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Every now and then in Ireland, the issue of counties acknowledging each other for what they are pops up. Dublin, being the biggest City in the republic, often has its residents stereotyped as not knowing the world outside of it (something I have come across sadly). Other counties are so bitter that they’ll do anything…
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Last week we all heard the news of a plane crash at Heathrow in London. The Boeing 777 passenger jet seemingly lost power to both of its engines and only thanks to the skill of the pilot, managed to crash land just inside the airport fences. Anyone who knows me, will know that I haven’t…
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Normally us computer users freak out over not backing up important data at times when we lose it. We always say that it will never happen again and we pontificate to others about the importance of doing so. Well the Irish government is now going to take that step for us and back up everything…
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In Ireland we have a body called the HSE (Health Service Executive) that supposedly is there to manage the health sector and keep problems at bay. Straight away when you hear the word “Executive” you just know that no work is being done and with the state of our health system in Ireland you’d be…
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Well that’s not entirely true, I do have a bit of an interest in anything that the space pioneers get up to but the subject of this post would not have been so damning otherwise. 😉 Anyway a Japanese team are set to launch a paper airplane from the space station, coated with special heat…
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Reading in yesterday’s headlines, some bad news for Irish mobile company Mobile Aware. The company has sought the protection of the court and has had an examiner appointed to try and save the company from being wound up. The report highlights that Mobile Aware have many creditors including the revenue commissioners. This is more bad…
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Okay I’m officially fuming at the moment. I’ve just spent my entire Saturday working on code instead of relaxing and I just ducked out to the supermarket to get something in the range of quick foods. Soup was on my mind so I perused the soup aisle. Hmmm, so many varieties, which one? Harvest vegetables,…
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I recently acquired a Sony PS3 (many months after everyone else) and I have to say, impressed? I certainly am. I’ve had a few consoles in recent years, xbox, Wii, DS lite but I have to say that the PS3 is really a nice piece of work. Since they stopped producing the full-featured 60GB model,…
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Happy New Year one and all! Boy do I feel stuffed after Christmas. Nothing a few weeks running won’t sort out anyway. 😉 As for New Year’s resolutions, none I’m afraid. I’ve decided that this year will be best left unplanned, time for me to let go of control and see what happens. Also thinking…
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Alas poor Joe Dolan has passed away following a sudden illness. Joe, who played for over 40 years on the Irish music scene, was well-known performer who brought great entertainment to many. Famous for hits like “Good lookin’ woman” there was never a show like a Joe show. Sadly on this post-Christmas Day, Joe has…