Archive for March 2007

Munster vs Llanelli

Mar 29th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Sport

Munster play Llanelli tomorrow evening in the quarter final of the European Rugby Cup.
We’re going by road, which means that Bullet and myself have to get up at four in the morning to catch the Rosslare ferry. Christ Almighty.
The game is at 7.30 tomorrow evening and on Saturday we’re going to watch Sunderland [...]



Tribunal Lawyers’ Fees (and Hospital Consultants)

Mar 28th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Bock rant, Scandal

So the lawyers aren’t going to suffer a crippling reduction in fees after all. What a relief.
It looked for a while as if they were going to be forced to manage on a measly €1000, but no. Common sense prevails and their fees remain at a richly-deserved €2500. Per day.
Now, I know [...]



Scunts

Mar 27th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Sport

I’m a bit worried about Scunthorpe United now, I have to tell you. They had two unfortunate draws in the last couple of weeks, throwing away four good points, and now they’re only two points clear of Bristol City at the top of the table. I hope they don’t falter at the last [...]



Ma Won’t Shave Me

Mar 27th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Music

I thought I’d just share another of my (admittedly strange) selection of favourites.
Here’s Eels for you. A truly great band – or is it man? OK then, one-man band, with other people as well. Mark Everett.
Dog-faced Boy.



Oh Yes, He’s the Great Zucchini

Mar 27th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Humour, Sport, story

Bleat-Bleat!!
Wha — ?
Bleat-Bleat!!
Ungnnhh?
Bleat-Bleat!!
I shook myself awake. What the – ?
Had I been dreaming? No. It was Philip, my electric sheep-butler. It opened its jaw parts, revealing an old Mark Seven voice synthesiser, which was all I could afford when I bought it.
How’s it goin, Boss? I knew that voice, though [...]



Ian and Gerry – closer than you think

Mar 26th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: politics

There’s a porn starlet called Paizley Adams. Did you know that?
I think that’s great: big Ian and Gerry, together and made flesh, so to speak, in the ample form of somebody who has also been known as Annie Bunz and Bobby Adore. Don’t you think that’s great? The big old miserable [...]



Adam Keane – Rapist

Mar 25th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Crime

Do you remember this?
I thought you might like to see what a rapist looks like.
This is Adam Keane, the rapist from Daragh, County Clare. The DPP has recently appealed the leniency of his sentence for committing rape and of course we all hope that this rapist bastard will be sent away for [...]



New Cork maternity hospital

Mar 24th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: politics

Irish readers will know about the dispute in Cork about opening the new maternity hospital. The nurses’ organisation says the proposed staff levels are too low for safety and they won’t operate the hospital unless numbers are increased. Well and good. I don’t know. (Not being a nurse, or a [...]