Funny old world
I know someone who, as the saying goes, if he fell into shit, he’d come out smelling of roses.
A few years ago, he (+ 1 wife, +1 child) got a ‘great’ (cancellation) deal on a 4 bed detached family house with 1 parking space and no front garden. There’s no [...]
Devious putdown
A friend of mine said the most evil, devious, vicious, dismissive comment about a semi-public figure I’ve ever heard. It was a classic example of parish-pump politics. He said, ‘yer man will be attending 4 or 5 communions this year.’
For those who are non-religious/non-Catholics, it meant that he’d been shagging anything that moved [...]
Feile Na nDeise: Cúl Cheoil agus Cáirde
Last Saturday afternoon saw an hour or so of traditional Irish music, dancing and singing (Ceol, Rinnce agus AmhránaÃocht) at the 2007 Feile Na nDeise. The band were young but they were pretty good and keep a good rhythm going. They were particularly strong when the guitarist was maintaining the tempo. He [...]