The History of Words

It’s been a slow morning. Some of us still have Bank Holidayitis. How about pouring up a coffee and stealing ten minutes to check out the interesting history of words? Etymology is the study of the roots of our words and how they have changed over the centuries. Some words we use today have fascinating [...]

Enda Kenny at the Heineken Cup Semifinal

Last weekend I found myself outside Croke Park just as the Munster vs Leinster Heineken Cup semi was about to kick off. I notice there’s a bit canvassing happening. Deirdre De Burca’s people were there right beside the cardboard cutouts of Sean Kelly. I was ever so tempted to rob a Kelly, but his supporters [...]

Caribou ‘Brahminy Kite’

From Caribou’s very excellent ‘The Milk of Human Kindness’.

The 202s ‘Ease My Mind’

The 202′s – Ease My Mind from Paddy on Vimeo. The 202′s Myspace.

Last Minute Tweetup

If you are around and about Dublin tomorrow night, why not come along to a last minute tweetup? I was thinking the Porter House, but it’s Saturday night and a Bank Holiday weekend, so how about the Duke off Grafton Street? So the Duke, from 8pm. See you there! Drop a comment if you wanna [...]

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