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Bring Them Down Review — TIFF 2024 - CGMagazine

Sep 22, 2024 | cgmagonline.com | Ridge Harripersad |Barry Keoghan |Colm Meaney

Have you ever heard about Irish sheep herding politics? Well, that is what Christopher Andrews brings in his directorial debut with Bring Them Down at TIFF 2024. I went into this film blind, other than knowing it was an Irish film and Barry Keoghan (Saltburn, Eternals) was in it. But it was a thrilling revenge plot that examined the politics and sad entertainment for farmers in rural Ireland. The story follows two feuding sheep-herding families and their businesses.
In the Philippines, Christmas starts in September

Dec 18, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

In the Philippines the Christmas season begins in September! Yes, the first of the so-called “-ber” months (Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec), so from early in that month the Christmas decorations will be in place in the shops, the assistants will be sporting their Santa hats, carols will be the piped music in the malls, etc.
Crisis? What Crisis?

Aug 19, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

“The planet is getting warmer in catastrophic ways. And fear may be the only thing that saves us”, New York Times, Feb. 16, 2019. Yes, fear is the motto of our current oppressors and would-be leaders. Fortunately they are mostly brawn (money), quite short on brain. Fear mongering is one of their trusty weapons as they continually claim that the planet is lurching from one existential threat to the next, and we’d better follow their lead in conquering the threats: fantasy at each and every level.
UNWELCOME REVIEW

Aug 7, 2023 | horrosgoryreviews.blogspot.com | Colm Meaney

Married couple Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent and murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. Starring: Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, and Colm MeaneyDirected by: Jon WrightWritten by: Mark Stay and Jon WrightCheck out the video below and find out how many pools of blood it received... VIDEO
The Ryan Tubridy Show Thursday 22 June 2023

Jun 22, 2023 | rte.ie | Colm Meaney

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COLM MEANEY: “Know Your Enemy”

Jun 18, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

Notwithstanding the powers we are up against, I’m actually hopeful. Not because I think that we are on the cusp of a victory in one of the many battles in which we are involved, but simply by examining the sides in these skirmishes – skirmishes, I should say, which add up to an almighty war, for the future of our country and civilization.
COLM MEANEY: The Damage Has Been Done

May 21, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

It’s time to take stock, to see what we have gained and what still needs to be faced. I mean, compared with 2020 or 2021, things seem much better now. Behaviour that seemed outrageously bizarre back then is nearly a thing of the past now. Indeed, things got so bad in the summer of 2020 that I had to rename my usual walking area: formerly it was known as the North Circular Road (NCR), but because of the weird behaviour of some of my co-walkers, I called it the Neurotic Citizens Route.
COLM MEANEY: "Like sheep to the slaughter".

May 7, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

Sheep and lambs are recurring images in the bible, both Old and New Testaments. However, they convey very different meanings, depending on context. Perhaps the most endearing image is from Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd”, and this is then echoed by Jesus saying that he is “the good shepherd” (John 10).
Colm Meaney: The resistance of the few

Apr 15, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

An interesting reply was sent about one of my recent pieces, for which I am grateful. The reply is too long to include here, but I hope to excerpt from it in ways that are true to its author’s intent. My original article was on the topic of our responses to authorities (parents, government, health officials, police, and so on), and that blind obedience to any of their dictates was a dangerous path to tread.
COLM MEANEY : The Capaciousness of Life

Apr 8, 2023 | gript.ie | Colm Meaney

Sometimes during a funeral homily, naturally with appropriate solemnity, I ask the mourners if they think that life has ended for the corpse lying in the coffin. Some might look at me as if I had lost my marbles by asking such a foolish question; others nod that, yes, there’s no life in the coffin. And I suspect that many of us would think likewise.