So last time we talked about Ernest Walton the only Irish Winner of the Nobel prize for physics. But there is another Irish person who in the world of science is known nearly more for not winning the prize then her pioneering work that lead to a Nobel Prize. Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
Born in Belfast […]

Bloggers unite tonight, as Yeddnek of Roaming Rebel and his Mrs. come Dublin way for a reunion of sorts but more importantly a Bruce Springsteen concert. Now I can’t write about music, and make no apology for not being able to put in words how a great piece of music can make you feel - […]

The New York Times have compiled a list of the greatest 1,000 movies ever made - quite the list as you can imagine - I’m determined to find the time though to work through the list and see how many I have seen.
Wizard Magazine, is counting down the 200 greatest comic book characters of all […]

Maybe I shouldn’t be promoting Google blogging or services on Word Press and maybe this isn’t news of any great consequence but Google Sites is now available to all people according to this post, and gives you the option of building and designing your own site.

By now you’ve all probably seen that new Vodafone ad declaring that “when you text somebody it’s like you’re there with them for that second”.
Utter nonsense I’m afraid.
However its not just texting. It has really hit home this week that modern technology, for all its wonders, doesn’t come even remotely close to giving two people […]

Sometimes when you write a post it just brings you to places you wish it didn’t. From his number 1 Album (in Scandinavia ) Johnny Logan and Friends the Irish Connection.
Whiskey in the Jar

Due to Dustin’s fall from grace at the euro vision. Here is a look back at Ireland’s finest Eurovision moments.

Thats pretty much it.
Fine then here is johnny Logan

1981 and within 18 months of receiving a critical mauling for 1941 Stephen Spielberg presented Indiana Jones : Raiders of the Lost Ark for the viewing worlds consideration. In paying ode to 1940’s serials so beloved by him and co-creator George Lucas unearthed for a new audience a world of tongue in cheek adventure and […]

Michael Dwyer in last weeks ‘Ticket’ (with the Irish Times) may have been bragging he got to last nights Indy premiere in Cannes, and Empire Online are also excitedly claiming to have seen Indy – so just because I don’t want to feel left out, here is a shameless mention of getting to the press […]

We are constantly bombard with Images of Andie McDowell telling us about how to get rid of wrinkles with various creams and potions. Now being a man I am not convinced and Mattew Fox is not going to make me think outwise either. But winkles are serious business not just for humans though. Sheep as […]