Rasher Rash
I watched the BBC news the other night. The majority of the programme was devoted to this Swine Flu thing. We were shown lots of film of laboratories and test tubes and people wearing masks. We were treated to an … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: April 2009
National Grandparents Day
I see National Grandparents Day is coming up soon. Grandparents will be welcome into schools across Ireland next month, so we can tell them about our youth and how things were in our days. In return, the grandchildren are going … Continue reading →
Flushed with money
There were a few strange things that developed during the Affluent Years. Two of them I have already mentioned – the obsessions with SUVs and electronic gates. I can understand these up to a point. Ownership of an SUV was … Continue reading →
Roisin Ingle
What the hell is going on? For the last few days, this site has been inundated with visitors looking for information on Roisin Ingle. I would like to make it quite clear that I am not Roisin Ingle, or even … Continue reading →
I have been defamed
I despise the tabloid press. They go for the sensationalist, cheap headlines and don’t give a damn for truth and honesty. Their motto is ‘sales above all else’ and many an honest upright citizen has been trampled by their voracious … Continue reading →
The return of the Mad Cow
I have been quite concerned lately. For a long time now, we have seen very little of Mad Cow Harney on the news. I grant you she was visible during the budget fiasco, sitting hunched over in her seat looking … Continue reading →
We are wrong about the government
Everyone is wrong about Fianna Fáil. For the last few months everyone has been shouting about them being in bed with the builders and the bankers. I think we have being doing them an injustice. I don’t think they give … Continue reading →
Google Book Settlement
For a week or so, I have been considering suing Google. Yesterday, I decided to go ahead and started making out my case. My case is very simple – they have gone and photographed my house again, and once again … Continue reading →
Living dangerously
I watched a programme on television the other night. I don’t remember exactly what the programme was about as like most programmes these days, it was instantly forgettable. One thing I do remember about it was a scene where this … Continue reading →
Grandad needs liquidity
I am fucking furious. I was sniffing around the Interweb just now and came across this. What the fuck is that about? The little bollix goes off without a word to anyone and makes a unilateral decision that affects all … Continue reading →
