The splurge to impress each other with material crap is over
Yes, we are now reaping the whirlwind that should have taken the Galway Tent and it’s occupants high into the air and out into the Atlantic.
We now know why our former leader Bertie Ahern was given untold amounts of money by the country’s ‘business elite’ and, yes, Sleeveen Ahern was probably right when he claimed that he did nothing for the money because that’s exactly what the business crooks wanted him to do.
By Ahern and his... Read Full Story
The terrifing prospect of this imperial power having a presidential election to basically decide who believes more fervently in god is more worrying than any Islamic terrorist threat.
Here’s a little film - by John Pilger - to educate those of you who think that the ‘American dream’ is something to aspire to.
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On the left is our former leader and all-round crook Bertie Ahern and on the right our present leader who keeps his mouth shut a lot Brian Cowen.
There’s a load of All Ireland shite on today…I’m going for walk in the mountains to get away from it. Read Full Story
People who are on Welfare etc and doing nixers are to be targeted by the Revenue Commissioners
A yes, it’s the same old story. When things are going well, from the governments point of view, a blind eye is turned to all sorts of skulduggery committed by the ‘well in’.
And when things are going badly, they come down on those who are permanently struggling.
I was disgusted today to hear a news item on RTE Radio concerning a report that the revenue are to check out those who are trying to... Read Full Story
At the height of the Celtic Tiger I said that it wouldn’t be long before you could buy a cheap house with a 4×4. Is my prediction coming true?
I remember 10 years ago seeing cars with very little wrong mechanically or otherwise and with a few years left in them being sent to the crusher. I thought it was a crying shame as many of them were better than what I was driving. I saw my daughter and her partner ‘going into hock’ for E20,000 which was more than double what I had paid for all the... Read Full Story
A great day out in spite of the weather.
38 Photos of Stradbally Steam Rally 2008
Ossie Bennett is now in his 90’s and older than some of the steam engines.
The weather won last year forcing the cancellation of this huge and very popular annual event.
We left Kildare with trepidation around 12.30 after being told by one of my daughters that it was raining in Portlaois but, luckily, it was dry in Stradbally and remained so for about an hour at which point the first heavy shower caused... Read Full Story
It’s very difficult to plan any outdoor activity.
I got up this morning about 7.45 as the night’s clouds were being ‘burned off’ by the sun. After thinking to myself that I might go for a bit of a hike in the countryside, I decided to have breakfast in Tougher’s restaurant.
On emerging from the restaurant, I found that it was pissing rain again which put a halt to any plans that I was about to make. It rained on and off until about 2pm and, after that, it turned out to be a very nice day... Read Full Story
I came across this cardboard farce at Crookstown, Co. Kildare recently. After passing it at the max speed limit on this road which is 100kmh I was in turn passed on numerous occasions by vehicles traveling at dangerous speeds.
A cardboard cut-out of the village idiot would have had more impact. Read Full Story
