The Mahon Tribunal has been adjourned as of this morning until after the general election. The easy option is to presume there are big sighs of relief with the dreaded opening statements no longer a risk to the issues of the coming weeks, but the reality seems that Tribunals as a matter of course cease […]
So I am very lucky that I now have an 8 minute walk to work with the only caveat being that I probably shouldn’t take that street loaded on pints as one of my new housemates has been mugged twice on it and quite literally just woke up one morning with bruises in place of […]
1. The Irish Film Institute Signature Burger with Blue Cheese.
2. Whether it’s true or not the people who compile polls are telling us there might actually be some element of anticipation surrounding the outcome of the election.
3. Summer is coming and we’ve already had a month of fresh cut grass and ice creams.
4. ‘Lost’ […]
As always we begin by recapping the results of last weeks poll. Although its not that shocking that Mr Buckley can out on top, I am positively amazed at the fact that he polled 89% of the vote compared with Leonard Cohen’s meagre 11%.
That means that the covers are 2-0 up. Can the originals fight […]
Thankfully with word of new land masses being created as a result of global warming dislodging huge island sized pieces of ice comes the sigh of relief that astronomers have discovered a new planet and indications are that based on its proximity to its own star it could possibly be inhabitable or already support life. […]
Seemingly this is one of Bush’s top advisor’s on History Andrew Roberts. Ones of who’s claims is as follows when reply to someone giving out to him about his assertion that internment worked in Ireland. From the New Republic.
It is a mark of Hari’s sloppiness that he has accused me of telling President Bush that […]
This is the 1000th post on the dossing times. I feel that I should acknowledge it with some long essay about blogging. But I think I will just re-post a post I did before about why I blog. Thanks to everyone who reads and who has read and who have commented. Also a big shout […]
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died aged 76.
I suppose the biggest link with Ireland for Boris is his failure to get off his plane in Shannon back in 1994, allegedly, because of over indulging the vodka. In the process he kept Taoiseach Albert Reynolds waiting on the tarmac.
In any other country it would have […]
Although some critics would argue that he spent his record breaking career trying to drive competitors off the track, Michael Schumacher is using the free time afforded to him by his retirement to promote road safety across the globe.
Old Schumi has joined the UK’s Make Roads Safe campaign who are calling for a U.N conference […]
Released this weekend, ‘Half Nelson’ is the movie that earned Ryan Gosling his surprise Oscar nomination earlier in the year. It tells the story of a drug addicted teacher and the strange relationships he strikes up with his students. I hear good things and I look forward to it. Also this weekend, ‘Lives of Others’, […]