Archive for 'Life in Ireland'
Nursing Homes in Ireland
I am often having a go at the lack of facilities in Ireland and Dublin, but I have to admit that some stuff here is better. Trying to remember that I have a great way of life here can be difficult sometimes, it requires me to go visiting somewhere and get reasonable comparisons.
I have just […]
Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Life in Ireland.
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Help Finding Jobs
Finding a job has become much easier since the advent of the internet. I remember trying to find my first job during the 1980’s in Glasgow, apart from the recession that we suffered at the time, finding a job was a laborious task. I would get the newspapers as soon as they came […]
Posted: May 29th, 2008 under Life in Ireland, Work in Ireland.
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Recycling In Ireland
Foreigners coming to live in Ireland are surprised at the lack of recycling in Ireland. Following on my my post last week about “Why do they drop rubbish in the Streets?” - I didn’t know the answer to that one.
So imagine trying to jump from there to recycling and encouraging everyone to do so. […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under Life in Ireland, Living In Ireland.
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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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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 Although claimed to be as old as Hurling the first historical references to the game appear around 1527.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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Bertie Ahern
In case you did not know Bertie Ahern is the Irish Prime Minister, for quite some time now he has been accused of taking money from various sources. It has been a source of great amusment to me to listen to his explanations - one goes along these lines:
I cash my wages check -cause while […]
Posted: April 1st, 2008 under Life in Ireland.
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One Day In Dublin
As the summer holiday season approaches, many people will be planning their yearly or biannual getaways with excitement. Whether you’re anticipating a week in the Majorcan sun or are looking forward to three weeks of traveling around in Thailand, your summer holiday is sure to bring out the travel guru in you. However, don’t confine […]
Posted: January 14th, 2008 under Life in Ireland.
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Dublin
Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. Initially, it was founded as a Viking settlement and has been the country’s primary city for the major part of the island’s history. One will find good hotels in Dublin for a comfortable and pleasant stay. Dublin has become an economic and cultural centre for the […]
Posted: December 4th, 2007 under Life in Ireland.
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Dublin Women and the Blind Man
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Standing waiting to cross the road to get my weekly pizza I over heard a few remarks beside me. I was aware that I had stopped at the crossing besides a blind man, his cane was to my side and his free arm was trying to find the buttons for the […]
Posted: August 24th, 2007 under Life in Ireland.
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