Articles tagged ‘Ireland’
Dublin Airport conversation
By Seán | November 6th, 2006 |
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So there I was sitting on a bench in Dublin airport minding my own business when this guy came up to me.
“How’s it goin?” he asked.
“Good,” I replied.
“So, these new airport regulations are woeful,” he said with a big smile.
“Yeah? Why the big smile then?” Disturbed, I suddenly noticed he was wearing make-up.
“Yeah, well, I’m [...]
Daily Dose - 6 Nov
By Seán | November 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
Christy Moore to play on telly: Read here
Sinn Fein to discuss St Andrews plan: Read here
Fianna Fail celebrates 70th ard fheis: Read here
Child latest victim in [...]
Music in the dark
By Seán | November 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Sometimes I just love this country. Last night I was down at Sean’s Bar loading some musical gear into the pub when the lights flickered . . . and went out. As there are candles on the tables at Sean’s and the lights are kept intentionally low, it didn’t plunge everyone into complete darkness. Curious [...]
Airport car hire
By Seán | November 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So if you intend to rent a car in Ireland and chance some of the worst roads in Europe while (if you’re from anywhere other than former British empire territories or Japan) driving on the other side of the road, chances are you’ve arranged for your car in advance.
May I suggest doing otherwise?
The car hire [...]
First frost
By Seán | November 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I awoke this morning to a glorious chill in the air. That’s right, the onset of winter has announced itself in the first frost of the season this morning. White fields out south down the Shannon and ice crystals on the window panes, it’s as if the passing of Halloween was some sort of signal [...]
River S
By Seán | November 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So we went for lunch in the River S in Athlone the other day.
The great thing about this bar is its location. At the site of what used to be (in the 1970s) the old Ritz Cinema, the River S bar and restaurant occupies what may be the best location in Athlone for a drink [...]
Irish Bonfires a thing of the past?
By Seán | October 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So last night the Bean, the 15-year-old vietnamese boy, Anne-Marie and I piled into Betsy II and headed two hours north for a bonfire. As we loaded up with petrol before heading out, the Bean turned to the two yanks in the car and advised,
“Now, if we get stopped at a gardai checkpoint, we [...]
Red Guinness
By Seán | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Okay, this is really absurd.
My preference for microbrew and unusual beer notwithstanding, red-coloured Guinness?
I saw this article in the paper today. Guinness has been running their “brewers” series of different Guinness beers all this year, a move I feel reflects the more cosmopolitan leanings of the modern Irish drinker, but this beer isn’t even [...]
Irish halloween musings
By Seán | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So I was listening to Gerry Ryan today and, at the end of his show Fiona Looney came on and the two of them began discussing halloween. They mentioned that Ireland has recently adopted a number of very american traditions in their celebrations of the holiday, but they also noted that a lot of what [...]
Turnip carving
By Seán | October 21st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
What you see there to your left is the final result of my experiment in reviving an ancient Irish tradition: the carving of a turnip into a jack-o-lantern.
Yes, the original jack-o-lantern was a turnip and not a pumpkin. I have to admit that I had my doubts when I purchased the turnip a few days [...]
