Irish General Election

I see our government has decided to go to the country. Great. Time to start torturing those political reptiles that call to your door once every four years. After all, [...]

Paddy would like to know . . .

. . . where he can get nickel-coated ball-end mandolin strings. Any suggestions?

Beautiful Losers

Beautiful Losers

Well, we went to see I'm Your Man tonight, and I have to tell you I enjoyed almost every second of it. Almost, Bock? Why not every single second? Oh, [...]

Championes Championes!!

Championes Championes!!

It's official. As of yesterday, not only are Scunthorpe going to be promoted to the Championship, but they go up as winners of League One. What do you make of [...]

Paddy's Mandocaster

I must show you something, said Wrinkly Paddy and leapt up from his chair. Look at this! he exclaimed, pulling something out of a bag. I got it last week. [...]

Bertie's Parallel Universe

Bertie's Parallel Universe

See? And they laughed at me for being such a big fan of Stargate! Ha! I bet they're sniggering on the other side of their faces now that scientists have [...]

Thanks a Million

Thanks a million. It's such an insipid insincere expression, isn't it? Thanks a million. Like a horrible verbal air-kiss. Mwuh! I never say thanks a million, though I might say [...]

My Dog, Satan

It's very difficult to own a dog. Very. It's hard. Dogs demand a great amount from their owners, and anyone who tries to tell you that pets lower your blood [...]

Gagarin Way

We haven't been to the theatre in a while. Tomorrow, a few of us are off to the Belltable to see the Island theatre company doing Gagarin Way. I'll report [...]

Irish Medical Consultants

There's an almighty row going on at the moment about the contracts being offered to new hospital consultants. An incredible uproar. And the reason? Well, the government is going to [...]

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