The beautiful game: ten magic moments - and Troy of the Rovers is the eleventh. Yesterday, alone in my telly room, I jumped in the air and screamed louder than a Spinal Tap amp that goes up to eleven, when Troy Parrott scored his last-gasp winner against Hungary. Minutes

The beautiful game: ten magic moments - and Troy of the Rovers is the eleventh. #coybig #bohs #lufc #mot micknugent.substack.com/p/the-beautifu…

The right to an objective education goes beyond avoiding ‘faith formation’ The Department of Education, school Patron bodies, TDs, the ETBs, and others often refer to ‘faith formation’ in schools, by which they typically mean religious instruction according to the rites of a

UK Supreme Court rules religious education and worship breaches parents’ and children’s rights atheist.ie/2025/11/uk-sup…

Twelve years ago this month, at the Oxford Union, I proposed the motion that religion harms society. It’s still relevant today. open.substack.com/pub/micknugent…

UK case on not attending religion class shows flaws in Irish WRC ruling from 2023 If the process of withdrawal from religious education in Northern Ireland schools breaches the rights of non-religious families, under the same European Convention that Ireland has subscribed to,

“Phoenix Law Welcomes Landmark UK Supreme Court Judgment Protecting Children’s and Parents’ Rights in Religious Education” “A Significant Victory for Human Rights and Educational Equality. Darragh Mackin, Solicitor for JR87 and her father said:  “This decision is a watershed

The recent case at the UK Supreme Court, about withdrawing from religious education in schools, highlights the flaws in a WRC decision in Ireland three years ago. The UK case was based on the European Convention on Human Rights, which Ireland has subscribed to. The UK Supreme

Some Christians including Peadar Toibin TD want Dublin City Council’s Winter Lights to be renamed Christmas Lights. John Hamill and I discussed this on Newstalk Radio today. youtu.be/hmCAqI1tV1g

Religious education in Ireland is indoctrination, based on UK and European Court rulings The Supreme Court in the UK has found that the religious education course in Northern Ireland schools was indoctrination. Atheist Ireland has been using the word ‘indoctrination’ in

Some Christians including Peadar Tóibín TD want Dublin City Council’s Winter Lights to be renamed Christmas Lights. This is not about people changing a religious festival to a secular one. It is about some Christians trying to force a religious meaning onto a secular display of

Great T. Rex vibes from California glam band Dagamoor 🙂 youtu.be/sRJkGrPho0Y

Coz I Luv You - have a listen to Slady, the all-female Slade tribute band 🙂 youtu.be/RAQ8DVrI7jY

Leeds United, the Don Revie era - nostalgia trip of where my childhood heroes are now 🤍💙💛 #lufc #mot youtu.be/e1HhbqH2d2w

Winter Lights around the world The Dublin Winter Lights festival is illuminating the city until 21 December, transforming iconic landmarks, buildings and bridges. There are light displays at the GPO, Dublin Castle, Merrion Square Park, the River Liffey, and elsewhere. This

Dublin Winter Lights is part of a global cultural genre of Winter Lights festivals from Berlin to Beijing and Sydney to Cincinnati. Here are links to twenty other examples around the world. Check them out! michaelnugent.com/2025/12/03/win…

Super win for Leeds against Chelsea. New formation looks solid. Ampadu great. Wonderful goal by Tanaka. Still on target to stay up and build. Happy days, marching on together! 🤍💙💛 #lufc

Ha'penny Bridge lit up as part of the Dublin Winter Lights festival