The EU has an E-number for everything from calcium carbonate (chalk) [Source: Wikipedia] to Mycoxafailin (Viagra) [Source: OBB News]. I propose a system of W-numbers for those employers who are wankers to work for. Here is a small sample from my own past experience to illustrate this. W101: I was 14 years old. Myself and [...]
Eight years ago, at about teatime on a Tuesday, there were 1,700 post offices in Ireland. Today, there are 1,200. According to the Irish Postmasters’ Union most were closed on the retirement or death of the postmaster and low wages meant no one stepped in to take their place. Most small rural post offices were [...]
- The Kildare Chilling Co. facility was destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon. Both Breaking News.ieIndependent.ie say the fire broke out at the Chillen factory on the old Dublin road at around 4 o’ clock. I can only assume the report was phoned in by a true local. Anyway, it’s a sad loss – [...]
At 11:00 I was having lunch. Tuna in mayonnaise with sweetcorn on brown bread. The bread was home-made by a company that pretends to be a little old lady. The rest was away-made by fish, fowl and farmers. It was gorgeous. So much so it made me feel guilty. You know. All the starving children. [...]
I like lists. I made one last week using a sheet of headed paper the government sent me, a carpenter’s pencil I found behind my ear and a Robert Roberts coffee stain. You can try this at home yourself. Use a tea stain if you want. Or a biro. The choice is yours. First on [...]
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