I don't take that much interest in British elections. They are as irrelevant to me as the Irish ones. Same old parties, same old promises, same old manifestos and the end result is just more of the same. It looks … Continue reading →
Some people get dealt a pretty shit hand in life. A man's wife is murdered. A few years later he loses one of his sons to suicide. Then he is involved in an accident which leaves him incapable of work. … Continue reading →
It seems that we are heading into a general election. The parties are all in full self-praise and back-stabbing mode anyway. Each is promising the Sun Moon and Stars while dishing up as much dirt as possible on the other … Continue reading →
There are interesting times ahead. The Plain People of Ireland have clearly stated that they have little respect for any of the political parties here. Labour are dead ducks, which is only befitting a party who lied through their teeth … Continue reading →
Those of you who have occasionally read my mellow musings will be surprised to know that I can get quite annoyed at times. Yesterday was such an occasion when I read of a little speech from our Glorious Tániste [deputy … Continue reading →
During the week, an email arrived in my Inbox. It wasn't any of the usual shit saying my American Express account had expired [I don’t have one] or that my Bank of Ireland account needed to be verified [I don’t … Continue reading →
I'm back. When I scribbled my last piece, Herself read it and said that it was a good piece and that I should have kept it for Monday when there was at least a chance someone might read it. As … Continue reading →
I am sick and tired of paying debts that I don’t owe. The big one of course is the banks. I had no dealings with any of the banks during the boom years, apart from the usual petty day to … Continue reading →
I had forgotten there was a by-election yesterday. The good news – Labour have been hammered and are in sixth place apparently. The bad news – It looks like Fine Gael are in. The good news – It looks like … Continue reading →
Fianna Fáil must be collectively slapping itself on the back today. A poll shows they are “the most popular party” in the state. Excluding the undecided, the poll shows – Fianna Fáil – 26% Fine Gael – 25% Sinn Féin … Continue reading →
