Rathmines population = 5million souls
According to Dublin City Council’s website, the population of Rathmines = 4.9M people. What is the population of Rathmines etc? #5820 Central Statistics Office – 4,984,000
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 side [...]
NTL are pants
In Sept 2006 and March 2007, I wrote about the appalling customer service I’d received from NTL. Sigh, here we go again… A Brazilian friend is moving to a new apartment. It’s all a bit sudden…her partner died recently and she can’t afford the rent. Her English isn’t very good and she’s a bit nervous [...]
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 not be able to [...]
Men and their key fobs
What is it about some men and their cars? I’ve recently noticed that lots of men get out of their cars, pocket the car keys in their trouser pocket and, only then, activate the car alarm. Is it some sort of sub-conscious attempt to set themselves apart from the apes? ‘Look, ma, it’s working invisibly. [...]
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