Bryan Mukandi wrote an excellent post about how nascent African states tend to adopt the governmental practices of the former colonial power. I am not going to expand on what he wrote or on the points made in the lively discussion it spawned – I have said my piece about how Ireland continues to follow [...]
Fergal met a lovely girl in a bar in Ballinasloe and they hit it off immediately. So much so, that he offered to drop her home at the end of the night. Not far out the road she called out here. Stop here. This is me now. He looked at her quizzically. But, but this [...]
The Old Bailey circa 1975 Judge: You have been found guilty of throwing Mr. Patrick Murphy to his death from a 10 storey building. Do you have anything to say before I pass sentence? Defendant: Aw, com’on guv’ner! He was only an Irishman for crying out loud. Judge: That’s not the point. You could have [...]
A man with a broken arm was in the queue ahead of me. Holding a pack of light bulbs to his chest with the cast, he struggled to extract the money from his wallet with his left hand. When I was being served I remarked to the girl there wasn’t a hope in hell that [...]
On Saturday evening I enjoyed a drink and a chat with two old friends I’d never met before. The Internet’s like that. Just after they left I was joined by another old friend. One I had met before. But not for years. Not even on the Internet. He’s not like that. Which is a pity [...]
Paddy: I’m off on me hols on Saturday for two weeks. Mick: Nice one. Listen, would you get me 200 fags and a bottle of brandy. I’ll give you the money when you get back. Two weeks later … Paddy: There you go. 200 B&H and a bottle of Hennessy. Mick: Good man. Fair play [...]
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