Category Archives: Ireland

They really do come to Ireland for the weather.

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

On Monday night on RTE’s Frontline a discussion took place as to how Ireland needs to improve its economy by leveraging aspects of the country that are of interest to the rest of the world. Certainly our young and talented … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Computers, Economy, Ireland, IT, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Site for the new childrens hospital.

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

In today’s Irish Times Philip Lynch, the former chairman of the board responsible for building the new childrens hospital that is urgently required in Ireland finally broke his silence to allege that… I’ve no doubt in the world about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cronyism, Economy, Fianna Fail, Health, Ireland | 4 Comments

Whoa! Get off my side!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Ok… everyone calm down. Since my last post, there has been a rather shrill and at times exaggerated reaction to my post and to the position of a particular party on equality and specifically the issue of equality relating to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland, Politics, Social Networking, Twitter, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

We don’t want marriage, we just want equality.

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Let me make myself perfectly clear. I am gay. I have always been gay. I did not choose at some point in my life to be gay, it chose me. I would go as far as to say that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland, Politics, Social Networking, Twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

One size definitely does NOT fit all…

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

It is fair to say that I am a big chap. A Brobdingnagian if you will. A giant among men. I wish that I were a giant among men for some other reason such as financial success, philanthropic endeavour, sporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything is shit, Festivals, Height, Ireland, Tall | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Apparently people who live in apartments don’t vote.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

I have lived in apartments in Dublin’s city centre for nearly 20 years now. 4 general elections have passed in Ireland in the time that I have been living in apartments, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007. In addition, the Dublin … Continue reading →

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The boom might be dead, greed appears to be alive and kicking.

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

In today’s Irish Times letters page, the owners of two Dublin institutions The Mermaid and Gruel described how the greed of their landlords had regretfully forced them to close their doors. These landlords who despite the economic downturn refused to … Continue reading →

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Why are we waiting? (to the tune of Adeste Fideles)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Seriously. Why are we still waiting for the incompetent fools that the country inexplicably elected last time around to call an election? The whole country seems to be of the opinion that this shower of useless, expenses fiddling, golf playing, … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude – A German word embraced by the Irish?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

Scha·den·freu·de [shahd-n-froi-duh] –noun satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune. I love my country. I really do. I always have. Even back when I was a child growing up in the 1980′s which if you lived in them you will know, was not a great time … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks, Economy, Ireland | 3 Comments

What now for Irish Politics?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

It has been a roller-coaster couple of weeks in Ireland. The party that has almost continuously run the country (with a couple of brief interludes) since the inception of the state lies in ruins, or at least its reputation does. Whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Ireland, Politics, Social Welfare | 2 Comments