You can ignore this post. This post is connected to Red Cardinal's optimisation offer to all nominees. It contains the few bits and pieces of information he asked for and [...]
The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Five
I nearly forgot to mention this little episode, consumed as I was with the Croke Park thing at the weekend. On Sunday morning before we headed off to Mulligan's, Wrinkly [...]
Irish blog awards
Voting is now open, and here's the list. It's all on Richard Hearne's fine blog, over HERE Plenty of familiar names on the list: Kav, Fustar, Swearing Lady, Manuel, Pygment, [...]
The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Four
France have beaten Ireland and back here in Limerick, there's a terrible air of dejection that will only lift when Munster beat Llanelli. I bumped into a friend of mine. [...]
The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Three
The first worrying thing was when some official walked out onto the pitch and welcomed everyone to Lansdown- sorry – Croke Park! Oh noooo!!! Then the Artane Band came out, [...]
The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Two
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The Croke Park Trilogy – Part One
Jesus, said Wrinkly Paddy. This place is full of Northsiders. True, I replied, but imagine how they feel. Their streets are full of Southsiders, Culchies and filthy garlic-eating surrender-monkeys. God, [...]
Irish soccer
Listen, I was going to rant about it, but this guy has done it already, so why duplicate the effort? Captain Purplehead
Theatre, music and fools
I went out this evening with a couple of my friends to a play. You might remember from previous posts that we sometimes go to the theatre, and usually it's [...]
Bodies in bodybags
There's a fine songwriter here in this town who's been writing songs for a hundred years, and I'm glad to include him among my friends. Eamonn Hehir is his name, [...]


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