Tag Archives: Dublin

Toastmasters – Why I’m still there

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

I must be the slowest person ever to join Toastmasters. My first meeting was in 1988, when I was a student in University College, Cork. I was terribly shy, somewhat socially inept and going through a very difficult period of … Continue reading →

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Another month, another depressing report on clerical child abuse..

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

The latest report on child abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese does not fail to shock. The abuse itself is chilling, depressing and appalling, but compounding it is the behaviour of senior bishops and cardinals as they conspired – over a … Continue reading →

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Give up yer auld sins

Posted on October 9, 2008 by

I rediscovered this gem on YouTube tonight. The original recordings date back from the 1960′s and many years later they were turned into a series of short animations by Brown Bag Films.  This particular one gained an Academy Award nomination … Continue reading →

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Sunset in Dublin

Posted on September 20, 2007 by

I took these shots with my mobile phone camera near Sean O’Casey Bridge on my way back from work last Monday. This picture was taken just south of Sean O’Casey Bridge, a low sun and surprisingly few people around. The … Continue reading →

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Irish Rail. You can take the man out of the bog..

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

Irish Rail recently purchased a whole set of super-duper railway carriages as part of a major government initiative to modernise our country’s rolling stock. You can book your train seats in advance, there is plenty of room for luggage and … Continue reading →

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City of Culture

Posted on August 3, 2007 by

My friend Azahar got a laugh out of me this evening. It resonates with something I have been thinking about a lot since I started work in Dublin two weeks ago. Temple Bar is the central tourist district in Dublin. … Continue reading →

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