BIG TV

Do you remember the advert on Irish TV a few years back with the guy looking into his neighbours house with binoculars as he was to tight to get NTL installed.? well my neighbours across the road, and they are across and two doors down, their TV is so BIG I can watch their TV…

O’Toole’s Law

remember O’Toole’s law, it states “Murphy was an optimist” Well outgoing Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen O’Toole will have to be optimistic as she enters gangland Ireland with Donegal and the Garda reserve issues as a back drop. As the murder rate in Ireland rises, it would be nice to hear that O’Toole left a job…

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Anti-Theft Dublin 1 – Tonight

Tonight 8pm Wynn’s Hotel Abbey Street Dublin 1. The ideas of James Connolly Today. Connolly meeting in Wynn’s, with trams passing outside, (like he did 90+ years ago) its a good setting to hear the ideas of the leader of the anti theft movement in Ireland, on the eve of the anniversary of his execution.

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what iPod does not have

touchy feely artwork it also has its own sent, 25 years on the shelf or in a record case, musty. Now the kids are flinging them like Frisbees…. which is some sort of karma, I did the same 30 years ago with me da’s Dubliner’s LPs. ‘A drop of the hard stuff’ drop it, it…

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music has a DNA

music has a DNA, and each songs fingerprint has a footprint that it has reached out to. last Saturday night I played a song at a 40th birthday party, I should not have played it. Why? it is rarely known song its a personal favourite you wont dance to it nobody asked for it I…

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So begins another weary day

grey day in docklands dublin 3 ireland (May 3rd 2005) via w800i camera phone. 5 shots of the evolution in telco manhole covers from P agus T to Telecom Eireann Eircom & ESAT. plus 3 other shots

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