Dear Ireland Unhinged, On 13 December I hopped on a train from Dublin to Cork with my friend G. Khan, express intercity with advertised journey time 2:50. Cost: an incredible 66 euros, which was nothing to Genghis, who is an asylum seeker, but a lot to me. Anyway, we had a long stop at...Read more »
In another sign of troubled times, the Gardai are invading the hallowed sanctuaries of Cork Pubs after they pull the closing time curtains for a tradional late night “lock in” for honoured guests. The motivation, for a newly bankrupt government dragnetting for every extra penny it can unearth, appears to be to generate extra...Read more »
Sorry anthropologists, but them Travelers have been at it again and somehow 64 got dragged into court. Scene: Tranquil Mullingar, County Meath, housing estate. Plot: After upset about latest bare knuckle boxing bout, 55 year-old Christy “Ditzy” Nevin drops his trousers, exposes arse to neighboring Quinn-McDonagh clan of “settled” travelers. Denouement: Retaliation via rocks,...Read more »
Living in Ireland is always an adventure for sure. They should issue hard hats, worry beads, and ear plugs at the every airport. Just when everybody has been fretting to death about the economy, the next pint, and maybe global warming if they are good at the long face, we have had weeks of...Read more »
