Image via WikipediaFlying back into Dublin Airport last night, I along with 2 others were prebooked disabled passengers requiring assistance from the plane to the arrivals hall. We did our usual ‘wait till everyone else gets off’ (I live in the hope that one day we’ll keep the able bodied waiting for a minute or […]
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Another moment from life as a disabled person in Dublin. No money being offered this time – no I got much much more than that. In the past few months I have been offered leaflets by different religious movements as I made my way through town. I’m now a deft mover practiced at the art […]
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Oops a sport’s post! I am a bit of a sports addict – as in the armchair variety. Later this year I hope to combine my interest in disability and society and sport in writing some posts on the Paralympics as I know some of the paralympians and know how little coverage they get, and […]
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Little did I think I’d be seeing another slip up entry so soon!!! Mel Gibson on receiving IFTA for World something or other – looks at it, jokes and says ‘oh my god what happened to his arms [refering to statuette] some people are like that anyway.’ Yes Mel…they are, well done on adding this […]
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Jim Rodgers – Lord Mayor of Belfast speaking this week on Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster on the matter of the state of Belfast’s appalling pavements at the moment. From the Belfast Telegraph. During a live radio discussion yesterday about the poor condition of pavements in Belfast city centre, Mr Rodgers said the footpaths were […]
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