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 [...]
Coffee mug in hand, I stood looking out the window as it dawned. Nothing new. The same old scene. Sheep. What else on the Kildare plain. Kildare – the land of the three S’s – sheepshite and soldiers.
The wind howled from the south-East. Trees and bushes ducking from the rain it lashed at them. Not [...]
And so the pig meat sage continues. And new questions are being asked with each passing day.
Were the authorities overreacting when they ordered that all pig meat be taken off shop shelves, out of cold-stores and domestic fridges and destroyed? Probably. If the same traceability systems used for beef and mutton were in place it [...]
In early July, the Road Safety Authority announced the release of a consultation document on the use of agricultural and works vehicles on public roads.
Head of the RSA, Noel Brett, said among the problems identified is that a 16-year-old can drive a tractor and trailer weighing more than 30 tonnes without a driving test and [...]
This is Seán. Seán Tarbh. (Click to biggify). I’ve known him a few years now, but it is only recently that he moved in beside me.
We’re great pals. Sort of. Well I’m nice to him so doesn’t get nasty with me. That sort of way. The last time he got nasty a wall was knocked [...]
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 Tom, [...]
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