I used to be able to swim well. At a stretch I could do 50*25m lengths of a pool in…
Posts Tagged ‘In the news’
Luciano Pavarotti died in the early morning of September 6, 2007 at home surrounded by his wife and four daughters.
I…
July 3rd, 2007
News from the beaches of Cork
5 Comments, Humour, In the news, When-in-Ireland, by Donncha.Following the news that €105m worth of cocaine was recovered from the waters off West Cork over the last 2…
Bombs were defused and a disaster avoided in London and Glasgow yet I hardly hear a word of it online….
May 24th, 2007
I voted today in the Irish election
1 Comment, In the news, When-in-Ireland, by Donncha.Thanks Celine for taking care of Adam while we went and voted! I can’t remember who I gave all my…
May 7th, 2007
Take a hint Mary Harney!
3 Comments, Humour, In the news, When-in-Ireland, by Donncha.I’ve previously written at length about Mary Harney and my distaste for what she’s doing to the health service in…
The Sunday Times reports that Steven Hawking is going to take a trip in the “Vomet Comet” to experience up…
Today’s Sunday Times reveals that Eva Herzigova loves being pregnant. She is 7 months pregant by long term boyfriend Gregorio…
We spent over 2 hours this morning at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). Little had changed since last week. Appointments…
April 5th, 2007
Harney forces Cork midwives to resign
13 Comments, Health, In the news, When-in-Ireland, by Donncha.The Minister for Health, Mary Harney, has a lot to answer for. Nurses, midwives, consultants and other staff in the…
