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Francois Hollande's Plane Struck By German Lightning Weapon

There's no end to those Germans, I'm telling you. Aware that the new French president was on his way for a chat with Frau Merkel, they came up with a [...]

Virgin Mary Wins League for Man City

Who knew the Virgin Mary was a football fan? According to the callers on Liveline, Manchester City's second goal was a miracle resulting from prayers to the Virgin Mary at [...]

Catdig 2012 Fringe

It takes a special hairdresser to turn this: into this: But Niall Colgan the hairdresser is up to the job. His people are geniuses and Catdig is the non-festival that [...]

Showtime Cinemas Limerick Exploit Cancer Charity Request

I notice a breast-cancer support group on Facebook promoting a new local cinema. Apparently this cinema has promised funding on condition that the group get them 500 likes on Facebook. [...]

Busking at Catdig 2012

Playing the blues at Catdig 2012

Analysing the Referendum Wording

This is the wording of the proposed amendment to the Constitution, adding a new subsection to Article 29.4 . The State may ratify the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance [...]

Deflating the Rantiness

It's all gone a bit serious, isn't it? These days, I seem to be preoccupied with things that, in the old days, I wouldn't have given a rat's arse about. [...]

Postponing the Referendum

Endakenny slipped into primary teacher mode today, standing firm on his date of May 31st for the Fiscal Treaty referendum. Unlike the clever old Scandinavians, he still hasn't grasped the [...]

The Rescue Guitar Will Save Lives

I suppose I should explain to you what my plans are for the Rescue Guitar. It took a few days of pondering and consulting with friends, but now I think [...]

Éamon Ó Cuiv Wrestling With His Conscience and Winning

So Dev Óg wrestled with his conscience and won. What a strange and faintly nauseating sight it was, also somewhat pathetic to see his dreams of importance fade. I guess [...]

Fixing the Motor

I have the NCT tomorrow and I'm a bit anxious. What will they discover? Will they find the bodies in the boot? By the way, do you know why the [...]

Margaret Thatcher — The Iron Lady

I don't know if Elvis Costello's views about Margaret Thatcher have mellowed at all since he wrote Tramp The Dirt Down, but I doubt it. Well I hope I don't [...]

Crime

Open Letter to Cardinal Seán Brady
Hello there Seán. It's been a while since I wrote to you, but that's only [...]
Anders Behring Breivik Trial — Lessons to be Learned
It's hard to know where to begin with a character like Anders Behring Breivik. Is [...]
Hitler Shampoo Ad Exposes Turkish Ambivalence in the Land of the First Holocaust
Just when you thought advertising executives couldn't get any more crass, along comes proof that [...]

Economy

Francois Hollande's Plane Struck By German Lightning Weapon
There's no end to those Germans, I'm telling you. Aware that the new French president [...]
Postponing the Referendum
Endakenny slipped into primary teacher mode today, standing firm on his date of May 31st [...]
Young Dev Postpones New Civil War
Great news. Éamon Ó Cuiv has decided not to split the country in two and [...]

Entertainment

Busking at Catdig 2012
Playing the blues at Catdig 2012
The Rescue Guitar Will Save Lives
I suppose I should explain to you what my plans are for the Rescue Guitar. [...]
Rescuing a Fender Guitar From The Dump
How Bock found a telecaster in a skip.

Favourites

Killiney Eviction
Wait a minute now. Let me just process this Killiney eviction story that RTÉ is [...]
Survey: Most Irish Catholics Are Protestants
Based on a recent survey, the majority of self-described Catholics hold views incompatible with RC teaching.
What If Ireland Defaults?
What indeed if Ireland defaults? Would it be the end of the world? And even [...]

Food & Drink

Going to the Loop Head Lighthouse
There's been too much, altogether too much, far too much serious shit going on here [...]
Shock News. Pizzas Are Bad For You.
So pizzas are bad for you, are they? Well, who knew? There I was, thinking [...]
Doctor John's
Come here, Bock, said Doctor John. I'm having a wine-tasting tomorrow. Do you want [...]

government

Bring Back Satire
The Prof is getting wound up about absurdities. Who knew ridiculous things could happen in Ireland?
What Local Services?
The Professor talks rubbish
Gardai and Catholic Church. Both Losing Hearts and Minds
What's the difference between Maynooth and Templemore? What's the difference in structure between an Garda [...]

Intellect

Struck by Lightning
Every now and then, I'm sent a video promoting something or other and invited to [...]
Logical Structures
Clear thinking is an essential part of our existence
Christopher Hitchens is Dead
Why would you write RIP for a confirmed atheist? He's not resting. He's not in [...]

Limerick

Catdig 2012
Coming up shortly in Limerick is Catdig 2012. You might remember this madness from last [...]
Limerick May Weekend
It was a great old weekend , I have to say. A really great weekend [...]
Stuart O Sullivan Piano Recital in St Mary's Cathedral
Just in. _________________________________________ Pianist Stuart O'Sullivan returns to St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick next week, and [...]

Music

Busking at Catdig 2012
Playing the blues at Catdig 2012
The Rescue Guitar Will Save Lives
I suppose I should explain to you what my plans are for the Rescue Guitar. [...]
Rescuing a Fender Guitar From The Dump
How Bock found a telecaster in a skip.

Photography

Faces
Lytro Light-Field Camera Released
Imagine being able to shoot a picture in three dimensions using a camera costing €300. [...]
Out and About in the Countryside
A few pictures

Physical World

What Local Services?
The Professor talks rubbish
Going to the Loop Head Lighthouse
There's been too much, altogether too much, far too much serious shit going on here [...]
Polluting Groundwater in Ireland
There's much talk of pollution at the moment. If it isn't bugs in the groundwater [...]

Politics

Francois Hollande's Plane Struck By German Lightning Weapon
There's no end to those Germans, I'm telling you. Aware that the new French president [...]
Analysing the Referendum Wording
This is the wording of the proposed amendment to the Constitution, adding a new subsection [...]
Éamon Ó Cuiv Wrestling With His Conscience and Winning
So Dev Óg wrestled with his conscience and won. What a strange and faintly nauseating [...]

Religion

Virgin Mary Wins League for Man City
Who knew the Virgin Mary was a football fan? According to the callers on Liveline, [...]
Eucharistic Congress Coming Soon
I can't wait for the Eucharistic Congress to start. Can you? Eighty years it's been [...]
Open Letter to Cardinal Seán Brady
Hello there Seán. It's been a while since I wrote to you, but that's only [...]

Sport

Virgin Mary Wins League for Man City
Who knew the Virgin Mary was a football fan? According to the callers on Liveline, [...]
Bahrain — What's So Special About Its Formula 1 Race?
There is an awful lot of debate still ongoing about the running of the F1 in [...]
Munster vs Ulster in Heineken Cup Quarter Final
Right. We're off to Thomond Park for the Munster-Ulster game. Not much to [...]

Technology

Kodak Files For Bankruptcy
Taste and smell are the things that define our earliest memories, and I can still [...]
E-Voting Machines To Be Scrapped
Is there anything that shows up the stupidity of the Ahern years better than the [...]
MIT Develops Trillion-Frame Camera
Researchers at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology have developed a camera that can take a [...]