Monthly Archives: August 2010
Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes, master detective, and quite the character. As a younger man I read the stories and loved his brilliant mind. I also loved the fact he loved morphine. If nothing else Sherlock and I had that in common. Any … Continue reading
Career progression
The aches and pains take longer to go away. One niggle leads to another niggle. The achilles tendon is connected to the calf muscle and the calf muscle is connected to the hamstring and the hamstring is tighter than a … Continue reading
No tolerance
As the Ivor Callely saga rumbles on, and on, and on, surely it’s time to step back and rejig things. As Itchy pointed out in the comments the other day Callely, rightly I should add, being dragged over the coals … Continue reading
RTE’s autumn schedule
Some highlight from the press release for RTE’s new schedule: Hector and Tommy do Haiti – the madcap pair visit the stricken nation to see how life has changed since the earthquake and to see if their antics can help … Continue reading
The Man from around
He was often found by the Holy Tyre of Mourne Road, so called because a passing itinerant claimed to have seen the face of Saint Anastasius Sinaita in it. Investigations found that it had come from the Semperit factory but … Continue reading
They’re only trees, like …
In general terms you wouldn’t say Dublin was one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There are some lovely bits but overall it’s not so hot. There’s little in the way of great architecture, nor will there be … Continue reading
Someone steal Trevelyan’s corn
Students protesting on a famine ship to the government about the lack of jobs for highly qualified students. I heard the blokey on the radio expressing his fears that students, who are highly qualified, will emigrate because they’re so highly … Continue reading
Not a chain of coffee shops
It’s always the same. Eyes are tired, the book is put down, the light is turned off, and then it starts. The music. A song I’ve heard some time in the recent past playing on a loop inside my head. … Continue reading
Pussies
So Ivor Callely is said to have forged invoices to make bogus expenses claims. On top of everything else that should be grounds for, at least, dismissal, and at best criminal prosecution. Senator Dan Boyle of Twitter, says: The fact … Continue reading
So Ivor Callely is said to have forged invoices to make bogus expenses claims. On top of everything else that should be grounds for, at least, dismissal, and at best criminal prosecution.
Senator Dan Boyle of Twitter, says:
The fact that information like this is being revealed on a regular basis means he needs to be considering his position. His own membership of the Seanad is something he needs to consider
Considering his position? What kind of nonsense is that? He should have considered his position before he decided to have the taxpayer fund his life beyond his outrageous salary.
He should be removed from the Seanad immediately, it should not be a decision for him to make, and the pussy-footing around his abhorrent behaviour by his colleagues is shameful.