Scunts

Having said all that about Ryanair, the no-care airline, the low-standards airline, the no-brain airline, in fairness, I would have to say this about them: they're shit. However, here's the [...]

Ryanair : the low-standards airline.

Well, so much for our weekend in Scunthorpe. Yeah, they checked us in at Dublin Airport no problem, so we headed off to the bar for a quick drink, feeling [...]

Bodies in bodybags

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, [...]

Bóthar. A truly wonderful charity

Bóthar is a charity in Limerick that sends farm animals to Africa. The animals are donated by Irish farmers, who give them freely as a way to help their less [...]

Doctors circle the wagons

Who remembers the Neary case? Michael Neary was an obstetrician in Drogheda who carried out unnecessary Caesarean hysterectomies on many women in his care. Neary treated his patients with contempt [...]

Pictogram Post

I received another email this evening. Here's what it says: 網路創業已是時勢æ‰â€Ã¨¶¨ 在 Ã¥®¶ 創 業 系çµ± Ã¥·²Ã§¶â€œÃ¦Ë†Ã¥Å Å¸Ã§Å¡â€žÃ¥¹«Ã¥Å ©Ã¤ºâ€ Ã¨¨±Ã¥¤Å¡Ã¦Å“‹åâ€¹ 每月å¢Å¾Ã¥Å   自己想要çš„ 收å…¥ æ©Å¸Ã¦Å“Æ’! 是給懂å¾â€”把握æ©Å¸Ã¦Å“ƒçš„人. éâ€â„¢Ã¨¼©Ã¥­,Ã¥¯Ã¨Æ’½Ã¥°±Ã¨®â€œÃ¦â€š¨Ã¦Ë†Ã¥Å Å¸Ã§Å¡â€žÃ¦â€¹Ã¨®Å Ã¤¸â€Ã§â€Å¸ 免 è²» 創業手冊 I don't know what [...]

The Kerry Rapist

The Kerry Rapist

First we had the Kerry Babies case and now we have the Kerry Rapist. Here are some of the facts. Alan and Phyllis Grey are a couple from Dublin who, [...]

A Visit To The Specialist

All this talk about our crappy health service reminds me of a true story. A couple of years ago, Wrinkly Paddy noticed that he was going deaf in one ear [...]

Locating a children's hospital

Locating a children's hospital

Excuse me, Taoiseach? Eh-eh-eh-eh howya, Brendan? Are youse – I mean you – here about the poor little sick kids? Yes, Taoiseach. I have the full report for you on [...]

They just don't get it, do they?

Bishop Willie Walsh is probably the best of the Irish Catholic hierarchy. He's an affable, humble and self-effacing guy. He believes in reaching out to his people and he goes [...]

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