
I know about these things.
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
72 years of age can be a bit of a problem.
I'm 72.
I know about these things.
I'm 72.
I know about these things.
Just seeing Breitbart logo in the background is sufficient to classify this as toadying BS.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just seeing Breitbart logo in the background is sufficient to classify this as toadying BS.
More Epstein than Einstein.
Next week #47 remembers he invented the Internet which was of course done by Al Gore who did get a Nobel Peace Prize.
Next week #47 remembers he invented the Internet which was of course done by Al Gore who did get a Nobel Peace Prize.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
More Epstein than Einstein.
Next week #47 remembers he invented the Internet which was of course done by Al Gore who did get a Nobel Peace Prize.
Next week #47 remembers he invented the Internet which was of course done by Al Gore who did get a Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nonce formerly known as Prince
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Nonce formerly known as Prince
It is sad to see the collapse of any centre ground. The polite way by which parliamentarians must address one another in the Cortes masks a very bitter divide.
October 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It is sad to see the collapse of any centre ground. The polite way by which parliamentarians must address one another in the Cortes masks a very bitter divide.
Her 5 questions would remind one of Gordon Brown's tests for joining the Euro. Carefully chosen to give a veneer of objectivity to a decision made a long time ago.
October 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Her 5 questions would remind one of Gordon Brown's tests for joining the Euro. Carefully chosen to give a veneer of objectivity to a decision made a long time ago.
Standard Projection by a liar.
September 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Standard Projection by a liar.
Didn't get Lost in Translation.
September 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Didn't get Lost in Translation.
Best comment;
If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox.
If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox.
September 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Best comment;
If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox.
If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox.
The Charlie Kirk is the "Reichstag Fire" moment they were waiting for.
September 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The Charlie Kirk is the "Reichstag Fire" moment they were waiting for.