I suffered a puncture on my bicycle yesterday morning. I was only a half mile or so from my house, having set off, but it was a miserably wet morning. Anyway, I was trudging back home disconsolately in the rain, pushing my bike. A few cars passed me on this Saturday morning. But one guy… Continue reading The non-indigenous guy offered me a lift
Category: Society
I walked into a bar in Kilkenny
I walked into a bar in Kilkenny yesterday, on High Street, and I asked the guy “are you showing the match?” He said “what match?” I said the All-Ireland football semi-final. He said “who’s playing?” I explained it was Kerry v Armagh today and Galway v Donegal tomorrow. In fairness to him he said he… Continue reading I walked into a bar in Kilkenny
Becoming inured to the bigotry and bile
I am never surprised nowadays about some of the hate, bile, bigotry, anti-diluvian, knuckle dragging comments I received on my YouTube and TikTok videos. It’s sad, though. And the saddest part is that I am becoming inured to it and expect them. For example, I recently made and published a video about two traveller boys… Continue reading Becoming inured to the bigotry and bile
GAA Go forced me to Croke Park yesterday
Gaa Go forced me to Croke Park yesterday. And it was great. As a young lad I spend my summer weekends in Croke Park watching every match that took place. But over the last few years it has become so convenient to watch the matches on the telly that I have got out of the… Continue reading GAA Go forced me to Croke Park yesterday
Adults still in charge; Sinn Fein must learn this lesson
Early indications from the local elections suggest that the adults are still in charge. The promised tsunami of a radical, right wing political force in Ireland has not materialised. Yes, there will be a few individuals who will win council seats on the basis of bashing foreigners and spreading an “Ireland is full” message. But… Continue reading Adults still in charge; Sinn Fein must learn this lesson
Advising a newcomer to Ireland about tax, law, business
I had an interesting consultation this week with a newcomer to Ireland. He intends setting up an office here in Ireland, buying property, employing staff and running a business. He has a number of high-level questions about From my perspective it was a valuable exercise to have to think about these matters and explain them… Continue reading Advising a newcomer to Ireland about tax, law, business
Peter Casey’s Presidential Pardon for Enoch Burke
It’s disappointing to see that Peter Casey fellow engaging in far right, populism to try to make himself relevant in the upcoming elections. I think he is running for the European Parliament but I would be satisfied that he is an attention seeking irrelevancy, so I have not bothered to look into it deeply. The… Continue reading Peter Casey’s Presidential Pardon for Enoch Burke
The Trump convictions-what impact in November?
The Trump cult members/supporters are not happy. Even though they claim he will still win the Presidential election in November they don’t like their man being confirmed as a felon and convicted criminal. And perhaps there is a particle of doubt creeping into their minds that these 34 criminal convictions will hamper Trump’s election campaign… Continue reading The Trump convictions-what impact in November?
Trump convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records
Up to yesterday, Donald Trump, former President of the United States, was merely a sexual deviant, grifter, charlatan, liar, boor, and cheat. Now he is a convicted criminal, having been convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump has been found guilty by 12 ordinary New Yorkers. Not by Joe Biden, not… Continue reading Trump convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records
Google change the game and are blowing up search results with Gemini AI
I read a fascinating article in the Irish Times this morning about Google doing away with search results and links to sites in the United States. And replacing them with results from Google’s own AI tool, Gemini AI. The impact on the website traffic to sites dependent on advertising and ranking well in search has… Continue reading Google change the game and are blowing up search results with Gemini AI