I published one of my own images on Tuesday from Co. Mayo. Today, this is a picture from a website I came [...]
Off-Topic
Can you define what “traditional Irish food” is?
We went out for boxty a few weeks ago – never again. I was however salivating after reading this article, and only [...]
How to find interesting stuff on the internet
I guess people might already aware of this particular way of searching the web, but just in case, I’ll share. It’s a [...]
Cirque du Soleil coming to Dublin again – highly recommended
Back in March and April last year, the amazing Cirque du Soleil visited Dublin for the first time with their show Quidam. [...]
Empire of the Sun, Shanghai and The Bund
The novel, the Empire of the Sun was written in 1984 by J.G. Ballard. Though really a work of fiction, it does [...]
The ragamuffin, drunken people and psychotics are forbidden to enter the Tower
I wrote on Tuesday about the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai. The above statement is the first on the “Notes for [...]
ValueIreland goes to China – A week in Shanghai
In early January I spent a week in Shanghai – location for the 2010 World Expo (or World Fair as you may [...]
What’s a share in Anglo Irish Bank going to be worth?
Back in January 2008 when the government nationalised Anglo Irish Bank, it was announced that an independent assessor would be appointed to [...]
Maintaining the status quo – Global Irish Economic Forum and Your Country/Your Call
In my post yesterday, Status Report of the Global Irish Economic Forum, I referred to the review of the status report written by [...]
