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Going Dark in Support of a Free Internet Thu 19 Jan 2012
Update: The web censorship bills have been shelved for now, but as Marco Ament writes, they will no doubt return in this or some other form — unless there is an aggressive push for campaign finance reform in the US....
Why People Believe Bullshit Mon 22 Aug 2011
From an interview with philosopher Stephen Law in New Scientist on his new book, Believing Bullshit: Some things may be beyond our understanding, and sometimes it’s reasonable to appeal to mystery. If you have excellent evidence that water boils at...
Blog All Bookmarked Web Pages: Shanghai Diary Sat 30 Jul 2011
News of the high speed rail crash in China last week (which has raised questions about what some perceive as a cargo-cultish rush into modernity) prompted me to dig up some choice quotes I’d saved back in 2004 from...
Not So Delicious Thu 30 Dec 2010 | 0 Comments
I’ve been mulling over the big blow-up over Yahoo! ‘sunsetting’ Delicious, the immediate mass exodus to Pinboard, and what that means for me as someone who never used Delicious for saving bookmarks, but for finding what others are linking to....
So Many Books... Wed 15 Mar 2006 | 7 Comments
Markham's new blog won't accept my comment on his recent post about books and the bloggers who love them, so I've posted it here instead...
Perturbed by Prodigies Sat 27 Aug 2005
The reason you get child prodigies in chess, arithmetic, and classical composition is that they are all worlds of discontinuous, parceled-up possibilities. Reading an excerpt from an old Wired interview with Brian Eno at Peter Lindberg’s weblog, I was...
The Atom and the Damage Done, Part II Sun 14 Aug 2005
Last week saw Japan, and the world, commemorate the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in which an estimated 220,000 people lost their lives. The bombings marked the horrific conclusion to not only the war in...
A Farewell to Arms? Thu 28 Jul 2005
Today was another day to mark on the messy, scrawled-over timeline that is the history of Ireland. In a statement released to the media this morning, the Irish Republican Army has “formally ordered an end to the armed campaign” in...
The Tragic Vision Fri 22 Jul 2005
In my previous post I mention that Londoners have “had to put up with a lot these past couple of weeks.” That they have, but few would challenge that fact that what London has been through recently pales in comparison...
Not Again Fri 22 Jul 2005
Two weeks after the terrorist bombings that claimed 56 lives and affected countless others, London suffered another attack yesterday afternoon when a series of minor explosions disrupted the city’s transport network. In an echo of the July 7 attack, three...
Know Thine Enemy Sun 10 Jul 2005
The news that Steven Spielberg has begun production on a movie based on the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics (which was the subject of a documentary, One Day in September, which I haven’t seen but by most accounts...
The World at Our Bidding Mon 27 Jun 2005 | 1 Comments
If I might have your attention for a moment, I’ve written a feature for the wonderfully eclectic Sigla magazine. It’s all about eBay, which this year is celebrating both its 10th anniversary and the launch of its dedicated Irish site....
Some Notes on Rock and Roll Graphic Design Wed 30 Mar 2005
There’s an interesting article by Tom Vanderbilt over at Design Observer on ‘the rise and fall of rock and roll graphic design’, highlighting what he perceives as the death of iconography in contemporary music. He asks three questions: Has heavy...
Cruel... but Usual Tue 01 Mar 2005
Gary Younge’s thoughtful commentary in today’s Guardian takes Britain’s foreign policy to task, comparing the abuses at Camp Breadbasket — Britain’s Abu Ghraib — with the British Empire’s long history of colonial oppression, highlighting the refusal of the establishment to...
Israel's Invisible People Sat 26 Feb 2005
Last Monday’s Guardian carried a shocking feature on the plight of migrant workers in Israel, where tens of thousands of foreigners — from China, South-East Asia and Eastern Europe — are exploited wholesale as slave labour by employers, forced to...
Boardwalk Bird Sat 27 Nov 2004
A slightly blurry shot-from-the-hip of a sea bird on the Liffey boardwalk (24 November 2004)
The War on Words Wed 10 Nov 2004
Philip Pullman writes in last weekend's Guardian Review on the fate of literature as democratic activity in an increasingly didactic, theocratic world: The democracy of reading exists in the to-and-fro between reader and text, when each is free to engage...
Branches Sun 07 Nov 2004
Branches of a tree by the roadside, Clontarf (April 2003)
André Brink in Profile Fri 20 Aug 2004 | 2 Comments
Last weekend's Guardian Review has a revealing profile on renowned Afrikaans author André Brink, who "since 1994 and the first democratic elections ... has tried to write the kind of novel which, while not in any way agitprop or crude,...
Brooklyn Square Balcony Fri 18 Jun 2004
View from a balcony at Brooklyn Square.
Bloomsday Notes Wed 16 Jun 2004
So today was the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, the day on which the events of James Joyce’s Ulysses take place. And it completely passed me by, as I had other, more pressing matters at hand. But I feel that I’ve...
Remembering Carthage Sun 09 May 2004
Joi Ito comments on the late Edward Said’s introduction to the revised version of Orientalism, extracts of which were originally published by The Guardian last summer: Basically, he argues that the whole notion of the “Orient” or “Orientalism” is a...
Page 23, Sentence 5 Sat 01 May 2004
“She was shocked and said, ‘What can I do to kill him?’” [from The Child with a Moon on his Chest by SM Guma, as featured in The New Century of South African Short Stories, ed. Michael Chapman; AD Donker,...
A Personal Request Thu 01 Apr 2004
From the desk of M.: To whom this may concern: Can we please draw a line under the phrase ‘draw a line under’? Thanks in advance. Might I add: we can do away with ‘sexed-up’, too....
To Write, Perchance to Work Tue 09 Mar 2004 | 3 Comments
Reading a piece by Kelly Caldwell on weblogs and writing from some months ago, the following paragraph drew my attention: I think there is a reason why established, professional writers don’t (as a general rule) maintain weblogs. Well, there are...
On Disinterest and the Modern Media Tue 17 Feb 2004 | 2 Comments
(If you’re reading this and you’ve just come from kottke.org, let me take this opportunity to say hello and welcome, and please read on, because the following might be pertinent for you.) I seem to be getting quite regular traffic...
Jimmy Joyce Ha Ha Ha Tue 10 Feb 2004 | 3 Comments
Roddy Doyle (who wouldn't have become a writer if it weren't for my old primary school principal Noel Kennedy) has courted controversy for his alleged confession at a birthday celebration for James Joyce in New York that he "can't be...
Hot Sauce Tue 20 Jan 2004
My second contribution to Omnivore is now online, entitled Hot Sauce; a cautionary tale regarding the perils of condiment overconsumption. I hope that you might find it quite galvanic. As was the case previously, any mistakes in spelling, grammar and/or...
Ulysses Update #3 Wed 24 Dec 2003
About an hour ago (and a week before the deadline, too) I completed my personal challenge; I can now hold my head high with pride and declare with the greatest confidence that yes, I _have_ read James Joyce's Ulysses, and...
No, Anti-Zionism is Not Anti-Semitism: Redux Fri 19 Dec 2003
In a further appendix to my recent postings on the anti-Zionism/anti-semitism confusion, here is an opinion piece by Emanuele Ottolenghi which illustrates perfectly the infuriating obstinateness of the right-wing viewpoint on this issue. As a whole, the article is not...
Invisible in Osaka Fri 19 Dec 2003
According to a report in today's Guardian, the corpse of a homeless man lay rotting on a Japanese city street for two months: == For two months, the body of an elderly man was ignored by passersby as it lay...
Ulysses Update #2 Mon 15 Dec 2003
Fifteen days in now, and I'm at page 414. The going was great till about page 365, when the text suddenly morphed into early modern English, but I managed to fight my way through it; I didn't read English at...
Shelter Sun 14 Dec 2003
Bus shelter on the Howth Road, 14/12/2003
No, Anti-Zionism is Not Anti-Semitism Fri 12 Dec 2003
As an appendix to my two recent postings on the subject (here and here) I have unearthed from my blog-fodder links folder this commentary from December 3rd’s Guardian, presenting a liberal Jewish perspective on the Middle East crises: We should...
Ulysses Update #1 Tue 09 Dec 2003
Nine days into the Ulysses challenge, and my bookmark rests at page 248. And you know what? I'm actually quite enjoying it. It's not nearly as difficult to read as I had been lead to believe. I expected Desolation Angels-style...
Ulysses Tue 02 Dec 2003 | 4 Comments
December is at last upon us. And to mark the occasion (amongst all those other important, life-fulfilling duties I must force myself to perform) I have given myself a challenge -- dare I say the mother of _all_ challenges: to...
A Deadly Poison Thu 27 Nov 2003
As a companion to yesterday's piece, here is an example of the kind of thing that the current Israeli administration (and a sizeable xenophobic tranche of the Israeli population) would like to get away with; the kind of thing that...
On the 'New' Anti-Semitism Wed 26 Nov 2003 | 3 Comments
There's a thought-provoking piece in yesterday's Guardian regarding the 'political correctness' of anti-semitism supposedly spreading throughout Europe. I've read it a couple of times, and I have to say, a lot of the charges I find difficult to accept. Not...
Pancakes of the World Mon 10 Nov 2003 | 5 Comments
My first contribution to Omnivore, entitled Pancakes of the World, is now online for your reading pleasure. Please try to ignore the handful of spelling mistakes and poor choices of words, the faults of which are entirely my own. I'll...
American Splendor Fri 19 Sep 2003
I quote from an interview with underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar in the current issue of The Onion AV Club: ==I've got this weird combination of... I like a lot of esoteric and avant-garde fiction, for example, and music,...
The Antichrist of North Carolina? Thu 14 Aug 2003
She may not be the Antichrist of North Carolina, but there seems little doubt to me that Barbara Ehenreich loves to bait those right-wing Christians (c/o (woolgathering)): I was getting into my new role as North Carolina’s premier amateur philosopher...
The Atom and the Damage Done Wed 13 Aug 2003
The Guardian reports that scientists have finally started to piece together exactly what happened when the United States detonated an atomic bomb in the skies over Hiroshima on the 6th of August, 1945; a truly horrific event in which 140,000...
On Flash Mobs Mon 11 Aug 2003
My fair city witnessed its first _flash mob_ on Saturday evening. A large crowd of people filed into Clarks shoe store on O'Connell Street and chanted _'We like cheese!'_ in unison before dispersing in a matter of moments. Queue surprise...
Elephant & Castle: A Restaurant Review Tue 29 Jul 2003 | 2 Comments
Yesterday I enjoyed... okay let's start that again. Yesterday I _endured_ a lunchtime meal at Elephant & Castle in Temple Bar. It seemed like a reasonably popular, hip joint upon first appearances, and I had heard good things on the...
Windows, Mirrors and Walls Thu 26 Jun 2003
(An appendix of sorts to On America’s Imperial Delusion) Last night whilst reading Naomi Klein’s collection of articles on the globalisation debate, Fences and Windows, I came across the following paragraph from The Brutal Calculus of Suffering, her speech to...
Tongue Tied Tue 24 Jun 2003
Might our linguistic freedom also reflect the political freedoms we enjoy? Such a question had never dawned on me until I read this enlightening article by Prof. Niloofar Haeri on the democracy of language, and how many in the Arab-speaking...
Our Lying Eyes Mon 23 Jun 2003
The Guardian's Libby Brooks brought an eye specialist along with her to Tate Britain's latest show, a retrospective of optical illusionist Bridget Riley. I can't say that I knew of Riley before reading the article, but I _was_ familiar with...
A Right Royal Shame Mon 23 Jun 2003
So there's been some major controversy surrounding the Royal birthday party that took place over the weekend. And no, I'm not talking about the gatecrasher. I'm talking about the party guests, those posh toffs in all their pseudo-savage, blackfaced glory....
On America's Imperial Delusion Sun 22 Jun 2003 | 3 Comments
In a thought-provoking comment piece from last weekend’s Guardian, Eric Hobsbawm attempts to answer the question surrounding America’s supposed drive for world domination. It seems fair to assert that the United States sees itself politically as the big boss man,...
Escher Googled Tue 17 Jun 2003
I just paid a visit to the Google homepage, and was surprised to find this: ==== It seems that today is the birthday of M.C. Escher. Very impressive of Google to commemorate such an important and visionary artist, I must...
Natural's Not In It Sat 07 Jun 2003
In a commentary in today's Guardian US law professor Philip Bobbitt -- whilst ultimately defending the American government's politically expedient approach to the defense of human rights -- makes some valid observations about the humanitarian justification for military action, and...
The Morality of Dissent Mon 02 Jun 2003
[Views] that offer an informed critical analysis of the Bush administration’s foreign policy, particularly with regard to the Middle East, are not part of the national conversation in the United States. And until Americans can have that conversation with...
Warning: High Idiot Quotient Sat 10 May 2003
I happened to catch a news report the other day about some idiot who almost killed himself performing the most insane stunt imaginable, all for some stupid Jackass ripoff video he was making with his friends. (Here’s a link to...
Take This Bomb and Shove It Tue 06 May 2003
I _was_ going to go into town after the media screenings (see the previous entry) to run some errands, clear the cobwebs from being stuck in a darkened movie theatre for four hours. It's a good thing I didn't, though,...
Smarty Pants Mon 05 May 2003
The (British) National IQ Test took place last night. It was actually quite difficult, for a multiple choice exam. The time alloted for each question was quite short and very strict, and doesn't accurately reflect the true test environment (or...
What Will Happen Now? Fri 18 Apr 2003
I haven't been eminently vociferous with regard to the situation in Iraq as of late. My comments might even seem conspicuous by their absense, considering my previous writings on the matter. I could lie, use the old chestnut that anything...
Boxing With Shadows Wed 02 Apr 2003 | 1 Comments
This morning while reading a book review by Howard Zinn from the late 1980's (Plato: Fallen Idol, from The Zinn Reader, Seven Stories Press, p.457) regarding a work in critique of Socrates and Plato's writings by I.F. Stone which had...
Take The Hawks Bowling Mon 24 Mar 2003 | 3 Comments
So the Oscars went ahead last night, with a number of unexpected occurances. Roman Polanski winning best director for The Pianist for one, showing that some people can overlook past indiscretions and evaluate art for what it is. Another shock...
Pitchfork Interviews H2O Fri 21 Mar 2003
Pitchfork: The Minutemen.Jaded Robot: Whatever. I remember thinking that Captain Beefheart were hip, too. Castro is so 1974. Whatever. Just one quote from a brilliant and wickedly funny interview with Henry H. Owings, the head honcho of Chunklet magazine,...
You Shall Know Our Velocity (Abridged) Sat 22 Feb 2003 | 6 Comments
Don't have the time to read Dave Eggers' latest book, or simply can't (or can't be bothered to) get your hands on a copy? Not to worry - read the digest version instead (from today's Guardian)....
Deconstruction Revisited Sun 02 Feb 2003
I may have mentioned this before but one of the many great qualities the Web, for me, is the possibility of finding things that are far and away from what I was originally looking for; sometimes I might not even...
Elephants and Turtles Mon 20 Jan 2003
Tonight I read a short story by Donald Barthelme, entitled See The Moon?, and came upon a passage that seemed strangely familiar (from Sixty Stories, p.105): ""Upon what does the world rest?" I asked."Upon an elephant," he said."Upon what...
Reading and Writing Mon 13 Jan 2003
Today I read 130+ pages of Stupid White Men', finishing the book. I also perused the first two issues of Careless Talk Costs Lives which arrived in the post this afternoon, and started writing a review of Star Trek:...
Dog Owners Beware Sun 12 Jan 2003
Being a dog lover, reading this story made me sick to my stomach. It wasn't just the murder (and yes, in my book it was murder) that made me feel so nauseated, but also the fact that a family's...
But Is It Art? Mon 30 Dec 2002
Bill Gates may not eat babies on toast, but someone else might. (Link c/o plasticbag.org)...
Everything You Know is Wrong Thu 26 Sep 2002
Everything you know is wrong: take the quiz to see how true this statement is for you....
To Hell With the Grecians Sun 08 Sep 2002
I first heard about this new Greek law banning all forms of video gaming a few days ago. I thought it was an elaborate joke at first. These things tend to spread like crazy in this day and age....
Dodgy Dealings Tue 03 Sep 2002
Salon.com: Israeli court approves expulsion of terror suspects' relatives Very dodgy dealings indeed. I mean, even if they did have prior knowledge of terrorist activity, is shunting them around the country like second-class citizens, like the animals the Israeli...
Iain Banks Mon 26 Aug 2002
I've always thought that Iain Banks lives a wonderful life. I remember some years ago, I was off sick from school and - as per usual whenever I was off sick - watching Channel 4 Schools (now 4Learning). There...
Not All Sunshine Und Lollipops Mon 26 Aug 2002
The bittersweet tale of a town built on chocolate....
Pedestrians at Marble Arch Sat 24 Aug 2002
A collection of random photographic portraits of pedestrians taken at Marble Arch from last summer. I walked through that very spot - at the corner of Oxford St. and Edgware Rd. - numerous times on my travels between the centre...
On Capitalism Sun 11 Aug 2002
I think this guy is missing the point entirely. Capitalism doesn't produce inherent ugliness, but such ugliness is undeniably a symptom of the greater capitalist disease. Wal-Mart and stores of its ilk are ugly. Regardless of the efficiency and...
On World Youth Day Thu 01 Aug 2002
A thoughful and articulate piece about the World Youth Day in Toronto (sorry, Accordion City) last week....
Censorship Mon 22 Jul 2002
I just happened to catch this whilst browsing the headlines on the Google News page. This proposed deregulation of film censorship has its obvious benefits and flaws. Of course (assuming that the Irish Film Censors Office will follow suit,...
They Asked For It Mon 08 Jul 2002
They asked for it. When I saw the clips on the news yesterday, I cheered for the bulls. Especially that one, real cool, methodical one who rounded a corner, stopped, turned real slow, and aimed for the stupid humans...
Hooray For Nickelodeon Mon 17 Jun 2002
Hooray for Nickelodeon; they're actually not so shallow and evil and corporate after all....
Bloomsday Sun 16 Jun 2002
It just dawned on me that today is Bloomsday. What with all the kerfuffle about the big match today (that I'm not even watching), I suppose it was bound to get overshadowed....
Crossing the Line Fri 14 Jun 2002
I dunno about you, but if I were one of the people subjected to this so-called 'prank', I'd sue MTV too....
Coincidence Thu 16 May 2002
The clean-up at the site of the WTC will end with a ceremony on my birthday....
A Great Piece on Typography Thu 16 May 2002
A great piece on typography in the New York Sun (c/o Mat). When I get some free time I'll have a proper read of it, but right now I gotta get some studying done....
Great, Another One Wed 15 May 2002
Great, another one....
Shellac at ATP Sun 12 May 2002
A photo gallery from one of Shellac's performances at All Tomorrow's Parties last month. Nice....
Like Waiting For a Bus Sun 12 May 2002
A few weeks ago there was this, then two days ago this happened, and now there's been another one. Why do accidents like this always happen in clumps? The real world scares me. I'm gonna go hide and study....
Sometimes I Just Don't Get It Sat 11 May 2002
First Endurance, then Takeshi's Castle, and now this. Japan is great and all, but sometimes I just don't get it....
Why Is Everyone So Surprised? Tue 07 May 2002
The rest of Europe may be stunned by this assassination, but I can't say I'm really bothered. It goes without saying that murder is wrong, but - without making excuses for what happened - he was a racist who...
Need I Say More? Sun 05 May 2002
I cannot help but be cynical about things like this....
Littlejohn Vs. Self Sun 28 Apr 2002
This is a brilliant read. (c/o the yes no interlude.) I wasn't particularly au fait with Will Self until relatively recently, but I'm glad I'm in the know now. Anyone who can fit in seamlessly with Vic Reeves and...
Uncalled For Fri 26 Apr 2002
It's primitive enough that the Israeli army seems to operate a 'shoot first, ask questions later' policy, but stuff like this is absolutely uncalled for. If the Messiah came down to Jerusalem tomorrow, I'm sure he'd bow his head...
General Election Thu 25 Apr 2002
The date for the elections has been made official - May 17th, which also happens to be the last day of my exams. Thankfully the polls are open 'til 10:30pm, since I won't have any time to decide who...
Chalk and Cheese Wed 24 Apr 2002
Kool Bobby left a note (unfortunately no longer archived) on my last post which, for me, answers some questions and basically sums up the distinct cultural differences between Europe and North America. Personally, I find it sad that someone can...
The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train Tue 23 Apr 2002
Another fatal rail crash in the States, the second in less than a week. Accidents like this are turning out to be a regular thing for Amtrack over the last few years. It seems the more the service gets...
Referendum Results Thu 07 Mar 2002
The results of the abortion referendum were announced this afternoon: 50.42% voted 'no', so the constitution will not be amended. I'm glad. I voted (if I can, I always do) and I did not vote 'yes'. But that is...
RIP Spike Milligan Wed 27 Feb 2002
Spike Milligan has passed away. Here's hoping he's gone to a much better place....
That's All, Folks Sat 23 Feb 2002
Chuck Jones has died, aged 89....
Wibbly Wobbly Wonder Fri 22 Feb 2002
Personally, I would prefer the Millennium Bridge in London if it still wobbled. The Eiffel Tower wobbles; it sways quite considerably at the top in high winds - I should know, I was there....
So Many Colours Sun 17 Feb 2002
I read about these (c/o NextDraft) earlier this week. First they had green ketchup, now they've got blue chips. I seriously doubt that any of these products will be available over here. European children just aren't that weird....
Making My Mind Up Thu 14 Feb 2002
I was going to post something about the abortion referendum that we'll be having here early next month, but to be honest I don't know anything about it. Oh yes, I've seen all the posters, with the 'Yes's and...
Pop Art Sun 03 Feb 2002
Channel 4 are releasing a CD to tie in with the Andy Warhol series, reflecting 'the sounds and mood of the Warhol Era'. It looks good....
Andy Warhol Sun 03 Feb 2002
There's a three-part series about the art and life (well, mostly art) of Andy Warhol on Sunday nights on Channel 4 at the moment. Last week was the first part, I didn't see all of it - I was...
Screech Wed 30 Jan 2002
The Onion has an interview with Screech. Yes, that Screech....
USIT Liquidating Wed 30 Jan 2002
USIT have gone into liquidation. I've been thinking about this a lot today. Money matters worry me. The more I add things up, the more I realise it's going to cost me a hell of a lot to go...
On Japan Wed 30 Jan 2002
For some reason, Japanese culture has interested me for a long time. Maybe it was Jushin Liger that did it for me.... But anyway, as a result it's no surprise that this page kept me rapt with attention (c/o...
Mugabe Bad, Very Bad Wed 30 Jan 2002
As far as I'm concerned, in this situation anyway, condemnation just isn't enough unless you have the action to back it up. It seems to me that the Commonwealth is prepared let Mugabe get away with a lot of...
More Suspicions Sun 27 Jan 2002
The more I see articles like this, whether they tell the whole story or not, the more suspicious I get....
Suspicions Sun 27 Jan 2002
So, it seems I was right to be suspicious after all: even Colin Powell, who hasn't got the cleanest track record in human rights, wants the US government to change its position regarding the detainees in Guantanamo Bay....
Bloody Sunday Thu 17 Jan 2002
I just followed a link on Mat's blog and it inadventently led me to this. Well, I mean, the Tories have a vested interest so of course they would denounce it as Irish propaganda, but the fact of the...
America Rewrites the Dictionary Mon 14 Jan 2002
When is a Prisoner of War not a Prisoner of War? When America says so....
Frustration Mon 14 Jan 2002
A 20 year old postman, Daniel McColgan, was shot dead on Saturday morning by Protestant paramilitaries (namely, the UDA, a worthless gaggle of cowards if there ever was one) simply because he was Catholic. In response, the Communication Workers...
Google Art Wed 09 Jan 2002
This is an interesting concept. I may try it out myself at the weekend....
The Thing About the Euro Sat 05 Jan 2002
I really should have mentioned something about this, seeing as it's a signifigant occurance, but I'm just a tad non-plussed about the euro. Sure, we've got funky new banknotes and coins, and everything seems more expensive than before (even...
World AIDS Day Sat 01 Dec 2001
It's World AIDS Day today. There's an antidote out there somewhere - not just to the illness but to negative attitutes that continue to stigmatise it - it just has to be found....
Buy Nothing Day Sat 24 Nov 2001
Tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day. Funny that despite the magic of the internet and all, I found out about this from graffiti I saw on the bus into town during the week. But anyway. Tomorrow I will, of course,...
Sabena Kaput Tue 06 Nov 2001
Sabena, the Belgian national airline, has gone bust. I'm flying to Brussels next month with Aer Lingus on a route it code-shares with Sabena. Aer Lingus is also in big financial trouble. Looks like I could be living in Griet's...
Putting the Kibosh Tue 06 Nov 2001
From Sunday's Ireland On Sunday, about a 'newly-published' dictionary of Irish slang (which has actually been available since 1997): The majority of the words in Slanguage have Irish or Ulster dialect roots, but Gaelic roots are often completely lost...
Appendix to 'Sellafield' Tue 06 Nov 2001
An appendix to my Sellafield rant last night: I may not have communicated what I was trying to say last night as I wished it to be construed, as I wasn't exactly of clear mind when I broadcast those thoughts....
Sellafield Mon 05 Nov 2001
I saw a poster on campus today, posted by the Kevin Barry Cumann (or rather, Fianna Fail Youth, UCD chapter) regarding an anti-Sellafield protest. That's the kind of thing that studenty political types get up to so I didn't...
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