There is something that has puzzled me for a long time. Where have all the pipe smokers gone? I know there are a few Puritans who would smugly claim that they have all been killed by their nasty foul addiction … Continue reading →
I dropped by Dick Puddlecote's over the weekend. In between rifling his fridge and raiding his drinks cabinet [I had to raise a glass to his sixth birthday?] I noticed he mentioned that this is Alcohol Awareness Week. Now I … Continue reading →
The “vast majority” of anti-water charges protesters are “led by forces who have no regard for democracy”, said Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan. Time for a rewrite? The Irish Gubmint is “led by forces who have no regard for democracy”, … Continue reading →
The year after next is 2016. "So what?" you all cry. "We all know that." 2016 has a special significance here in old Ireland. It is the centenary of the Easter Rising in 1916, and already there are problems. I … Continue reading →
