Monthly Archives: January 2005

The former Fianna Fáil minister, Ray Burke, has been jailed for six months by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for tax offences. Yes only 6 months for not decaring taxes in an amnesty. He has received what amounts to one … Continue reading →

On Dec 10th my old blog hosted here died, the DB has been restored and here it is. My old rants and pics are all there, this was my blog using my homespun blog tool newsvendor. NewsVendor is still available … Continue reading →

Gúna Nua presents dinner with friends By Donald Margulies ANDREWS LANE THEATRE BOOKING: 01 679 5720 Previews from Wednesday November 10th All seats ?17.50 Opens:Tuesday November 16th Mon/Tue All seats ?19 Wed – Sat All seats ?24more from guna nua … Continue reading →

RANT STARTPredicting elections: who will be first to air the winner? are the candidates in the Iraqi elections really hoping to not win? so they wont have to govern the US mess post Sadam? Exporting Freedom is a difficult process! … Continue reading →

Ireland: Minister for Justice Michael McDowell today announced two initiatives, Electronic Tagging & a national identity card. Some would spread out the bad news over different days but McDowell brings it on thick and fast. ID cards? we’ve nothing to … Continue reading →

I’ve been surfing to long without waves. Long Medium and Shortwaves. I stopped logging SW (incl. all bands 0-30Mhz 30Mhz – 1300Mhz) in about 1994, the year I bought my first house. I got active in politics I got active … Continue reading →

Jury sentences Graner to 10 years in military prison: “Army Spc. Charles Graner Jr. was sentenced to 10 years behind bars Saturday for physically and sexually mistreating Iraqis in the first court-martial stemming from at Abu Ghraib prison scandal, an … Continue reading →

3G is here, dwarfing HSCSD & GPRS its goals goals goals, at broadband speed. But what if your a 7 year old child, the UK mobile industry watchdog for radiation wants your parents to know that a mobile phone is … Continue reading →

Bus Éireann has apologised after a simulation of a bus crash in Co Wicklow this morning was reported to the media as a real event. The company’s statement that 11 people were injured, two seriously, as a result of the … Continue reading →