Cosmopolitan Smithfield
I was down in Smithfield today with 30 minutes to kill. So I bought a newspaper and looked for somewhere to sit and read it for awhile. There are few or no seats in Smithfield square. What was the idea behind blocking off a huge square to traffic and putting nothing in it. And people [...]
Daffodil
dlrcoco waste of money
Here’s a fine example of a waste of money by your local council (dlrcc). Thankfully, I live on the Northside so my policitians are much more professional and efficient!! The ‘beach’ in question is halfway between Dun Laoghaire and Sandycove. I guess it’s slippery when wet and the rocks are sharp, even when the tide [...]
North Wall car crash
I arrived too late to see what actually happened but I guess it happened after the Disney on Ice show in the Point Depot. Putting on my Sherlock Holmes hat, it looked like a navy blue renault pulled out in front of the ‘Paddywagon’ bus’. Somehow the blue renault ended up on the wrong side [...]
John Roberts Weekend, Waterford
A celebration of the work of John Roberts will be held in Waterford city on 27-29 April, 2007. The name of John Roberts is synonomous with Georgian architecture in Waterford city and is also important further afield in Ireland. ‘So what?’, says you. Well… RIAI‘s 3rd annual ‘Simon Open door’ Fundraising Initiative. Participating RIAI architects [...]
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