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AER LINGUS (EI) Flight 729

1 Comment Posted by on November 16, 2009

I was in Manchester airport yesterday. Unfortunately I was waiting for a Ryanair flight to Dublin and my path crossed some Irish people. A few were pricing duty free chocolate. They were a fiver but too rich for the guy who was asking. I bought a lot of spiced rum and some other things which [...]

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count me out

3 Comments Posted by on November 11, 2009

This was on primetime last night. Take a stand for church-state separation The Count Me Out website is a source of information for those considering leaving the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). For many who no longer practise, remaining “lapsed” is not sufficient; a clean break is needed. Some of the positive effects: 1. you get [...]

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Cheers M8

Comments Off Posted by on October 18, 2009

I drove to Cork on Saturday and back again today. It only takes 2 hours now and for the most part it is a motorway. I think it is fair to say that most Irish people have never had to drive on that much motorway in their lives and are slowly getting used to it. [...]

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a rant about number plates

Comments Off Posted by on October 13, 2009

I get some strange search traffic from google: someone out there today searched for rant number plates ireland Through this I found something else on that topic, a strange thread from the peoplesrepublicofcork.com someone also searched for advice on the internet about what happens when ronan o gara rides your wife O’Gara, who has struggled [...]

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shock jock car wash

2 Comments Posted by on September 27, 2009

I was in the Garage in donnybrook and washing my car and paying special attention to the alloys. The garage used to be Shell until they became synonymous with beating people up and taking what then want. I asked the girl in the shop if the car-wash was really 8 euros. She said “you know [...]

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whoa says Ned

Comments Off Posted by on September 24, 2009

As if we needed our pig farmer turned politician telling us how Nama helps those moronic property developers: Ned O’Keeffe (FF TD, Cork) said yesterday in the Dáil debate: “It is with great pride that I support my Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, in introducing this wonderful and badly needed rescue of the economy, property developers [...]

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abercrombie & bitch

2 Comments Posted by on September 21, 2009

The easiest way to spot an Irish person used to be by seeing one in a GAA Jersey. I saw one at the Brandenberg Gate in June. I spotted the worst one (a Tipperary jersey) at the full moon beach party in Thailand. I saw a Cork hurling reserve goalkeepers jersey too soon after. Frequent [...]

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very bold

Comments Off Posted by on August 26, 2009

My professional insurance broker in Cork just told me I was “very bold” for not updating my home insurance address since I moved a few months ago … I said “it was my own money I wasted”. The agent was unable to understand the distinction between insurance customer and misbehaving child although some would say [...]

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sexy time

4 Comments Posted by on August 4, 2009

This is a monument to the ever increasingly disgusting advertising campaigns that some ‘clever marketing exec’ dreamt up to sell shitty apartments in Ireland: Candidate #1 – The Grange, Stillorgan, Dublin. Prices: From EUR 540,000 to EUR 1,400,000. It all started with this one I think. Billed as South Dublins Ultimate address They had signs [...]

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ba-nama-rama

Comments Off Posted by on July 31, 2009

I have mixed feelings about it all and it depends whether I think about the immediate future or about making a decision to spend the rest of my life in Ireland. I lived abroad for a few years and want to stay here now. There are some positives in that Ireland has diversity and options [...]

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