The Grand Finale – as Eithne coined it. If I had written this as part of a book, I would’ve looked at the finished piece and said it was far too … [Read more...]
Day sixteen – Monday 16th
Sure wasn’t Indian Summers last night just amazing. Every writer ever wishes they’d written that. Monday 16th May – day sixteen – began at 3pm with … [Read more...]
Day fifteen – Thursday 12th
Day fifteen on the oral hearing began with a reply from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to Indaver’s Dixon Brosnan report, given to us … [Read more...]
Day fourteen – Wednesday 11th
Our fourteenth day – Wednesday 11th – began with a response from the Department of Defence to Indaver’s response to their objection. Their objection … [Read more...]
Day thirteen – Tuesday 10th
The Inspector passed me in the hall the other day, and nodding to the rain outside the window said, "If this is supposed to be a heatwave then I don't … [Read more...]
Day twelve – Monday 9th
In my opinion the best thing to come out of the government negotiations is that Katherine Zappone is now at the cabinet table. That’s all I‘m saying … [Read more...]
Day eleven – Thursday 5th
I go to my seat at the table on the eleventh day of the hearing, Thursday 5th, to be asked to move by the first speakers of the day because they … [Read more...]
Day ten – Wednesday 4th (evening sitting)
Now I don’t know who put flowers in my glass on the evening sitting of Wednesday 4th, but that was truly lovely of you, thank you! I arrived a … [Read more...]
Day ten – Wednesday 4th
Day ten of the oral hearing began with a reply from Indaver to the submissions put in by the Department of Defence and the Air Corps. The first … [Read more...]
Day nine – Tuesday 3rd
They've changed the lighting in the hall from pink to turquoise, and the chairs around the tables have been switched. The Inspector has a new … [Read more...]