Donabate Allotments

I was talking to Trevor Sargeant at another gig. Trying to find a time that suited us both to meet we settled on meeting at the allotments in Donabate on Saturday morning. However which way it happened we missed each other.
I took a walk around anyway and I have to say I was very impressed [...]

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Dublin Bike Scheme

I live in a small farming town called called Ballyboughal. There’s no bus service here and very little else
Last week I had a meeting in Dublin City Centre. So I got a lift into Dublin City.
What happens when at about 5pm, peak traffic one hits near Sherriff Street and tries to get to [...]

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A Gardening Course …?

update 13th March 2010: One space has become available… pop your name down below, email or text me if your interested
Over the last weeks I’ve been researching chatting with some friends about gardening and the usual how to bits of outdoor advice.
From those conversations came the suggestion that I should do a crash [...]

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Nominated For The Irish Blog Awards 2010

Last year this weblog was nominated for the irish blog awards 2009. And this year somebody nominated this green blog again
As you are most likely well aware there is a long way to go and so I shall [appropriately] quote myself from last year once again…
That said – awards or not, it is [...]

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St Patricks Park, Dublin

I had been to St Patricks Park before. Just never with camera in hand and an eye on reviewing it. There is a difference.
But I love this park. I like the personal touch to it – the signs of which are, literally, everywhere.
Of particular note *and something that makes the park so very beautiful are [...]

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