One American's adventures of living and surviving in Ireland for over 25 years. An occasionally funny, and sometimes insightful, look at contemporary Ireland.
Recent PostsAll right. It's true. The cold winds of the economy, nature, and politics are blowing through the country like an out-of-control winter's hurricane. But while public servants might threaten to strike again; while flood waters might be burying houses,...
Introducing Brian Cowan, the head of our Irish government, a man elected (almost) by the people, and who, it seems, has now appointed himself as God.Recently (like only yesterday, according to the radio), our beloved Taoiseach (translation: 'Leader' ...
Every now and then the day job gets too much. On those occasions - and when the yearning to write creatively grows in my belly - I'll chuck it all for a week and head to an arts center. I'm sure there are such places in the States and elsewhere, but...
Recently, I received an email from my favorite publisher, escapeartist.com, stating that they'd been contacted by Siobhan Maguire, a hard working reporter for Ireland's top newspaper, The Sunday Times. Siobhan, in turn, had contacted escapeartist in ...
I recently received a message from Kristin (she runs a really nice Blog - Wanderlust - at http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/wanderlust-5), who asked for some recommendations for walking in Ireland. Apparently, Kristin and her fella are coming in this d...
Oy! It's not enough that the Irish economy is a mess (unemployment over 12 percent, the government tax take down almost 50 percent vs two years ago; significant increases in total government borrowings), but now that very same government is talking a...
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kbxmasEvjoyed your blog. I'm a fellow writer in Kansas, just started my own blog (feel free to visit!), and was wonderig if you could recommend some good walking trails in Ireland. My husband I will be visiting in June and will be hiring a car and driving around the country. I'd like to stop and do as many walks as possible, anywhere from short to full-day walks. Would love to have some recommendations. Thanks! Kristin
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Hi KBXMAS. And thanks so much for the comment. I'm trying to figure out how to respond to you directly, but can't find an Email! So...and regarding your 'walking' question, please go to the blog (http://survivingireland.blogspot.com) for a walking comment.
My very best
Tom
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