I couldn't let Donald J. Trump's return as US president pass without making a comment about it.
Below is a screenshot of the online version of my letter on that theme, published in the Sunday Independent of 10 November 2024. It can be found buried in this webpage, https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/letters-john-boyne-takes-a-novel-approach-in-face-of-literary-pretension/a777243096.html.
Able ambassador
With Ireland currently in its own general election campaign — the country goes to the polls on 29 November — I don't expect to receive a call about my credentials to be the next Irish ambassador in Washington DC until a new taoiseach (prime minister) is in place. But I do expect a call nonetheless.Now, I would be willing to accept a more minor role as consul. It doesn't have to be the top gig immediately. I'm somewhat flexible.
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