Category: Blogging

Happy Christmas to all of my very nice readers. Here’s to a joyful and IMF-laden… oh wait no doom and gloom (or reality). Things are grand Ted, sure everything will be just grand. 🙂 On the bright side, it’s not raining.

Or lunch, depending on how you time it. I am looking forward to meeting the faces behind the blogs tomorrow, and having some wine and umm, food. Those attending (Hi everyone!): Niall Harbison (Thanks for organising!) Joe Scanlon John Keyes Suzy Byrne Jenny Conor Lynch Sean Fee Christine Coen Frank Lar Veale Dee Murphy Robin…

Today I officially finished my time as an undergraduate at University College Cork. I was conferred with a Joint Honours Degree in Politics and History. Starting university in 2005 coincided naturally with a decline in my output both in print and here on the blog. Perhaps now I will find my mojo again! 🙂 I…

The original target for membership has been met (just about). The Facebook group now has 10,000 members after just over two weeks of existence. Membership contribution has been significant, with 164 wall posts, posted videos and dozens of links to newspaper stories. The group has been covered, or mentioned by, TV3, the Irish Times, the…

I have to say, this is one of the best Daily Show clips I’ve seen this year. John Oliver tells it like it is about the Mumbai attacks. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Mumbai Tragedy Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video Via Dan.

The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Operation Humble Kanye Colbert at ChristmasColbert Christmas DVD Green ScreenBill O’Reilly Interview

I remember hearing this when it was broadcast back in the 1990s. Great to see it on YouTube. Pure hilarity. Via Cian.

The extended interview: Nothing I can add. Join the 7,500 people on the Facebook group demanding the cervical cancer vaccine programme is reinstated.