Following the ‘success‘ of the smoking ban in Ireland, the Norwegians have followed suit and also banned smoking in restaurants and bars. 26% of Norwegians are smokers, well above the recommended average so health chiefs are hoping the ban will have a big impact. Polls show the British are also behind such a ban.

Tá BEO Meitheamh ar fáil anois. Tá vóta spéisiúila ar an príomhleathanach an mhí seo, an bhfuil ceart ar mhuintir na hÉireann fáilte a chur ar George Bush nuair a tabharfadh sé cuairt ar Éirinn ar an 25 Meitheamh? Ní cheart, is dóigh liomsa….gabh pardún agam a Seoirse

If you are interested in soccer (sorry…football…blaaah) you may be interested to hear that Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich has sacked Claudio Ranieri. Bit harsh in my opinion, I think Claudio has done a good job, especially since Abramovich has come on board and tried to manufacture a team by throwing together big names. It looks [...]

Reports say Bono is planning to organise a second Live Aid, likely to be held in next summer in London. However Sir Bob denies any involvement with the project despite Sun reports that he is to team up with the U2 frontman. The 20th anniversary [of LiveAid 1] on July 13th “will be used to [...]

Interesting story from China where they have taken the decision to regulate online gaming. Any games with content “violating basic principles of the Constitution, threatening national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, that might divulge state secrets” or content “threatening state security, damaging the nation’s glory, disturbing social order and infringing on other’s legitimate rights” will [...]

The bauld Slugger has been havin’ a few issues le deanaí with folks resorting to insulting and name callin’, generally lowering the usual high standard of insightful discussion which takes place. It totally spoils the atmosphere and in worst cases causes Slugger mgt. to remove what could be interesting and informative discussions. Still, there’s nothing [...]