The only time I sing at Mass is Christmas. I can't help myself and let loose even though I know I'm no where near being in tune or e...

I won't be able to buy my incandescent bulbs at Wal-mart for long after they're banned here. I see in this morning's NY Times ...

I'm not sure how exciting this is, but I'll probably take some time to watch the web cast of the solstice from Newgrange this morni...

I'm not much of a fashion watcher, but I've noticed that there are a few more Boston Red Sox caps around Dublin lately and fewer Yan...

I don't like this decision one bit. Nope, this one stinks. According to today's Irish Independent , lone adults will not be allowed ...

I don't even know if the post I wrote about the water charges issue was before or after the Taoiseach hit the fast forward button and a...

Why is the EU involved in Ireland's water usage anyway? This goes back to the EU Water Framework Directive , which mostly deals with wat...

I can't take this whole water charges thing seriously. I mean, what we're talking about is one part of the centrally funded state -...

George Mitchell (yes, that same George Mitchell ) released his long, long, long awaited report on "the Illegal Use of steroids and oth...

How am I supposed to take seriously that the government - especially our Minister for the Environment - wants us to curtail our use of carbo...

The world's biggest producer of bibles has to move to a new home in order to expand production to meet rising demand, most of it in the ...

This is a protest I can support. The organizers of today's march call themselves Stop Climate Chaos. If they can stop the sort of chaot...

The Minister for the Environment announced that he plans to ban incandescent light bulbs starting January 1, 2009. First of all, this is wh...

Recently I had to, HAD TO, go shopping for clothes. I absolutely loathe shopping. I dread the prospect and detest the reality. It is by no m...

It was just a small note in an article in last week's London Times , but still I was kind of surprised. The article was about the incre...

Actually, it was 450. Guinness was robbed of 450 barrels of beer yesterday. I know it's thieving and it's wrong, but still I find i...

White is the new black. Or, according to the Irish Examiner , "milk is the new oil". The price farmers are getting for milk has ri...

Ed West of the Daily Telegraph says that Irish drinking has changed . Irish drinking patterns have gone through a weird process of Anglicis...

According to today's Irish Independent tuition fees should be reintroduced. This comes from a survey of "175 leaders in higher edu...

It took just over 2½ hours for three Springsteen shows next to sell out. And, 2 of those shows were only announced after the first show sol...