Kildare, unlike the west and south of the country, was relatively unscathed by the recent flooding. Some small pockets, most notably Johnstown and Sallins, were hit and hit badly. Even then the damage was confined to particular housing estates.
I was visiting a client, a farmer, in one of those areas the other day. Small talk [...]
Vincent joined the Reserve Defence Forces, or FCA as it was then, when he was 17. Why he didn’t join the regular army I never asked. While all things military were his passion, perhaps he seen a better living to be made in business. And he has had many businesses down the years, most recently [...]
Barack Obama won the election and will be America’s first black president.
Lewis Hamilton became the first ever black Formula One champion.
Will Smith was the highest paid actor in 2008.
What a great year to be black.
Michael Jackson must be fucking kicking himself!
Contrast these three snippets from recent Irish newspaper articles. (Headlines underlined)
Katy on life support after heart attacks
… Katy’s failure to respond to treatment is viewed as so serious that doctors have ruled out moving her to a more acute hospital in Dublin … Close friends revealed Katy was …
Read the full piece from the Irish [...]
Dear Van Drivers Listen here, wankers! Yeah, you. You in the Celtic/Mar U/Da Pool jersey. You with the Star/Mirror/Mail wedged on the dashboard between the paper coffee cups and left-over breakfast-rolls. Know who you are now?
Why can’t you shower of langers be like your big cousins, the truck drivers, and have some respect for other [...]
I always look forward to Sarah Carey’s column in the Sunday Times. Even more so I look forward to reading the full version on her blog. She wrote an excellent piece a couple of weeks back on how non-believing Irish parents are being forced to have their children baptised etc. You can read it here [...]
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