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Ireland thrash England: 43-13...

Nothing much to say here, save for to note that England were completely hammered by a far-superior Irish side this Saturday. While the loss to France two weeks ago was no doubt a sickener, today’s historic victory is more the sweeter for the fact that it is the first time that Ireland played England at the bastion of Gaelic sport, Croke Park. Just in case you were wondering, I really don’t buy into all this...
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Germany’s Odd Business Rule...

Germany is a country many regard as one of the most efficient in the world, and most certainly in Europe. However recently, among my many visits to the former super-power, I’ve noticed some strange business rules and regulations, that in my opinion are key to the reasons behind Germany’s economic disasters and fledgling economy and elderly-population. What’s happening in Germany is nothing short of archaic....
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DDN Returns from the Brink...

For the past week, if you’ve been eager to log on to Diarmy.net to see the most recent revelations from my mind, you may have encountered an error or two. Mecridia, the ‘mother company’, has ditched the servers supplied to them from the United States, and went in favor of high-spec systems based here in Ireland. This was largely due to the network latency and downtime issues in the US. Since moving,...
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Germany’s Answer to TGV...

I had the distinct pleasure to board an Inter City Express (ICE) train in Düsseldorf train station last week, on a business trip to the financial capital of Europe, Frankfurt. The journey started at the ungodly hour of something before 0400hrs CET (which is 0300hrs GMT!) with a leisurely breeze through the traffic-filled streets off the industrialised city. The tickets I’d been given the day before had a departure...
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