ShaneC
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This is remarkable, in the worst possible way I should add:
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is remarkable, in the worst possible way I should add:
Not bad for a journalism college dropout not yet past his 40th birthday, but not good at all for the country where a thirty-something year old can somehow make it to all of the highest ministerial offices:
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not bad for a journalism college dropout not yet past his 40th birthday, but not good at all for the country where a thirty-something year old can somehow make it to all of the highest ministerial offices:
The rumour is Simon Harris fancies himself as the next Minister for Finance and that he’ll appoint Helen McEntee as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle.
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The rumour is Simon Harris fancies himself as the next Minister for Finance and that he’ll appoint Helen McEntee as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle.
There's nothing worse than when the weather breaks when you're on the way back from the bookshop:
October 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There's nothing worse than when the weather breaks when you're on the way back from the bookshop:
Oktoberfest in Galway:
October 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oktoberfest in Galway:
Exactly. If you’re going to start your campaign for a nomination just weeks before the deadline at least tell your supporters some basics about canvassing support:
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Exactly. If you’re going to start your campaign for a nomination just weeks before the deadline at least tell your supporters some basics about canvassing support:
At long last, a campaign slogan I can fully get behind:
August 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
At long last, a campaign slogan I can fully get behind:
You’d be left scratching your head as to why every presidential election attracts some business types, who want a job that presumably pays less than their current gig, and leaves them open to far more scrutiny, abuse and embarrassment:
August 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You’d be left scratching your head as to why every presidential election attracts some business types, who want a job that presumably pays less than their current gig, and leaves them open to far more scrutiny, abuse and embarrassment:
Speaking of “speaking to his egomania” here’s how the Irish Times is posting about his presidential ambitions over on the other place. Absolutely normal this:
August 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Speaking of “speaking to his egomania” here’s how the Irish Times is posting about his presidential ambitions over on the other place. Absolutely normal this:
Well, at least we have a Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with his finger on the global pulse and who’s doing everything in his power to adjust the country to the new geopolitical reality?
August 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Well, at least we have a Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with his finger on the global pulse and who’s doing everything in his power to adjust the country to the new geopolitical reality?
Someone posted this screenshot over on the other place:
July 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Someone posted this screenshot over on the other place:
Is there anyone in Fine Gael who realises Simon Harris needs to be given a good shake and an even bigger b*****king? Nothing to do with Gaza, its about how unserious and juvenile his entire approach to governing is:
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
July 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Is there anyone in Fine Gael who realises Simon Harris needs to be given a good shake and an even bigger b*****king? Nothing to do with Gaza, its about how unserious and juvenile his entire approach to governing is:
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris...
Speaking of London, five people lost their lives in a terror attack there in 2017, so naturally Frank was angry at how some people were mispronouncing the name of the bridge where the terror attack took place:
July 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Speaking of London, five people lost their lives in a terror attack there in 2017, so naturally Frank was angry at how some people were mispronouncing the name of the bridge where the terror attack took place:
In spite of what the astronomer/space cadet in the quote is saying, I haven’t seen these labels on any bottles or cans of booze:
July 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In spite of what the astronomer/space cadet in the quote is saying, I haven’t seen these labels on any bottles or cans of booze:
There was a school of thought that FF just “got” housing and housebuilding in a way FG never could. We’ve now had five years of FF housing ministers, and this appointments would give you the following vibes:
June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
There was a school of thought that FF just “got” housing and housebuilding in a way FG never could. We’ve now had five years of FF housing ministers, and this appointments would give you the following vibes:
It’s probably a sign I’m getting old, but I’m developing a taste for the pint bottle off the shelf drank at room temperature:
June 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It’s probably a sign I’m getting old, but I’m developing a taste for the pint bottle off the shelf drank at room temperature:
Wasn't it this man who was largely responsible for it's redevelopment into the "cultural quarter" it is today?
May 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wasn't it this man who was largely responsible for it's redevelopment into the "cultural quarter" it is today?
Why we can’t have nice things because our planning laws aren’t fit for purpose, # 3,516
April 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Why we can’t have nice things because our planning laws aren’t fit for purpose, # 3,516
That's enough Internet for today, if not all time:
March 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
That's enough Internet for today, if not all time:
So this Simon Harris brainwave is aging as well as you’d expect:
March 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So this Simon Harris brainwave is aging as well as you’d expect:
It’s bizarre that some people still think Bertie Ahern should be accorded some sort of senior statesman role by the Irish state:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
March 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It’s bizarre that some people still think Bertie Ahern should be accorded some sort of senior statesman role by the Irish state:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A reminder that closing pubs and off-licenses on Good Friday was an offence against both common sense and religion:
March 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A reminder that closing pubs and off-licenses on Good Friday was an offence against both common sense and religion:
It feels a bit like the 2007-2008 economic crash. The global situation has changed, but not without there having been plenty of warning signs in advance, and it appears the people whose job it is to anticipate and prepare for such a scenario have been snoring away at the wheel for years.
March 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It feels a bit like the 2007-2008 economic crash. The global situation has changed, but not without there having been plenty of warning signs in advance, and it appears the people whose job it is to anticipate and prepare for such a scenario have been snoring away at the wheel for years.