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Sneak Preview: New Year’s 2009 – Dingl...

Dingle is as good a place as any to ring in the New Year, and this year we welcome the dawn of a new decade. In 2009, as has been since 2005, I will create, design, program, install and unveil the next generation of the digital countdown clocks I’ve been doing for the town for nearly half a decade. With the help of a friend to provide the powerful equipment needed to project the clock across a whole sodium-lit street,...

Oppressed Speech...

While in the USA recently, I took some time to check out American television. Not for any other reason other than it’s something that always fascinates me. The mixture of mild-mannered newsreaders in pristine wax-like condition, informing their viewers of the day’s events (some in their own slant!). The personable talk-show hosts and the outrageously silly self-help gurus. The madness of the high regard and...

Welcome to the new DiarmyDotNet!...

Hello and welcome aboard the new DiarmyDotNet. Many things have been going on since December’s post. I’ve changed hosting plans aboard Hosting365’s new owners Namesco. While I’m not exactly thrilled with the new levels of control behind the scenes of each domain I own, I guess saving €30 a month makes all the difference. Back on topic, the new site is slightly faster than the old and more modern-chic....

Christmas Wishes & Annual Apologies...

Best wishes to all of you who’ve visited this site this year and especially this holiday season. I realise I’ve not been around of late, but do promise to make a decent effort in 2009. Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year! diarmy

The Next Cabinet...

With the legacy being debated, Bertie Ahern’s chosen successor has become the leader in waiting. Brian Cowen now has less than a month to decide how best to fashion the future cabinet in his visage. For my two cents, here’s what I’d do, if I were the man who caused 3 days of vote-transfer in the 2007 General Election: Taoiseach: Brian Cowen Tánaiste: Brian Lenihan Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food:...

A Maddening Sadness...

Early last week, when things were quieter and the world was still spinning, allegations and remarks were abound as they have been for some time. The evidence of Gráinne Carruth was being lamented as a bad day for Bertie in the newspapers as they executed their never-ending campaign of vicious and snide comment on the proceedings and revelations being uncovered under the nose of Judge Alan Mahon. Each had their part to...

Apple’s Masterstroke of MacWorld 2008...

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., pulled off an impressive feat of oratorship on Tuesday. He announced software updates and a new notebook computer. And that’s about it. Of the past 4 January keynote speeches I’ve watched from the venerable Jobs, this was the least fluid and exhilarating. Last year’s pitch was indeed a major announcement, with the iPhone turning the world of mobile communications on its...

Castlebar ‘Edna’ Looks Desperate...

Enda Kenny was in full force over the weekend, branding Bertie a tax cheat (more or less) and showing the country (or anyone who bothered to watch the news) that his presence in Castlebar meant ‘bizniss’. The Mayo man was in his constituency office when Nuacht TG4 and RTE News paid him a visit for a chat about why he thought Bertie should go. Asking for his resignation, Edna made some noise ‘as gwaelge’...

New Road Safety Initiative – Not Far Enough!...

The new road safety initiatives launched yesterday by the government and the RSA are nowhere near far enough down the line in terms of what needs to be done. These initiatives still allow for people to be granted access to the national road network without any experience whatsoever. When I started learning to drive first, about 10 years ago, I learned by maneouvering around the driveway at home. When I turned 17, I was...

‘No Confidence’ Vote Will Damage Irish...

Tonight’s forthcoming Fine Gael tabling of a motion of ‘No Confidence’ in the office of Taoiseach of Ireland, currently held for the third successive and historic time by Bertie Ahern, TD, will no doubt be watched closely by the nation. It’s expected to follow the timeline outlined by BreakingNews.ie earlier: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will have to wait until 9pm to know his fate following the first...

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Bus Éireann tonight announced the latest stage of its massive cost-cutting drive with the axing of one service and the curtailment of 18 others. […]
Retrial ordered in assault case March 10, 2010
The jury in the trial of a Dublin accountant accused of assaulting a former Ericsson engineer leaving him blind in one eye has been discharged having failed to reach a verdict. […]
Attacker probably stood on victim's head, pathologist tells court March 10, 2010
The skull fracture sustained by a retired Cork barman was most likely to have been caused by someone standing on his head, a pathologist told a murder trial today. […]
Man pleads guilty to raping daughter March 10, 2010
A Cork man in his 50s pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court today to raping and sexually assaulting his own daughter. […]
Man faces 10-year jail sentence after drugs haul March 10, 2010
A young man who turned to drugs following the suicide of three of his friends in a short period of time faces a possible ten year sentence after being caught transporting almost half a million euro of cocaine to repay a debt. […]
Murder trial in closing stages March 10, 2010
The jury in the trial of a 22-year-old man accused of murdering a man during a drugs “rip” will begin its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court tomorrow. […]
Publicans negligent in serving drink-driver, court hears March 10, 2010
Two publicans who served alcoholic beverages to a man who was one of two people killed in a horrific road traffic accident shortly after he drove home from the pub acted in a negligent manner, it was claimed before the High Court today. […]
Union calls for LRC to intervene in Aer Lingus dispute March 10, 2010
The IMPACT trade union has today called on the Labour Relations Commission to intervene in the dispute between Aer Lingus and its cabin crew. […]
Irate O'Leary lashes out at decision to allow DAA to operate T2 March 10, 2010
Ryanair has expressed its fury today after Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey announced that the Dublin Airport Authority is to operate the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. […]
Fears mount for safety of missing teen March 10, 2010
Fears were mounting tonight for the safety of a Dublin teenager who has been missing for almost a fortnight. […]