Friday was the first time I noticed “New Moyvally Bridge”. I was travelling the short commute home from my office in Enfield to my home in Broadford, Co. Kildare. About halfway on my journey there is a place called Moyvalley and I think Moyvalley is a townland. And on the old N4-the road in use… Continue reading New Moyvally Bridge-surely some mistake?
Category: Society
Why I’m embarrassed to be a GAA man
It’s now 48 hours after that brawl and gouging incident at the end of the Galway/Armagh championship match in Croke Park. And I fear a step that is being suggested as a consequence of what occurred is going to leave me embarrassed as a GAA man. I’ve been a GAA man for over 50 years.… Continue reading Why I’m embarrassed to be a GAA man
Pearse Doherty, Kendrick Lamar, and Money Trees
Every time I hear or see Pearse Doherty, the Sinn Féin spokesperson for Finance, I think of Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar’s image pops into my head. I can’t help it. In the last few years, I have spent a good deal of my music listening time listening to rap music. I love rap music and… Continue reading Pearse Doherty, Kendrick Lamar, and Money Trees
Leaving Leipzig
5 am. Seaside Hotels, Leipzig. Leaving Leipzig this morning, need to get an early train (6 am) from the main train station back to Berlin, and onward to Ireland. Did a walking tour of Leipzig yesterday which touched on the historical development of Leipzig. Would always recommend this type of tour in any European city,… Continue reading Leaving Leipzig
The Stasi museum in Leipzig-Runden Ecke
We visited the Runden Ecke museum yesterday. This museum is housed in the former headquarters of the Stasi secret service in Leipzig. Taking the audio tour of the Runden Ecke and listening to the account of the efforts the Stasi, working hand in hand with the KGB, sought to control and repress its own people… Continue reading The Stasi museum in Leipzig-Runden Ecke
Leipzig-first impressions
My first impressions of Leipzig are that it is an extremely attractive, comfortable small city which is easy to walk around and is a safe place. The buildings and streets are tremendously well taken care of and attractive with virtually no shop units to let or vacant. It has a feeling of affluence with a… Continue reading Leipzig-first impressions
The spiritual quality to spending the day in the pub
A few times each year my wife and I take the bus to Dublin and spend the day in the pub. This ‘trip to Dublin’ has become a tradition for us and started out as a pub crawl. However, as we got older we are satisfied to go to the same pub, The Oval Bar… Continue reading The spiritual quality to spending the day in the pub
Fearing for Gaelic Football-if this is Gaelic football, you can keep it
I watched the provincial finals at the weekend, as I have done since I was a boy. I was sickened to see the way the Leinster final went with Dublin running past the Kildare defence to plant the ball in the net 5 times in the first half. As a Kildare GAA supporter for many… Continue reading Fearing for Gaelic Football-if this is Gaelic football, you can keep it
Lil Baby and Lil Durk-is comparison with Tolstoy and Dostoevsky that far-fetched?
I listen to a lot of rap music nowadays, and have done for the last few years. I particularly like the grimy, trap type stuff from guys who have transitioned from selling drugs to selling rap records/downloads. One of the things I love about this type of music from guys like Polo G, Lil Baby,… Continue reading Lil Baby and Lil Durk-is comparison with Tolstoy and Dostoevsky that far-fetched?
Taking rude good health for granted
I have been buckled over for the last two days with tremendous pains in my stomach. The pain was so bad that it actually affected my mobility and ability to walk. I think now I know the source of it-something I consumed-but the presence of the incessant, piercing pain during my ordinary working day was… Continue reading Taking rude good health for granted