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Why I Admire……The Olympics

Anybody who knows me well will be very aware of the fact that I am not any way inclined a … More

BBC World News, CNN, Eurosport, ireland, Olympics, Paralympics, Sportphobia

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Catching up on my blog reading yesterday I came across this philosophical question: Is home where you were born? It was … More

Berlin, Cork City, Home, Homesick, ireland

The Benefits of Happy Thoughts

We all know the old saying ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me”. But … More

Depression, Feng Shui, Frustration, Happiness, ireland, Negative thinking, Positive thinking, Recession, Self-loathing

Céad Míle Fáilte

It’s Paddy’s Day!! Woo hoo. The greatest calendar day in Ireland. This is my first year away from home for … More

Danny Boy, ireland, Irish Funeral, Parade, St. Patricks Day, Tayto

Joy It’s Your Birthday, Happy Birthday Joy

It is my birthday today! I am the ripe old age of 24. I feel fine about the aging process … More

al Assad, Berlin, European Parliament, German, ICD, Internship, ireland, Syria

Eurovision: Dreadful Song Contest or Economical Tool?

Eurovision is beginning to loom and much of this weeks showbiz news has circulated around the re-entry of Jedward in the … More

Azerbaijain, Cheese, Eurovision, Greece, ireland, Jedward

Living Abroad: The Rules

When I moved to Germany I knew I would have to adapt to a lot of things: new food, a … More

Germany, ireland, Jaywalking, Rules

Whoever Said We Weren’t Fighters?

Although I was not present in Cork City last weekend, it was a proud Corkonian moment for me to see … More

Angela Merkel, Community, Financial Crisis, Greece, ireland, Nicolas Sarkozy, Recession, Spain, Vita Cortex

About Irishness

This is an old post I wrote last year following Lucinda Creighton’s talk at the ICD. Having read a number of newspaper … More

Berlin, Celtic Tiger, Emerald Isle, ICD, ireland, Lucinda Creighton, Red Hair

A Little Bit of Bah Humbug

So, as we all are more than aware of now, Christmas 2011 is officially over. We have all written, probably … More

Celtic Tiger, Christmas, Christmas Spirit, Consumerism, Europe, Germany, ireland, Presents, Recession, The Grinch

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