• A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a clean horse!

    Fri, 22 Aug 2008, 5:31 am
    by Seán

    01:40: Strictly speaking, this falls outside our remit. However, a matter of such gravity must not be ignored. For the record, we are shocked, appalled and dismayed at yesterday’s news that Irish ri. […]

  • Brazilian acts learning to DIY or call it a day

    Fri, 22 Aug 2008, 4:08 am
    by Jim Carroll

    Think of Brazil and music comes to mind almost as quickly as football. Samba and bossa-nova may be the marquee sounds that dominate the landscape, but Brazil’s musical smarts are as wide and deep as. […]

  • Etc

    Fri, 22 Aug 2008, 3:42 am
    by Jim Carroll

    You can use the weekly Etc post to plug and recommend gigs, new releases, TV shows, headache remedies and ways to get from A to B. Please be polite and declare an interest where relevant. Hugely popul. […]

  • JNLR FM

    Thu, 21 Aug 2008, 6:47 pm
    by Jim Carroll

    The latest JNLR report is out and I am sure the spinning has begun. As always happens every few months when a fresh batch of listenership figures are released, radio executives head to their boardroom. […]

  • Poverty in Ireland

    Thu, 21 Aug 2008, 2:19 pm
    by Bryan

    Photograph: Fran Veale In a really good article in today’s Irish Times, Carl O’Brien looks at poverty in Ireland. That more than 6% of the country lives in ‘consistent poverty’ surprises me. A. […]

  • Missing

    Thu, 21 Aug 2008, 2:14 pm
    by Harry

    One Taoiseach. Age 48. Answers to name of Brian. Can be quite testy when provoked. Last heard of weeks ago. Spotted in a caravan in Connemara lashed down for typical summer weather. Also recently sigh. […]

  • Thursday Book Club: Fishing in Utopia (Chpts 17-20)

    Thu, 21 Aug 2008, 10:52 am
    by Bryan

    I love this book. It is beautifully written, and it provokes all sorts of emotions and thoughts. It is also incredibly personal, which is why I sometimes fell as though I’m intruding when I try and. […]

  • The strange tale of Marty Morrissey and the praying mantises

    Thu, 21 Aug 2008, 5:41 am
    by Seán

    01:41: Strange thoughts arrive unbidden in the watches of the night. The spectre of rickets has been haunting All Night Olympics. Deprived by our nocturnal existence of the nourishing Vitamin D provid. […]

  • All change at Today FM

    Wed, 20 Aug 2008, 11:30 pm
    by Jim Carroll

    Tom Dunne is leaving the Today FM fold to take up the 9am-noon slot with Newstalk (who just happen to be moving in downstairs in the same building as Today FM). Just as it will be interesting to see w. […]

  • Tesco commendably upfront about price hike!

    Wed, 20 Aug 2008, 10:21 pm
    by Conor

    This delightful little sign was spotted and snapped by an eagle-eyed user of the magicmum.com website this week. And to think most other supermarkets go out of their way to hide price increases from s. […]

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