A sixty something male, happily settled with two adult brats and my rock of common sense. I've worked at lots of jobs, done lots of things, had many experiences hairy and otherwise and have met some really interesting people in my life as well as a fair share of pricks too. I have witnessed change, some of it just for the sake of it and I hope this blog will communicate the "how it was" as well as the "how it might all turn out." I am a libertarian, mildly catholic, strongly christian and I like to practice what I preach. I hope you enjoy my observations and some of them serve you well in your life.
One company I worked for in the past, which was growing rapidly in monetary and headcount terms, decided to go for an IPO. To float such an entity to the market, a number of boxes needed to be ticked, one … Continue reading →
This week, the HSE issued yet another report on smoking. The amount of repetitive and lazy research on this topic is probably why the HSE has little money left to invest in other areas. Anyway, this particular headline ran, “Smoking … Continue reading →
Until recently, the tallest building in Ireland was the 18-story County Hall in my native Cork. In a country of single and two story housing, an 18 story building is a huge landmark. When it was first built in 1965, … Continue reading →
Some time ago there was a very interesting TV talk show, made in conjunction with RTE & UTV, and filmed and broadcast simultaneously in Dublin & Belfast. Naturally this cross border programme was about …. well, the border actually. It … Continue reading →