Your Country Your Call
Monday night I was invited to a meeting in The Guinness Storehouse. Martin McAleese was coming along. So were some of Irelands top blogger people.
Your country your call is the brainchild of Martin McAleese
….is what I was told. I’d met Martin before. Nice guy. Ferdinand Von Prondzynski was there too – should have asked him [...]
St Valentines Shouldn’t Cost The Earth …?
I got a ghetto blaster for Valentines day……. Look! It’s even got a twin deck record cassette system…. I reeeeaaaally L-O-V-E that gurl….
For me, when I got to about the age of 22, the big splash had been made. I bought her a VHS player…. ja uber romantische! but that was pre jewelery days and [...]
Brendan Smith, GM Food, Michael Creed and Teagasc
I’m not one for politcians being really honest. I understand politics. I just don’t trust too many of them. But this is one that you may enjoy. Sort of. Because it’s not until you get to the link at bottom of the page and see just how long Brendan Smith Minister, Department of Agriculture Fisheries [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }Scientists measure tree cleansing powers in city carbon emission tests
Instruments capable of measuring the ability of surrounding trees and vegetation to consume carbon dioxide emissions have been located at sites across Dublin as part of a joint research initiative led by scientists from NUI Maynooth and University College Dublin. The idea is to understand how different types of urban landscapes [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }Vodafone Cheer Up Ireland….
I wrote about it over on Ballyboughal.net [thats my home town] but whilst I was out on a photowalk around Dublin City, on a Sunday afternoon, the landscape looked so pretty. Pretty amazing to be quite honest. [I've put some more pics of the day over on Pix.ie]
For those not from Dublin or Ireland and [...]
For The Birds…
This has been a really unusual week from a bird point of view first I like to start with this [part of a qoute] from Neighbours.ie. I had written something myself on birds in our gardens a few days ago but I had neglected to mention the wider bird populus
It is reported that up to [...]
Buy Irish…. Why?
This is a slightly odd one to write…. no reason in particular… You see I’ve listened for the last eon at politicians make the headlines wagging their fingers at the opposition, the tribunals and all the other crapola thats made the headlines regarding the economy. And I’ve had it up to my ears…. Not saying [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 16 comments }Irish Seed Savers apologise To Trevor Sargeant…?
I nearly fell off my stool when I read this over at the Irish Seed Savers website. Just in case it is removed…. or edited here it is for you. To the board of The Irish Seed Savers – you should be ashamed of yourselves.
An open letter to Trevor Sargent TD
Date: 9 December 2009
In our newsletter, [...]
{ all posts, ireland } { 0 comments }An Interview with Green Party Senator Dan Boyle
I’ve had my run ins with the Green Party. No secret there… [a quick search in the blog will help you there if you're interested ]
But when I reviewed the latest Irish budget… I asked would any politician like to meet and have a chat… credit where it’s due… Dan responded and answered [...]
The Green Party: Paul Gogarty ‘F**k You…’
*note to the reader:
first may I apologise for this post in advance for the use of expletives [within this post]. It has zero to with ratings or views etc. A quick google search will show others better versed in the Irish political circuit and also a quick read through the blog will show that [...]


