Random thoughts and observations
Who are the best football fans in the world when it comes to singing? Welsh national rugby springs to mind, but what about clubs? It’s hard to go past Munster rugby fans in Ireland. The caption to this stirring clip says: “Munster fans in fine voice while the Sale players look scared!” What’s impressive about [...]
The Irish Times reports that hotels in Limerick will be allowed to open on Good Friday this year for the first time because a major rugby match is being played in the town that day. Publicans took the matter to the District Court after permission to trade was initially refused. The Gardaí (police) objected, but [...]
There are two amazing stories coming out of Britain at the moment. The affair between the First Minister of Northern Ireland’s wife, Iris Robinson, and Kirk McCambley is extraordinary. She was 59 and he was 19. According to The Guardian: “Mrs Robinson’s transgression was the more astonishing given the controversy generated last year when she [...]
St Patrick’s Day came and went. Because of the early Easter, St Pat’s Day was actually moved to March 15 in many places. I don’t think many Aussies heard the official edict, because we still drank Guinness and green beer on March 17. Anyhow, it begs the question: how Irish am I? Gorey is an [...]
