Sean Whelan

As a political figure, losing the 2020 presidential election was the best thing that happened to Donald Trump. It gave him something that most presidents never get – time. Time to think, time to plan, time to plot, time to hire, time to decide what he wan... See more

The thing that has always concerned me about the deployment of the National Guard in Washington DC is not the deployment of the National Guard per se - it's what would happen when the National guard was involved in a shooting incident. Not that I anticipa... See more

The wheels of justice grind slowly - but sometimes they go really fast. The sentencing of Marcin Pieciak in New York today was an example of the latter. Dressed in a beige top and matching bottoms, shaven headed with a long beard, his hands cuffed behind ... See more

A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the manslaughter of Irish woman Sarah McNally at a bar in New York last year. Marcin Pieciak had been charged with murder, but agreed to plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter last month. In court, the... See more

In New York a man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the manslaughter of Irish woman Sarah McNally at a bar in Queens. Marcin Pieciak had been charged with murder, but agreed to plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter last month. In court Piec... See more