On of the things that has struck me over the last few days is that sex is still a taboo in Ireland. Much of the debate about Charlie Haughey over the last week has centred around the publication in the Scare Ireland On Sunday of details of Terry Keane and Charlie’s affair. Now none of [...]

Scepticism surrounded ‘Cars’ from the off, doubts were raised as reports of a spiralling budget emerged and repeated delays and a lacklustre trailer lead many to believe this could be the end of Pixar’s run of outstandingly successful features. And indeed it is easy to criticise ‘Cars’ in comparison to its predecessors. It does rely [...]

From the Examiner
A ROW has broken out among Dublin councillors over a proposal to name the Dublin Port Tunnel in honour of Charles Haughey.

. I have to say the idea of the Charlie Tunnel is really quiet funny. Imagine how many people will got to the toll booth operator and go “Thanks a million big [...]

Interesting blog debate between 2 guys in the University of Chicago Law faculty
Posner v. Stone: Civil Liberties and the War Against Terrorism. Hat Tip Andrew Sullivan

In South Africa the ANC have won in the last general election almost 70% of the vote. It has never been out of power since the fall of Apartheid. The Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said recently

“Dictatorship never announces its arrival,”

“It won’t, like drum majorettes, beat drums and parade [...]

Isn’t science wonderful. Should do this experiment in School. Diet Coke and Mentos Mixed.

Go the whole hog
The Reason why. Feel free to try this at home. With a 2 litre Bottle and about 5 mentos (By home I mean outside your home)

I was thinking about writing about social partnership and then someone writes exactly what I want to say Rotten social partnership deal eroding democracy by Neil Ruddock in the Indo

I just had a look at the controversial leaving cert question. And I have to say it was quiet difficult now I could do it. But then again I have done physics in collage for 5 years so I would want to be able to do a leaving cert maths paper. Still though it requires [...]

So time you want to watch intelligent Art house movies other times RomComs then there is the time you just want to see Steven Segal kick it up a notch.
With great caracters like Bad Ass Guard played by Michael McGrady

Also Goodbye Lenin is on after Segal. An excellent german movie.

Watch RTE1 on your computer.
Live videostream thanks to heanet. Not sure is it just for home programming or available outside Ireland still pretty cool. can’t find a rte2 stream yet. If anyone knows let me know. Also if any of my outside Ireland readers can see it as well let me know. Cheers