On account of the minor detail of generally avoiding the Irish Independent’s website, I missed this nugget when I was writing the WhiteLines piece the other day.
Yes, you too can realise your dream if you become redundant.
I have issues with this piece. It consists of three superficial case studies which are supposed to lead you [...]

This from RTE, and then this little nugget from Dermot Ahern via breakingnews.ie.
Northern Ireland uses sterling and miles. We use the Euro and kilometres. They have A-Levels up there. We have a Leaving Certificate.
In the name of Christ why does Dermot Ahern think we need to have the same drink driving legislation as they do [...]

Every once in a while,  someone decides that something must be done about the Abbey Theatre. The Abbey is on Abbey street, a most unprepossessing building – you can’t call it ugly per se, but that’s because it’s too near Liberty Hall and other more iconic eyesores. It’s out of the way. The concept of [...]

Although most of the time to take photographs all I have to do is turn up on a beach and take photographs of kitesurfers, every once in a while I decide to do something a little different. That takes some planning sometimes, no planning other times. I’ve a project on the go at the moment [...]

I was going to write a big rant about perception of value in the property market in Dublin and how it relates to perception of value in other aspects of life in Dublin and how property sucked off all the benefits of economic growth in the past 3 years and eventually thought “dammit, my life [...]

I’ve been reading discussion on the forthcoming budget and all I’m getting is a loud signal about what a mess the country is and how we should do this and do that. The loudest signal I’m getting is that we still divide society into the deserving and undeserving and the division is made in economic [...]

Dear Eamon,
I believe that you and your colleagues in Fianna Fail have trashed out a program for government which mentions the idea of 120,000 jobs in the green and smart economy. I’d like you to consider something which you have responsibility which is vital to this. I’m talking about broadband. Again.
You must be tired of [...]

If i was really good I’d have an intense picture of tally counters looking seriously at bundles of ballots being counted but frankly I have too much else to worry about.
Yesterday was the Lisbon Treaty, re-submitted to the people for approval. As things stand, it looks as though the result is going to be a [...]

You people don’t help yourselves. I wonder if you’re interested in constructive feedback from a user who’s just worn out by your booking flow. It sucks. It particularly sucks since we users have to pay for the experience of being frustrated by your booking flow. We pretty much hate you because the user experience on [...]

For entertainment, do listen to that podcast. Michael O’Leary is hilarious.
One who is Dana because he couldn’t get elected to the Dail, one who used to be Dana but couldn’t get re-elected and one who wanted to be Dana but he couldn’t get elected.
What a comment….