Images of last week's Trump riot shocked the world and underlined the danger of mob mentality.
As the Donald J Trump dominion implodes and Twitter finally 'pull the plug', we could easily see the USA's 45th president suffer a second impeachment in the coming days.
On a more positive note, not-so-sleepy Joe Biden has nominated Connemara man and Mayor of Boston Martin Joseph Walsh to Secretary of Labor in his new administration. Boston Marty originally hails from Ros Muc in Connemara and was awarded the Freedom of Galway in 2018.
The Irish-American politician and Five Star client is a frequent visitor to Ireland, and we wish him well in his new post!
"For Secretary of Labor, I nominate a good friend and a stand-up guy, Marty Walsh of Boston. The son of Irish immigrants," said President-elect Biden yesterday.