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.
Apparently 750,000 people are living in poverty in Ireland, according to Social Justice Ireland (SJI). This works out at one in every six people being officially poor. Poverty here is defined as living on under €218 a week. A figure like … Continue reading →
Margrethe Vestager, or Mags as we now like to call her, is slumming it in Dublin today to address the plebs. The EU's Competition Commissioner is seeking to follow-up her earlier right hook to Apple with a kick in the … Continue reading →
In the wake of the travel ban from Trump the media is alive today with wild condemnation of the man. Personally, I have no doubt that the lad is a bit loopy but perhaps we could do with a bit … Continue reading →
The Apple story in Ireland continues to bubble along beneath the surface and in the last few weeks I have heard what are called social commentators and "experts" predict that the company will up stumps and head off home. The … Continue reading →