Victory is ours - sorta
This has got to be an urban myth!
Aughrim in Co Wicklow won the 2007 Tidy Towns competition. Apparently, one of the local councillors said that ‘pride’ had now been restored to the town after the 1691 Battle of Aughrim.
Only problem is…the Battle of Aughrim took place in Co Galway on the opposite [...]
Another fine mess by DLRCC
As I’ve written previously, DLRCC does like to waste money. I might have taken this sign seriously if it had been put up straight. Only a cynic would think that the council workers had errected the sign after a liquid lunch.
Or maybe it’s a cunning plan? A normal person might [...]
No balls dropped
I’ve just been for a mid-week pint(s) so what follows may or may not be strictly true.
In late 2005, Dublin City Council met to decide how to spend their budget for 2006. Item no. 56 concerned alarming reports that children were playing football in the park in my estate. Obviously, this was a bad [...]
Sinn Fein deliver on Pizza promise
Smokingroom has posted a very funny ‘election’ poster on flickr. I think it’s gas. I can’t show you the pic so you’ll have to follow this link to flickr to see it.
I might also take this opportunity to remind everyone about the Irish Election Posters group on flickr.
You know you’ve made it when…
Damien Mulley mentions you (even if he’s jet-lagged)…Fluffy Links - May 14th 2007
And searching for Cyprian Brady (a local politico-wannabe), ahem, Senator, on Google returns one of my blog posts as the 6th link for him.