I was a great smoker. I used to wake up in the morning, stretch, rub my eyes and say: Morning again!  Time for a delicious, fibre-packed, vitamin-filled cigarette, bursting with [...]

There was a time when newspapers cared about trivial little things like grammar and spelling, especially papers of record like the Irish Times, but not anymore. The IT had an [...]

I see the Gardaí­ will be able to collect details of people's emails and internet usage when they're investigating a serious offence. Serious offences, you say? Great!  It's about time [...]

Well, it looks like Twenty thinks Bulimia is a fucking scream. Who am I to disagree?

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This bit isn't about Niall McElwee.  It's about you and me. It's about finding the line between bad behaviour and becoming a despised sexual offender with a criminal record. Tell [...]

At the slightest hint of danger, the meerkranes are on the alert.

When Niall McElwee left a reply here, this post became something different from its original version. Originally, this post was just a reaction to a commenter on another blog who [...]

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The Norwegian emigrant ship, Hannah Parr, bound for Quebec, put into Limerick port in May, 1868, having lost a foremast. About 400 passengers were aboard the ship, and these people [...]