VARADKAR & THE VAGRANTS
Each day I take a couple of walks down by the river. In the small city park there, three people have moved in recently. A guy, his girlfriend and an older bloke have carved out a cave from a patch … Continue reading →
John Mallon
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.
FRIGHTENINGLY STUPID
Recently storm Ophelia caused three fatalities across Ireland in a single day. Of course, to put some perspective on that, on any average day in the country, around eighty people die from all causes, (30,000 deaths/year). In the case of … Continue reading →
DON’T CALL A SPADE …….
It cost over €100 million to run the Houses of the Oireachtas last year, (or €384,615 per working day), according to the released figures and in return, the Dáil sat 123 times or a total of 1,023 sitting hours. Bear … Continue reading →
A POOR SUBSTITUTE
There was an odd snippet of news yesterday when it was reported that a teacher had allegedly placed sellotape over the mouths of some unruly students in class. You can read the full account of this nonsense here if you … Continue reading →