I watched live streams from the 72nd Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis yesterday. I read the speeches this morning.
They gave me little in the way of joy or hope. They bored me much of the time. They did anger me in parts.
When I laughed, it was in amazement at how the delegates are totally disconnected with [...]
There is trouble brewing, my friends. Big trouble. This could get dirty. Brother against brother. Well, mother against mother or father against father more like.
The board of management of a primary school in the county has proposed bringing the opening time forward by half an hour from 9:20 to 8:50. 8:50 to 9:10 to be [...]
The local hotel all but had a sign over the door saying underage drinkers welcome. In appreciation of their welcoming us over the previous year or so that’s where met up the night before the Leaving Cert results were released. The plan was just two pints to settle the nerves and we stuck to it. [...]
Back in the 80s things were tough. Times were rotten and Robin Hood was a state-of-the-art industrial estate. Christy Moore sang Peter Hames’ Ordinary Man and stirred anger in us all. Countless thousands were unemployed.
That’s not totally correct – they were indeed counted. Counted and parsed by gender, age, education, you name it. They would [...]
I’ve been busy lately. Which explains the recent lack of posts, Tweets, commenting, drink …
I’ve been enjoying it though. Being busy doing different and new things each day is far nicer than being busy doing the same crap day in day out.
Twice I’ve been out with my camera. A sports day and a graduation. Favours [...]
Who would write this?
I miss my home, my baroque princess bed, Romeo my iguana and, of course, my family.
Tiffany’s has yet to open a branch in Co. Meath but Mum was kind enough to treat me to a full Irish in a posh café.
Medicine seems like the trajectory for me, but if I don’t like [...]
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