UPDATE
7th APRIL 2008
Karen Matthews, Shannon’s mother, has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Michael Donovan (aka Paul Drake), the man charged with abducting Shannon, has slashed his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt.
Craig Meehan’s mother and sister were arrested on Friday, also on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
What the [...]

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Credit for graphics as usual to the Dickler
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Willie ODea, our Miniature for the Fence, got involved in an altercation at the weekend in South’s moral pub after watching a rugby match with Biffo Cowan.

Somehow or other he got talking to some people who were upset at the fact that he didn’t do enough to prevent the loss of the Shannon-Heathrow link.
Willie seems [...]

Riddle me this: how do you know if something is located in Dublin?
Simple: it’ll have the word National at the start of its name.
The National Gallery.
The National Aquatic Centre.
The national broadcasting station.
The National College of Art and Design.
The National Museum.
The National Theatre.
The National Maternity Hospital.
The National Botanic Gardens.
The National Library.
The National Rehabilitation Hospital.
The National Concert [...]

Aer Lingus operates full flights into and out of Shannon every day. It will also operate full flights into and out of Belfast every day.
So what’s the difference?
Tickets.
The Shannon route carries a mix of passengers, some of whom have just arrived at the ticket desk and bought a fare at the top price. [...]

Five billion, by Jesus! Five billion. Roll that around your tongue there for a minute like a good smoky, solid old Irish whiskey. Five billion.
It doesn’t sound much when you say it fast, does it? Five. Billion.
That’s how much our government plans to spend on the new Dublin metro. [...]

I took a few pictures during the week. Full flood.

Years ago, when I used to live in Dublin, I went to a match at Blackrock. In those days, Limerick guys living locally would turn out in support of any Limerick club coming to play a Dublin side and petty rivalries were set aside for the duration, while the Limerick crowd beat [...]

About eleven or twelve years ago, we Limerickers who lived in Dublin turned out to support Shannon against Blackrock in the AIL, as we did for most Limerick clubs. After the game, which Shannon duly won, we all crashed into their clubhouse to sing “Dere is an Isle”, but one of the girls stayed [...]