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Yu Ming is ainm dom
2007-10-23 11:11:00
I went to to see some Irish Short films made by a company called Filmbase in the Cork Film Fest on Friday.. Some of them were very good. I particularly enjoyed one called Yu Ming is ainm dom. It’s about a Chinese guy who learns Irelands national language (Irish) and then can’t understand why no one has a clue what he is saying when he arrives here. Very true and very funny. But don’t take my word for, watch it for your self below. AtomFilms.com: Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | Comedy Central Another one I enjoyed was called Buskers about a young Dublin Kid who goes Busking for money. But he has to rethink his locations when an Eastern European kid moves in on his territory. Of course after initial strife they learn to work together. A very smart way of commenting on how Ireland is changing and how we deal with it. There were also some other films which were quite good but for some reason all of the films seemed to be based in Dublin which was disappointing as it...

Plans to increase Páirc Uí Caoimh capacity to 60,000
2007-10-17 14:31:00
Read in the Examiner today that the GAA are trying to get planning to increase the capacity of Páirc Uí Caoimh to 60,000. That is badly needed in Cork becuase the nearest place for good size concerts would be Millstreet. I am not sure how many games they could hope to play there though. I don’t think anyone wants the Munster Finals to leave Thurles. Just becuase you have a shiny new stadium doesn’t means games are going to be moved there (look at limerick). But from an infrastructure point of view (Concerts, events etc.) I think it is great! And any money made can go to the local GAA community. Result!A few quotes from the article. “The extra seating will put the venue on a par with Glasgow Celtic FC’s Parkhead ground, Liverpool FC’s proposed new stadium and Arsenal’s Emirates base in London.” “Outside Ireland, only grounds such as Manchester United’s Old Trafford (76,212 seats), London’s Wembley (90,000) and Paris’s Stade de France (80,0...
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EU to take legal action over Tara
2007-10-17 12:15:00
This made the front page of the Irish Times today “The Government could face fines imposed by the European Union over its handling of the M3 motorway project in the Tara -Skryne valley following legal action which gets underway today. The European Commission is expected to begin legal action against the Government today over the manner in which it has proceeded to build the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara. The decision will provide a boost to campaigners who are trying to force Minister for the Environment John Gormley to consider re-routing the motorway. The legal move is not expected to halt the construction of the road, but it will force the Government to defend its position at Europe’s highest court, a process that could eventually lead to the imposition of fines if it loses the case. Environment commissioner Stavros Dimas will tell his commissioner colleagues at a meeting in Brussels today that the National Monuments Act in the Republic does not offer enough protec...
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Thailand Gallery
2007-08-19 00:00:00
I have uploaded my pictures from Thailand to the Gallery . Just got back this morning so I am wrecked tired. Will write an entry about the holiday tomorrow or Sunday when I am a bit more awake.

Thailand
2007-08-12 00:00:00
Hey all, no updates for a while becuase I am traveling in Thailand at the moment. Getting ready to go Scuba Diving now. WIll have loads of photos for the Gallery when I get back.

Thailand
2007-08-12 00:00:00
Hey all, no updates for a while becuase I am traveling in Thailand at the moment. Getting ready to go Scuba Diving now. WIll have loads of photos for the Gallery when I get back.

Irish Weather
2007-07-24 00:00:00
What do you call two straight days of rain in Ireland? A weekend. It only rains twice a year in Ireland: August through April and May through July. What’s the definition of an Irish optimist? A man guy with a sun visor on his rain hat. “I can’t believe it,” said the tourist. “I’ve been here an entire week and it’s ...
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Loving the weather
2007-07-20 00:00:00
Must say I am loving this weather
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A Typical GAA Junior B Line up
2007-07-13 00:00:00
As part of my new get fit buzz I’m looking into starting hurling with some Junior B Club in the city. Probably Brian Dillons in Montenotte as that’s where I live. Was getting some advice from the forums in RebelGaa.com. Most of the advice centred around protective gear and the athletic ability of most Junior ...
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Sunday Times: You?re all just jealous of Cork
2007-07-07 00:00:00
Great article here from Kathy Foley from the Sunday Times . So true.
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Micháel O’Muircheartaigh classic GAA quotes.
2007-06-29 13:58:00
“Seán Óg Ó’Hailpín…. his father’s from Fermanagh, his mother’s from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold” “… and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, i’ll tell ye a little story. I was in Times’ Square in New York last week, and I was missing the Championship back home. So I approached a newsstand and I said ‘I suppose ye wouldn’t have the Kerryman would ye?’ To which, the Egyptian behind the counter turned to me and he said ‘do you want the North Kerry edition or the South Kerry edition?’… he had both…so I bought both. And Dooher is back on his feet…” “Anthony Lynch the Cork corner back will be the last person to let you down - his people are undertakers” “I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner street this morning and the omens seem to be good for them, the priest was wearing the same colours as the Sligo jersey! 40 yards out on the H...
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The internet is getting dangerous
2007-06-29 01:02:00
Man you know you are drinking too much when when you are randomly surfing the net and you see a picture of yourself drunk in a pub on someone else’s website. Saw a pic of myself of Carries Bebo page. With pictures of Carrie! The girl who hates having her pictures taken. Or am I missing the whole point of this Bebo thing?
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Water Balloon at 1000 FPS
2007-06-27 21:43:00
Found this on google video. Thought it was cool so I’ll share it with you. I especially like just as the balloon bursts and the water still retains the balloons shape.
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My Desktop (Beryl & KUbuntu)
2007-06-21 21:02:00
Installed Beryl on my KUbuntu box yesterday. Looks great so I thought I might post a few screenshots.
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New Hurling Computer Game - Bainisteoir Hurling
2007-06-13 15:19:00
Looks like a new hurling game similar to Championship manager is being released http://tailteanngames.com/ “Innovative and captivating, Bainisteoir - Hurling © replicates a world of fine detail for arguably the greatest sport on Earth. Amid its intricacies and strategic moves, a more human story takes shape, part love song: part call to arms. A sports strategy game, Bainisteoir – Hurling© offers the opportunity to become a top level Hurling manager to a County of choice, and with it, the goal of realising the team’s potential.” Just don’t pick Clare eh?
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Air Hostess
2007-06-12 19:03:00
A guy sitting at a bar at Heathrow Airport noticed a really beautiful woman sitting next to him.He thought to himself: “Wow, she’s so gorgeous she must be an off duty flight attendant. But which airline does she work for?”Hoping to pick her up, he leaned towards her and uttered the Delta slogan: “Love to fly and it shows?” She gave him a blank, confused stare and he immediately thought to himself: “Damn, she doesn’t work for Delta.” A moment later, another slogan popped into his head. He leaned towards her again, “Something special in the air?” She gave him the same confused look. He mentally kicked himself, and scratched Singapore Airlines off the list. Next he tried the Thai Airways slogan: “Smooth as Silk.” This time the woman turned on him, “What the f *** do you want?” The man smiled, then slumped back in his chair, and said “Ahhhhh, Ryanair”
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Using Gmail on Kopete
2007-06-06 23:20:00
Upgraded to KUbuntu 7.04 today. Went fine. Had to update my kopete again with my accounts though. I think I might have deleted the settings by mistake when I was cleaning up. Anyway I looked around the net for instruction on how to set up Google Talk for Kopete and got different settings everywhere I went. Different port groups etc. SO anyway I said I’ll post the instructions as someone may find it useful. Settings->Configure-.New Select Jabber On the first tab enter your account name with the @gmail.com at the end. So myname@gmail.com On the second tab enter the following [x] Use protocol encryption (SSL) [x] Allow plain-text password authentication [x] Override default server information Server: [talk.google.com] Port: [5223] And that’s it!
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Back from Holidays
2007-06-04 00:52:00
Just got back from my holidays. Went from Cork to Dublin to Belfast to Derry to Galway. Good fun. Went to see Tara, Newgrange, Carrick a Rede rope bridge (where Lorri lost her shoe over the side!) and the Giants Causeway. Everytime I went on holidays to different countries I met someone who had been to Ireland and they always asked me have I see the Giants Causeway, Newgrange or whatever. So I said the next time I had a week off I’d drive around the country. Took some photos which can be viewed here. Was well worth it, Newgrange and the Giants Causeway were fantastic and Derry is a great City! Second best City in Ireland in my opinion (after Cork of course). They really need to advertise more in the South. The walls are fantastic and the people are really friendly. More friendly than any of the other places we’ve been to in Ireland and that is some achievement. Probably because tourism is such a new thing as the area is only after quietening down recently. I would recom...
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Krusty Burger
2007-06-04 00:19:00
I saw this on the side of a chip van in Thurles when I was up there for the Munster Quarter Final last week. Very funny!
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On Holidays
2007-05-25 17:57:00
I’m on holidays! I’m going to go up one side of the country and down the other. Should be good craic if Lorri doesn’t kill me before we get home. I’ll upload some of the photos when I get back
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The Unthinkable has Happened
2007-05-23 08:27:00
The unthinkable has happened. I have broadband (well ADSL). I finally managed to get my line off of Smart. And it took going to a Solicitor to do it! I had to get one to draft up a letter saying I would take them to court over it. Suddenly order numbers were being given out, people were ringing me back and they got in touch with Eircom and got things sorted. Amazing! It was actually sorted out quite quickly and easily. But it boggles the mind why this couldn’t have been done from the start and why I had to go to such extremes to get them to do something which ended up being quite painless. Wasters!
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