Archive for April, 2008
Looking For Work in Dublin
Finding work in Ireland is still very easy, however there are some basic steps to take before you start.
Have your CV translated into English and have someone who is used to Irish CV’s look at it for you. The lay can be quite different between Ireland and the rest of Europe. The focus […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008 under Work in Ireland.
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Bad Ass Cafe Temple Bar Dublin
The Bad Ass Cafe in Dublin’s Temple Bar area is one of my favorite eating places in Dublin. Their food is good, very good when compared to the usual nosh around the city. On top of that it is fairly priced and I never feel hurt by the sight of the bill, however they like […]
Posted: April 29th, 2008 under Eating Out Dublin.
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Trailfinders - Review
We are planning on going to Canada for three weeks in Aug and Sep of this year. We are lucky and manage to travel quite a lot - normally we book everything ourselves on the internet and have very few problems.
However going to Canada for us is our main holiday of the year and we […]
Posted: April 28th, 2008 under Life in Ireland.
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Glencree Visitors Centre
The visitors centre at Glencree is easy to miss unless your are on the road coming up Grencree Valley. The road which passes behind Glencree is the R115 - Glencree is about 12 miles out of Dublin. If you are using this road to get to Glencree and you have reached the Lough Brays, (two […]
Posted: April 28th, 2008 under Culture in Ireland.
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Pizza in Ballsbridge
I have sampled all the Pizza delivery shops in the area and Godfather’s Pizza wins hands down - they are now my Pizza delivery of choice all the time when I am here in Ireland.
Why? Well out of the choice that I have their pizzas taste the best - so that has to be […]
Posted: April 26th, 2008 under Ballsbridge.
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Bank Credit Control
Working in Ireland can be rewarding, however it can also be boring and dull - just like anywhere else. Most of the foreigners that come to Ireland end up in the boring and dull jobs.
Ireland for many years has been the back office for multi-national companies. They work in what has been compared to the […]
Posted: April 25th, 2008 under Work in Ireland.
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The Black Stuff
is an Irish institution and if you visit any pub in Ireland you will see Guinness has pride of place at the bar. Often referred to as ‘the black stuff,’ Guinness is a stout beer which is typically a malt beer with a caramel flavour and bitterness in the finish. Guinness is made with […]
Posted: April 10th, 2008 under Culture in Ireland.
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Gaelic Football
Gaelic football is a 15 a side ball and goal game and it does appear to be a cross between rugby and soccer. Although claimed to be as old as Hurling the first historical references to the game appear around 1527. The pitch is usually 137m long and 82m wide goal post at each end […]
Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Life in Ireland.
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Did I Say That?
A piss take of Bertie Ahern - really good. From Dermot Carmody.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008 under Life in Ireland.
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PC World Carrickmines
I am in PC World buying something or other at least twice a month, and I still get blown away by the service in Carrickmines compared to Liffey Valley. Every time I have shopped in PC World at Liffey Valley I come away very anoyed and angry at the complete lack of customer service.
However […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2008 under Shopping in Ireland.
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