From time to time myself and herself take the bus from Ballinadrimna to the quays in Dublin city centre and spend the day in The Oval pub. We did it yesterday for the first time in a few months and it was as pleasurable as always. There is something particularly illicit and decadent about walking… Continue reading Spending the day in the pub
Category: Society
How I am voting in the upcoming referendums
I know this girl who has done a great job in rearing 2 children on her own over the last 20 years or so. The relationship with the father did not work out, and she never married anyone else. As sure as day follows night, they are a family. I know another girl who has… Continue reading How I am voting in the upcoming referendums
How I will decide in the referendums
I have not given the proposed referendums a great deal of scrutiny or review. I have listened to the arguments on the radio and TV and seen some comment online on Twitter and elsewhere. But I will not claim to be completely conversant with the text we are being asked to approve or disapprove. My… Continue reading How I will decide in the referendums
Is a schoolteacher equipped to make good decisions about corporate governance?
I looked up Catherine Martin’s background last week, given the controversy surrounding RTE governance, the resignation of the Chair of the Board of RTE, Siún Ní Raghallaigh. My suspicion was correct: she was a schoolteacher. A teacher of English and Music in a community school for 15 years. Being a schoolteacher is a hugely importantly… Continue reading Is a schoolteacher equipped to make good decisions about corporate governance?
The countryside comes alive from the seat of a Vespa
I’ve been out and about pretty much every day on my Vespa scooter since it was delivered. I have been mainly travelling the back roads around my home. I have never ridden a scooter or motorbike before, so I thought it sensible to spend some time getting used to riding a scooter. I am thoroughly… Continue reading The countryside comes alive from the seat of a Vespa
My Vespa was delivered yesterday
I bought a Vespa scooter a few weeks ago when I was attending a Certificate course at the Law Society in Immigration Law. And it was delivered yesterday. I bought it in Scooter Island on the Quays, a short walk from the Law Society at Blackhall Place. It is a 50 cc 2009 model with… Continue reading My Vespa was delivered yesterday
The hidden infrastructure constraints to the Irish economy
Cliff Taylor’s opinion piece in the Irish Times over the weekend is interesting. He refers to two hidden infrastructure constraints which pose, and continue to pose, a problem for the growth of the Irish economy over the next few decades. These barriers to growth are the availability of power and water in sufficient quantities in the right… Continue reading The hidden infrastructure constraints to the Irish economy
Slogans and sound bites online-I blame Trump
A common feature of the comments you will read on the various online sites such as TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc. is the use of slogans and mantras to spread misinformation, disinformation, falsehoods, lies, myths. It is as if these individuals all crawled out from under the same rock and decided on a form… Continue reading Slogans and sound bites online-I blame Trump
We climbed the Great Sugar Loaf
It was my birthday yesterday and we climbed the Great Sugar Loaf in Wicklow. It was great fun and rewarded us with tremendous views from the top when we got there. It was extremely windy, and this presented one of the biggest difficulties of the climb. It is gentle enough to begin with and then… Continue reading We climbed the Great Sugar Loaf
Why don’t the protestors talk plain for once?
It’s stomach churning when protestors or supporters are interviewed by the much despised, so-called mainstream media-for example RTE news reporters. The talking out both sides of the mouth and with forked tongues would be laughable if not so serious. It would be tremendously refreshing for a person to say, “we don’t want strangers around here,… Continue reading Why don’t the protestors talk plain for once?