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Dublin City’s Non-Irish Non-Christmas Tree

November 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

The Lord Mayor and the Business Community closed O’Connell Street for 7 hours today and caused traffic (including major public transport) chaos in an exercise to promote ‘Civic Patriotism’ amongst Christmas shoppers. Gardiner Street became the main street for buses to cross the city – but someone forgot to tell anyone on Gardiner Street this […]

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From the Department of Dodgy Research

November 7th, 2008 · 18 Comments · Uncategorized

Peninsula Ireland are at it again. A few weeks ago there was a pile of rubbish about facebook profiles and people being sacked for being caught on a sickie or something. I’ve no doubt that some muppets do stupid things on facebook but the amount of stuff that Peninsula were indicating as ‘fact’ left me […]

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Declan Ganley says homosexuality is a choice

October 5th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Uncategorized

Many thanks to Stretch (he reads Hot Press so we don’t have to!) for pointing us to the recent interview with Declan Ganley, the chairperson of Libertas. (Green Ink – Irish blogging Cartoonist extraordinaire) You might have seen Mr. Ganley on the Late Late Show on Friday night last, he has also been in Brussels […]

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Palin on Feminism, the Environment, Abortion, Homosexuality

October 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized, US Election 2008

So I advise you not to be mid porridge swallow or coffee gulp this morning as you watch the latest bit of the interview with Sarah Palin. It’s on environmental and social issues.Watch CBS Videos Online She’s not sure if it can be prayed away but she won’t judge on the choice/decision and she has […]

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Barney Frank – US National Treasure?

September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Image via Wikipedia Ok so the world is imploding, nobody will ever be able to get a loan again, our government have ‘safe guarded’ the banks – still trying to get my head around why this is a good thing.  Chicken licken, Henny Penny and Goosey Loosey are very busy. Oh financial meltdown is all […]

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