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Repossession Of Homes
Ireland Property - Daft Property! Ireland & The Irish Proper… | December 6th 2009 by Property Pro
Pressure on State to stop repossession of homes...There is a "substantial" number of new mortgage holders who should never have been approved for the amount of money they borrowed and repossession orders should not be granted to their lenders, propos read more
House Prices Drop More...
Ireland Property - Daft Property! Ireland & The Irish Proper… | December 6th 2009 by Property Pro
House prices drop 1.8% in October...Dublin: House prices fell the most in six months in October, extending a real-estate slump that has pushed prices to their lowest in six years.Prices dropped 1.8% from the previous month, the most since April, Dubl read more
Dancing to our Cultures-Futures today
An Art and Ecology Notebook | December 6th 2009 by Cathy Fitzgerald
I’m heading off to Copenhagen today – I am excited but also have mixed feelings as I see Copenhagen as only a beginning of serious debate and awareness about Climate Change. I was reading the editorial in the Guardian this morning, who su read more
The haul
Knut Albert's Beer Blog | December 6th 2009 by Knut Albert Solem
Back from London. A very active week, I’ll get back to the details over the next days and weeks. Bought a few beers too many as usual, but I somehow managed to fit them into my suitcase. Including the tea mug. Three main sources for these beers read more
"We put our shoes on the hearth, hoping St. Nicholas would c…
Small-leaved Shamrock | December 5th 2009 by Smallest Leaf
Many children around the world for many generations looked forward to December 6 with great anticipation. That was the day they expected a generous visitor to their homes. It wasn't Christmas Eve that he would arrive, but a few weeks earlier - on his read more
Liam Clancy
Daithai C | December 5th 2009 by David Caldwell
Liam ClancyFolk legend Liam Clancy died yesterday at the age of 74 after a long battle with a respiratory illness. The singer and musician, famously described by Bob Dylan as "the best ballad singer I'd ever heard in my life", was the last surviving read more
Longford Lecture 2009 - War is easy — peace is the difficult pr…
Daithai C | December 4th 2009 by David Caldwell
I don’t spend every evening at a function mixing with an electric collection including Sir Hugh Orde the President of APCO, Sir Ian Blair, Lord David Ramsbottom, the good and the great and well, me! However the Longford Trust which was set up to co read more
Recycling, brocantes and the bag tax
The Evening Hérault | December 4th 2009 by Mar Hampla
In Ireland we think we are only great when it comes to rubbish. We are the Rubbish Champions Of Europe. We now have green bins and compost bins, and were the first country in the world to introduce a tax on the plastic bags (actually we weren’t read more
MOVIE OF THE WEEK & 4TH DECEMBER NEW RELEASES
The People's Movie's | December 4th 2009 by paul devine
Share How time really flies bos and girls and another week is now on us so whats cooking this week? A couple straight out of the 70’s show just need to press a button and all there financial worries will be over, an animated role reversal when read more
Politics and Religion and the Theology of Pruning
paperlessworld | December 4th 2009
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said it was discourteous that Papal Nuncio in Ireland did not respond to the two letters sent to him by the Murphy commission in February 2007 and earlier in 2009. The previous reluctance of the Papal Nuncio in Ireland t read more
Book report: Annie Dunne
Ill Seen, Ill Said | December 4th 2009 by Jane Flanagan
Beckett disliked the way he wrote in English, because the Irish way with words always seemed a bit too twee for him. In French, he could find a voice divorced from all that. I get why he felt this. Especially in a time when Yeats ruled the roost of t read more
Disposable Memories: a Lament to Christmas’ past
Tadghoc | December 4th 2009 by Tadgh O'Connor
I arrived home yesterday, excited, when I saw lights coming from my house walking up the road, but as I approached the window my joy changed to disappointment. I was greeted by a synthetic white three with blue neon lights, upon closer inspection I n read more
Ireland, Get Over It, You Are Out
Sports News | December 4th 2009 by Daily Sports News
The football world is still wondering how unlucky Ireland is for missing the World Cup qualifying spot. Some blame Henry for it; some say that the match should be replayed while some just point at the country’s lamentable luck. The big question is read more
Ireland: Postdoctoral Researcher in Financial Mathematics at Dubl…
Scholarization | December 4th 2009 by scholarization
Overview The Financial Mathematics Computation Cluster (FMC2) is a collaboration between Industry, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, and NUI Maynooth, and brings together expertise in Mathematical Finance, Financial Economics, and Co read more
Panama Jack Widens International Shipping
Fashion and Design World Today | December 4th 2009 by Brian Yalung
Panama Jack is now widening the scope of their delivery service. They will begin shipping their merchandise to more countries, worldwide. If you haven’t heard of this company yet, the specialize in casual footwear perfect for hiking, outdoor a read more
If you suspect that your child is at risk of parental kidnapping,…
Abducted Children Recovery | December 4th 2009 by ABP World Group Ltd.
By: Jake Morphonios Parental child abduction is the unlawful kidnapping of a child by one parent which deprives the other parent of his or her lawful custodial rights. This kind of child snatching not only victimizes the other parent, but it is also read more
World Cup Draw: Charlize Theron announced Ireland for Group A in…
FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 | December 4th 2009 by World Cup reporter
There are just a few hours left before the Word Cup Groups Draw takes place, and there are already interesting news.South African famous actress Charlize Theron was smart enough to make an statement in a funny way, during the rehearsal of the 2010 Wo read more
Gallery: Top-Five Moments of the World Cup Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 | December 4th 2009 by World Cup reporter
Nº 1: Thierry Henry's hand ball. France reached the final stage and eliminated Ireland in the most controversial match of the last 20 years. He touched the ball with the hand before assisting Gallas, who scored the 1-0 that took France to the World read more
Remove support for child abuse
Open Parachute | December 3rd 2009 by Ken Perrott
This doesn’t affect me directly, being a horrible heathen, but some readers might be interested. Some might even want to take action. The article Absolve This: Put The Catholic Church Out Of Its Misery appeared recently. It’s written by read more
Ham SandwicH gigging
aindreas | December 3rd 2009 by aindreas
Pic Loreana Rushe Ham SandwicH (the band from County Meath, Ireland) are back gigging and writing new stuff. Broken Glass below. Animated by Marc Corrigan. read more
Charlize Theron mocks FIFA with Ireland ball
One Team In Ireland | December 3rd 2009 by cas carino
At this stage we all accept that it is the nearest Ireland will get to the World Cup draw. Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron (34) yesterday pulled an 'Ireland' ball out of the bowl during a rehearsal for the much-anticipated draw, which will take read more
England’s Greatest Spy
Thought and Action | December 3rd 2009
The book is available in various book shops and can be ordered online. read more
Signaling Theory, IKEA and Public Sector Strikes
The Free Marketeer | December 3rd 2009 by The Free Marketeer
The Irish Times explains why today’s planned public sector strike was cancelled. In the media, there was plenty of discussion over how the public sector workers were going to spend their strike day. Last week, it was widely reported that there read more
Time for a Change
Liz Biz | December 3rd 2009 by liz lennon
In just over a week I will move into a new home. I have had 3 very happy years in the wee cottage in High St and many many great memories. By living in the main street I got to know heaps of people and they got to know me. And … I like change read more
Holidays lost as Budget closes
Airport parking | December 3rd 2009 by Joe
Hi Everyone,The big news in Ireland and the travel industry is the closure of Budget travel's Irish operation and thousands of people disappointed as there holidays are gone and there is either no chance of or a long process to, get their deposits an read more
A Love Song
Daithai C | December 3rd 2009 by David Caldwell
W.B. YeatsOne of the great unrequited (almost) love stories in literature is of the poet William Butler Yeats and Maud Gonne McBride. In 1889, Yeats met Maud Gonne, then a 23-year-old heiress and ardent Nationalist. Gonne was eighteen months younger read more
How to Survive Driving In Ireland
GoBackpacking 'Round the World | December 3rd 2009
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it one thousand times, I love my fiancé more than words can express. He puts up with me in the best of times and in the worst of times. One could say I was born with less than the average person’s patience, m read more
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