Just noticed this morning that Ireland (i.e. Rep.Ireland) have slid further down the FIFA rankings to #49 with N.Ireland leap frogging us to bring them to #45. We have been sliding for a while now but recent results have really let us down. Hopefully our decent is over (as of last weeks draw) and we [...]
Some Sinn Féiners called ’round to the house the other night. I was expecting some of the parties to start calling soon and SF were among those I was going to yell “feck off!” at. But damn them to hell they were so damn nice that I couldn’t but listen to what they had to [...]
I might have expected this in France (because of their laws) but not in the UK. A young Muslim teacher has been suspended for wearing her veil in class. According to the school, Headfield Church of England Junior School in Dewsbury West Yorkshire, it was because the children found it difficult to understand her during [...]
Much much better from Ireland tonight who finally get their first point of the campaign against the Czech Republic [note for Bill O'Herlihy, it's not Czechoslovakia!]. It was a good performance and in some ways we were unlucky not to take all three points from the game. The sad thing is that it took Saturday’s [...]
It looks like i’ll be staying with Smart for the forseable future then. As far as I know phone customers have two weeks to find another provider but Smart will continue to provide broadband. And to make up for the recent problems all broadband customers get a 3Mb speed upgrade for the rest of the [...]
My second attempt at putting my thoughts into words after tonights depressing game. I had a really long post written about it, about the players and about Stan but i’ve cooled down now and rewritten it. Tonight was embarrassing. The performance was nothing short of shameful. It’s our most embarrassing defeat in decades, the draw [...]
According to reports the EU’s environmental body is using Dublin as an example of what not to do when it comes to urban planning. Apparently Dublin’s urban sprawl is a “worst-case scenario” in city planning. Plus it reportedly says that “extremely passive” planning policies have also led to undesirable urban sprawl in towns and villages [...]
A short message to Bertie and pals, “The Government has raked in €1.8bn more tax than expected in the first nine months of this year, it was revealed today.” Great!! Well, with all this talk of gifts and loans and so on I just want to remind you, before you stick half of that cash [...]
According to the Belfast Tele shooting has just begun on the first bilingual film to come out of Ireland! [really?? that is a surprise!] Kings, starring Colm Meaney and Donal O’Kelly, features cast members speaking both in English and Irish and is set to hit the big screen next year. Although other ventures have included [...]
Something that looks too good to be true usually is. Smart Broadband looked good, 3Mb for €35 plus I can make calls, excellent thought I. But now the phones are down, I can make calls but not receive them and I wonder how long before the company folds altogether and we lose the Broadband. I [...]