The latest from the war front
Wars seem to be in the news this week. So the Ruskies lost their prize battleship? Apparently it sank “during a storm” according to the official news from Moscow. I checked. At the time it sank, there...
View ArticleAm I all right?
The news last night and this morning was full of excitement about the French election. I assume from the amount of coverage that I should be excited about this? I can’t for the life of me see why. Who...
View ArticleSolving all the problems
I wish they’d shut the fuck up about Johnson. It’s boring. It’s tedious. It’s all they can talk about on the radio and he’s not even our fucking leader. We know he’s resigned. We know he’s still PM. We...
View ArticleWhere the arse rules
We have a new leader. No. No elections or anything like that. It’s a convenient “arrangement” to keep the pigs snuffling at the trough. Essentially we have three political parties here in Ireland. Sinn...
View ArticleForgetting the Good Old Days
I don’t think it’s any secret that I have no time for politicians? Politics is just a club where the rules are simple – get reelected as often as possible [promise people what they want to hear and as...
View ArticleBloody tourists
We have an American touring Ireland at the moment. Somehow he’s bringing the island to a standstill. Or rather so far he’s managed to bring Dublin to a standstill [which is fairly typical of Dublin any...
View ArticleVerbal garbage
I wasn’t watching the news last night. It was on the television all right but I had de-clutched my brain to let the head into freewheel mode. So I wasn’t really listening except in a sort of...
View ArticleIt’s about time
I’m a placid peaceful bloke, in case you hadn’t noticed. However…. If I were forty or fifty years younger I would be in there wanting to chuck a petrol bom or worse. My contempt for politicians is at...
View ArticleThe Greta Thunderguts Generation
This comes around every now and then. Some twat on the gubmint back benches proposes a bill to lower the voting age to 16. 16 for fucks sake! This is the age where they have little experience of life....
View ArticleAm I right to be right?
There is an item on the meeja today – Rise of far-right highlighted in new study on disinformation in Ireland. I have a problem here as I don’t quite know what they mean by Far Right. It’s a term that...
View ArticleHypocrite of the year
Meet Eamon Ryan – Leader of the Green Party in Ireland. Minister for the Environment. Constantly waffling on about fossil fuels, renewable resources, sustainability and the imminent death of the...
View ArticleA resumption of hostilities
After yesterday’s hiatus I am back in the saddle. Yesterday was one of those days where, if I had still maintained a diary or journal the page would contain just one word – NULL. For those...
View ArticleThe view from the mountain
Yesterday was another null day. I wasn’t depressed or tired or anything. I just didn’t have the energy or inclination to do anything. I couldn’t even be apathetic because it was too much trouble. I...
View ArticleGlorious anticipation
I’m quite looking forward to November. I’m not wishing my life away but it is nice to have something ahead to make the dreary days of winter bearable. I refer of course to the American election....
View ArticleIt’s party time
I came across yet another new political party today. There seems to be a sudden outbreak of them, so maybe it’s something to do with the measles? Anyhows, “Independent Ireland” is the latest. I can’t...
View ArticleCaption time
I attach for your delectation, a photograph. I would ask you to guess, based on maturity, intelligence and gravitas, which of these nice people you think is destined to become our Glorious Leader? That...
View ArticleOur Glorious Leaders and Masters
There is a new political party here in Ireland. Independent Ireland has its own website which is pretty sparse when it comes to its manifesto or its general aims. One piece that is interesting is its...
View ArticleMany Happy Returns
Britain had a little problem with people floating across from France and not going away again. The Britons were a little miffed at this and started complaining vociferously. Their Glorious Leader Ricky...
View ArticleBeep Beep Bang
this exploding pager lark is weird. It just doesn’t add up. Or if it does add up it does so in a very strange way. The plausible assumption is that the Israelis are behind it. Who else? So they come …...
View ArticleElection fever
There are two elections on the horizon. Of course there is the American one. I confess I am looking forward to this one as the outcome is bound to be interesting. The outcome is really a foregone...
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