APPLE JAM.
So Apple still rumbles along in Ireland despite the EU’s best efforts to attract it to the ah, mainland. Central to the Apple saga is of course money. The richest company in the World has loads of it and greedy … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2017
VICTORIA & THE IRISH FAMINE.
I don’t watch much TV so I haven’t seen the new series called “Victoria.” I was aware of it and knew it was a portrayal of the life and times of Queen Victoria in the UK but that’s about it. … Continue reading →
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
This morning we heard that some Judges are ‘struggling to get by’ on six-figure salaries. This is because their salaries were reduced from €123,000/pa to €111,000/pa during the financial crisis. Now I will grant you that Ireland is an expensive … Continue reading →
I’M NEUTRAL ON THIS
We Irish never invaded anyone else’s country. Yet there’s hardly a stretch of remote coastline on Earth where you could step ashore and not be met by a friendly, “How’s it going?” One of our better comedians suggested that we … Continue reading →