This week beginning 10 July 2006 has been particularly bad for Irish families. Road deaths appear to be dramatically rising, although the way the media portrays it you would think it was 100’s more than last year instead of the real figure of 22 compared with this time in 2005. Now I’m not making light…
At 10:00 AM this morning former Irish Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, passed away after a long fight against cancer. Whatever opinions may have been circulated about the former Taoiseach, I’m sure that everyone on this island will admit that CJ was certainly one of the great characters of Irish politics. Good or bad, he purveyed a…
Looks like Pat Kenny is being brought up over a comment he made about a psychic telephone service. He seemingly made unacceptable comments about the worth of the service that now has the psychics in a very angry state. I guess they should have seen it coming… (cough, cough) source: Irish Times Note: Irish Times…
It would appear that Irish people spend 3 times more on alcohol than our EU counterparts. Not making light of a serious situation but doesn’t alcohol cost 3 times as much in Ireland than it does in most other EU countries? source: Irish Times Note: Irish Times article may require login
In recent days we have seen the controversy over the statutory rape legislation in Ireland. Yesterday a man sentenced for the rape of a 12-year-old girl was set free because somebody had exposed a loophole in the legislation. What kind of person goes looking for loopholes in such legislation and what kind of person defends…
A story in the Times today covers how only 170 out of an estimated 37,000 childminders in the country have applied for a tax exemption brought in by the last budget. The article reflects, much like I did after reading the headline, that many childminders probably don’t want to register as they are already living…
My poor old weblog has suffered recently at the hands of focussed thought. As such I have decided to split my ramblings into two and try to divide my publishing practice into both my typical rambling zone but also a new tech-related ramble zone. A vain attempt to produce two blogs out of no time…
Hollywood hath no inspiration like real life: A story I heard on the Last Word (Today FM) yesterday seemed so bizarre I could hardly believe what I was hearing. Seemingly two old ladies in the US took it upon themselves to seek an active retirement fund. How did they manage this? Well they befriended homeless…
A phrase that surely sums up the weekend; a weekend that saw Munster finally claim the European cup after so long trying. Hats off to Peter Stringer, who by all accounts played out of his skin as he always does for Ireland anyway. Congrats to the lads on a great victory – I’m sure that…
Just along the same tune as my last post, the thought has occurred to me of how many podcasts I listen to regarding work related stuff. Indeed, how many people listen to podcast material that will help them write papers, investigate new avenues and solve problems when lacking knowledge. This set me off on a…