One more day to go. I’m looking forward to it already. No more news programmes filled with ‘I didn’t interrupt you’ and ‘Who is funding your campaign?’ No more claims that the Lisbon treaty will sanction euthanasia, legalise abortion, and make homosexuality compulsory on Tuesdays. No more ministers pleading for a Yes vote because they… Continue reading 24
Flash In The Pan
It’s a sure sign that an idea has passed its sell-by date when a political party decides it would make a good gimmick. So it is that we must mark the demise of the Flash Mob – at least in Ireland – as Young Fine Gaelers decide it would be a neat idea to assemble… Continue reading Flash In The Pan
Faduda 2.0
Once upon a time, I had a website. It was created using notepad, without any bells and whistles, back when the web was shiny and new. Those were the days, when a 33K modem was state of the art and Netscape was the browser of choice. Because there wasn’t any other choice. My website evolved… Continue reading Faduda 2.0
Gas
Just before 1pm today, Newstalk‘s Lunchtime News announced that there were reports of an explosion in Belfast. Later, RTE’s news website carried reports headlined ‘Chemical explosion in Belfast’, later downgraded to ‘Chemical incident in Belfast‘. An early AP report said workers accidentally added nitric acid to a contaminated storage container, producing clouds of nitrous oxide,… Continue reading Gas
Countdown
Political opinion polls are notoriously unreliable in this country. Small margins make the difference between victory and defeat. National polls simply don’t have the high resolution needed to predict the outcome. Put simply, elections are won and lost in the margin of error. And when it comes to a referendum on something few understand and… Continue reading Countdown
Horse Feathers
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t forget if I lodged £13,000 in cash sterling to my personal bank account, including the result of a successful bet on the gee-gees. It’s the kind of thing that would stick in my mind. And it would particularly stick if I’d been in dire financial straits at… Continue reading Horse Feathers
Blink
The new taoiseach isn’t off to a good start. First he threatened to shout down Fine Gael every time they spoke in the Dáil, now he’s been forced to back down before the farmers. Ever since the IFA made it clear their support couldn’t be taken for granted in the run-up to the Lisbon referendum,… Continue reading Blink
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