Micheál Martin, Fianna Fáil’s Cold War Warrior
So I’ve just discovered that at some stage during the day, between going to work this morning and returning home this evening, the island of Ireland was hurtled backContinue Reading
Irish News, Politics, Culture
So I’ve just discovered that at some stage during the day, between going to work this morning and returning home this evening, the island of Ireland was hurtled backContinue Reading
He’s back! After far too long an absence Mr. Plinkett takes a critical strapon to the cinematic travesty that was 2015’s “Star Wars:Continue Reading
Gary Johnson, presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party and the political gift that just keeps on giving! 🙂
Thanks to a recent post on the Cedar Lounge Revolution an accidental trail of hyperlinks led me to a website thatContinue Reading
Seriously? The Irish Times reports that the Health Service Executive (HSE) recently hired two digital influencers – bleurgh! – to advise staffContinue Reading
Independent TD, Danny Healy-Rae, living proof if ever there was one that evolution is not always a forward moving process, has staged anotherContinue Reading
I’ve been a big fan of the showmanship of Penn Jillette, of the eponymous magicians’ act Penn and Teller, for many years but lessContinue Reading
Just a quick reminder that if you prefer more tongue-in-cheek stuff An Sionnach Fionn is also on Twitter, @AnSionnachFionn, where offence is neverContinue Reading
Somewhat overambitious but still fun.
I abase myself before the might of the Establishment! From the Guardian: “Enda Kenny has been re-elected as prime ministerContinue Reading
I’ve never really understood the grief some people feel at the death of a public figure, usually a celebrity ofContinue Reading
From the United States (but of course), and more specifically, the city of Seattle (naturally), a video illustration of “100 YearsContinue Reading
British comedian Peter Serafinowicz reimagines Donald J. Trump as a London “geezer“, though the words remain the same. Frighteningly, the cockneyContinue Reading
Many years ago, discouraged by the need to go to school the next day, and unable to read, let aloneContinue Reading
With all the hype this week surrounding the release of J. J. Abrams’ new addition to the Star Wars franchise, “Star Wars: The ForceContinue Reading
If you’re familiar with Irish TV broadcasts from the 1980s and early ’90s you’ll certainly remember the less-than-professional advertising that used to populateContinue Reading
Terrifyingly accurate…














