2 mornings in a row having the alarm ring at 5:40 am and having to drive down the country is just not nice and oh so tiring
Browsing Posts published in October, 2004
So, the Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) here in Ireland have been given yet another EUR 40 million donation of Tax Payers money by the Irish government towards the costs of the re-development of their stadium, Croke Park. I don’t suppose there’s much point in clarifying the politics of such a move to my non-Irish readers; [...]
There’s an article in this weekends Irish Times Magazine, by Roisin Ingle interviewing Ryan Tubridy in anticipation of his new TV chat show Tubridy Tonight. I am a massive Ryan fan, and have been slowly trying to convert the entire world to The Full Irish, but I am amazed by the fact that RTÉ still [...]
Okies, just before I head for bed, I have to post this image (courtest of Sutton Images). It’s a picture of Renault Formula One Team boss Flavio Briatorie. As those who follow F1 (and in fact fashion and celebrity news, courtesy of his affairs with Naomi Cambpell and Kate Moss) will know, Flavio is a [...]
In one of their latest entries to the Google Blog, Google have posted their aptitude tests, and encourage people to take the time filling them in, and sending them off to Mountain View for assessment. If your good enough, there could be a job on the way! However, be warned, they’re not easy (and are [...]
From met.ie Cool and blustery this evening and tonight with clear spells and widespread showers. The showers will be frequent across the west and north where longer spells of heavy rain are likely. A risk of hail and thunder also. Fresh to strong southwest winds. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
Suzi was in hospital on Monday to have a small lump removed from her side. She ended up with a two inch incision along her right hand rib-cage, which was stitched up nicely and healing well…until today, when she decided to go and scratch herself against our stone walls of the house and rip all [...]
My good pal Kit has posted an amazing response to my blog on Google News China, which is so well worth reading, and in-fact commenting on. Right now, I am just far too tired to write a response, I will get around to this later, but for now, go give it a read! Thankee kindly [...]
I’ve just been over to Bay restaurant in Dollymount for lunch with Neil and Derek, and I have to say, it comes well recommended for lunch in the area, where it’s a refreshing change from the usual Smiths / Barcode / Yacht / Clontarf Castle eats. Lunch was relatively inexpensive, and tasty, although service took [...]
I watched Spin the Bottle last night, a homegrown Irish movie, set in inner city Dublin about Rats, a ‘head’ released from Mountjoy prision, and determined to get himself on the straight and narrow and come up with the funds to send his obese neighbour to Lourdes for a pilgrimage. The film is littered with [...]
