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A pleasant surprise
From time to time The Boss drops me a line or two. And so it came to pass that I received a few lines from the man himself during the week inviting me up to The Great Institution of Chatham Street for a few drops of Arthur. Needless to say, the invitation was most gratefully…
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In search of Arthur
I had been on the blower with The Multi Instrumentalist, chewing the fat, digesting the thin, when the conversation inevitably turned to the most important topic for any self respecting Irish citizen. Guinness. We both lamented the lack of availability of the dark liquid with the creamy head gear. He mentioned The Marine Hotel in…
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It’s up to us
Waking up to the news yesterday morning that Level 5 restrictions were being recommended to the Government by the health advisory team was less than ideal. I mean to say, there I was, desperately trying to absorb the trauma of the previous evening which saw The Boys From Anfield being roundly hammered 7-2 by Aston…
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How low can it go?
However bad it gets in these parts, at least we’re not in the States. The recent US presidential debate hit a new low in terms of interruptions, rudeness and subsequent lies. Where next? A world away from all that jazz was The Big Gig, which took place online last night. Hosted by The Jazz Singer,…
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The Big Gig
The Jazz Singer is on the march again. A busy lady who is a dab hand in many areas of our existence, she is organising the event below next Wednesday evening. It’s worth a look.
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RBG moves on
If you want to change the world, become a lawyer. It’s a no brainer. The great legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is that America now has more female law students than male. Not so great is that her dying wish for her replacement on the US Supreme Court not to be appointed until after the…
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Coping with science
Scientific evidence and research has stood the test of time. In years gone by religion opposed it and lost. These days social media seems to be the new religion. Of course science will win again, it’s just a question of how long it will take. A safe vaccine for COVID-19 will take time. It will…
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The Long Haul
Dark clouds are gathering. Numbers are rising. Restriction levels are going back up. Israel has returned to national lockdown, so who next? Winter is around the corner, social discipline is creaking, confusion is everywhere. And just to top it all off, The Great Institution of Chatham Street has closed its doors. Apart from that, we’re…
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September sun
Traditionally September is a good weather month for us Paddies. Or so it seems to me. And so it was a great pleasure to have had a few glorious days of late. Smelling the roses and the like almost seemed compulsory. The Phoenix Park and the Clontarf coastline were even more agreeable than normal. The…
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Sometime in 2021
BBC World Service put out a very good programme the other day on the subject of a safe vaccine. Link below, it’s worth a listen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszcnd
Blind light 