“Man, I’ve been in this business for 14 years, I know what I’m talking about”, says the greasy-haired, scruffy looking man while drinking his pint of cheap lager in the corner of your local pub. The 40-year-old rock star can be spotted in your local music venue every night (and day) sharing his considerable...
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In recent years it has become increasingly popular in the Premier League for teams to employ a player in the centre of midfield in the ‘holding role’, essentially sitting deep between the back four and the midfield, protecting the defence from opposition breaks and providing short passes to the midfield when in possession. It...
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With Ireland teetering on the brink of a fully-blown economic recession, an increasing number of families have resorted to drastic downsizing measures, in a bid to keep costs down. Already in 2008, an estimated three thousand Irish children have been ‘let go’, as middle-class parents struggle to maintain a satisfactory quality of life. With...
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We’ve all seen them; most of us know at least one and they’re becoming more and more common place. We’re talking about Cubies. Cubies are men who won’t piss at a urinal, preferring instead to waste their time and their mate’s time too by queuing and waiting for a cubicle, rather than just splashing...
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Roseanne, writing in her blog over the weekend, absolutely hammered Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Jon Voight. There’s some valid points regarding the US Presidential Election, racism and celebrities selling their kids for profit buried in there somewhere, but it’s the comedy element that has us mentioning it. Any blog which uses phrases like...
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For somebody so rarely out of the newspapers, Madeleine McCann is extremely difficult to track down. When I contacted her at a secret location, requesting an interview, she was at first reluctant to speak, but eventually agreed to participate, demanding that her legal representatives be allowed to read the article before publication. Equally reluctantly,...
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With the new Premier League season just two days away, one would suspect most football fans would be jumping for joy while their partners quietly sob in the corner. But a new survey released today suggests otherwise, as Professor Isaac Samson-Smith of the world famous Professional Institute of Soccer Science (P.I.S.S) tells us. “A...
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The broadcaster and entertainer Pat Kenny, who has died aged 59 was an extremely charismatic man and one of the finest raconteurs this country has ever produced. Described by one critic as a national treasure, Kenny was famed for his quick wit and unpredictable nature. Born in Dublin in 1948, Pat Kenny was abandoned...
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The Taoiseach has today defended the decision to send his aide de camp to represent him at the funeral of an unknown Dublin heroin addict. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of the unidentified woman, believed to have died after a heroin overdose in a derelict inner city flat, last month. A massive Garda...
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