Posted in music on Dec 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Pinter photo filched from mural.uv.es
Whatever perverse and random force decides on these things, Christmas Eve saw the varied talents of Pinter and Eartha Kitt beamed up together to join the queue somewhere behind the Cruiser. I won’t hazard a guess as to what they’re queuing up for.
Not ever having been too comfortable […]
Posted in music on Dec 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Sod yer Urbi et Orbi, yer Queen’s Speech and whatever passes for all-uniting festive morale-boosting propaganda broadcasts in Ireland (probably Frank (Head) Pig assuring us we can safely tuck into that rump of dioxin-infested ham) Over here at the Dublin Opinion bedsit, during the brief Christmas respite when we manage to crawl out from under […]
Posted in Bastards, Banks on Dec 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
There was much talk recently about the reaction in the international business community to the shenanigan’s of FitzPatrick and his 87 million euro hidden loans, about which the Irish Financial Regulator knew everything while negotiating the Irish government’s bank guarantee scheme. The Lex column in the Financial Times, for example, called it ‘cosy capitalism’. While […]
Posted in French, music on Dec 22nd, 2008 2 Comments »
Warning for Donagh - this post may or may not mention football … Avert your eyes now !
A post resulting from more deadtime spent on YouTube - I’ve a lot of that recently due to the wonderful French employment market for blokes with funny accents.
Anyhow, had heard a cover on the radio of great 80/90s […]
Posted in cinema, football on Dec 18th, 2008 4 Comments »
Around this time of year, if you’re like me, you’re waiting eagerly for a wee bearded man dressed in red trimmed with white, hailing from the grim North - who weaves his special wee bit of magic - George Best, no less..
I have to thank my Derry namesake over here in the arse-end of France, […]
Posted in Economy, blogging on Dec 16th, 2008 No Comments »
After rather distractedly following a link from Stephen Kinsella’s blog I came across the compellingly titled The Irish Economy. The inaugural entry posted on the 7th of December reads:
Hello
This is a new initiative that has the goal of facilitating discussion of the Irish economy. Stay tuned for postings from a highly-qualified pool of contributing economists.
Thank […]
Posted in music on Dec 12th, 2008 No Comments »
My full reaction to Jim Carrolls list of top 10 bestest music albuminiums of the year of our lord, 2008.
(1) No Age “Nouns” (Sub Pop)
Donagh’s Reaction: Never heard of it.
(2) Vampire Weekend “Vampire Weekend” (XL)
Donagh’s Reaction: Ace
(3) Lykke Li “Youth Novels” (LL)
Donagh’s Reaction: Never heard of it.
(4) TV On The Radio “Dear Science” […]
Posted in Ireland on Dec 12th, 2008 No Comments »
As part of the effort to get a debate going around Michael Taft’s proposals in his article Towards a New Economic Narrative, which we published in Irish Left Review recently, I contacted a number of people to see if they’d like to respond. The reaction has been quite encouraging and a number of them have […]
Posted in obituary, memory, TV on Dec 10th, 2008 No Comments »
And when Bagpuss was asleep,
All his friends were asleep.
The mice were ornaments on the mouse organ.
Gabriel and Madeleine were just dolls.
Professor Yaffle was just an old wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker.
Even Bagpuss himself, once he was asleep, was just an old, saggy cloth cat,
Baggy, and a bit loose at the seams,
But Emily […]
Posted in Ireland on Dec 9th, 2008 No Comments »
I have to apologize again to Red Mum for my tardiness. She has been working on another event to help focus public anger at the decision by the Minister for Health, Mary Harney to cancel the scheduled roll out of the HPV Vaccine for 12 year-old girls. As someone with a five-year old daughter who […]
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