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The thoughts of Daragh Mc Grath

Browsing Posts published in March, 2006

Current Weather Conditions: Toulouse / Blagnac, France (LFBO) 43-38N 001-22E 153M Conditions at 2006.03.30 1600 UTC Wind from the SSE (150 degrees) at 12 MPH (10 KT) Sky conditions clear sky Visibility greater than 7 mile(s) Temperature 69 F (21 C) Dew Point 51 F (11 C) Relative Humidity 52% Pressure (altimeter) 29.97 in. Hg [...]

So, given RedMum and Rick have jumped the gun just a little and started promoting it, I may as well unveil the wrapper on The Dublin Community Blog, a blog written by some of the best and most entertaining blogers around Dublin, as well as a few not so familiar faces. Some of the writers [...]

So, once again I’ve proved how much I suck at blogging here over the past few days. I’ve been busy, busy with work stuff, and busy with stuff in general! This weekend brings a welcome break, I’m off to Toulouse with the Leinster team for the Heineken Cup Quarter Final early on Friday morning, staying [...]

Spring is here Originally uploaded by kitty80. Today, is the Irish Cancer Society’s big fund-raising day out, Daffodil Day. There are lots of hardy souls out there braving the wind and rain selling daffodils for a very, very good cause today. Make sure that you go out there and buy some, and encourage everyone else [...]

Think the title says all that needs to be said!

The ever brilliant Channel 4 have a must-see documentary on this coming Thursday evening at 9pm. The Falling Man is the story of the people who began to fall from the buildings just minutes after the first plane hit. Fall is the key word here…most jumped. Probably my most abiding memory of 9/11 is one [...]

There is breaking news just emerging that the Serbian President, Boris Tadic, has said that he does not stand against the funeral of Serbian War Criminal, and former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The question of whether Milosevic’s family will be allowed to travel to Serbia for the funeral still needs to be decided, with charges [...]

Sitting here tonight watching Sky News, I’ve just realised that tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the Dunblane Massacre. On the 13th of March 1996, unemployed former shopkeeper Thomas Hamilton walked in to the local primary school and killed 16 students and one of their teachers. I don’t remember why it was the case, but, [...]

Oscar Winning Irish film, Six Shooter, is now online on the Channel 4 website for people to view. I haven’t seen this yet, but, I’ve heard a lot of very good reports about it, so, will have to check it out as soon as I have some access to broadband.

Wow, who would ever have known it, but, the Pat Kenny MP3 has been downloaded from here over 10,000 times since it was put up a week ago. From a quick scan through the logs, it would appear that it’s caught on right around Ireland, as well as Wales, England and Scotland amongst many more. [...]