I’m taking up UI’s challenge

Dropped in to the library last night. They have good libraries in Finland, well stocked, staffed and maintained. We used to visit the library fairly regularly in the past, i’d always go straight for the computer section and take out a bunch of books which would sit on my shelf for 6 weeks gathering dust [...]

As reported recently the Gardaí are dropping their Irish language requirement for recruits from ethnic communities. Makes sense, Ireland is becoming more multi-cultural and should have a more representative police force. However, there has actually been an objection to the dropping of the requirement but not from where you’d expect. iMeasc, an organisation of Irish-speaking [...]

Spotted on Gray Apple. Head to Google (in english), type in “failure” and hit the “I’m feeling lucky” button. Spot on Google!

Via Slugger, the very talented Newton Emerson is closing down The Portadown News after four and a half years on the go. Sad news as it has to be one of the best satirical sites out there. Hopefully Newton will at least keep the archives online.

Qualified exotic dancer with 8 yrs experience of scratching own testicles seeks employment in related field, requires exorbitant salary and minimum 6 weeks annual vacation. Tasty female colleagues desirable but not a must. Our company is soon handing out 600 P45′s … bastards.

You know what get’s up my nose in Finland? Cyclists. Over here they cycle on the footpaths and not the roads. That’s not the problem as such, though I’d prefer them on the roads. No, the problem is their attitude. Finnish cyclists seem to believe that they own the footpaths and pedestrians don’t exist. Maybe [...]

A Ecuadorian ship sank yesterday killing more than 100 people. Now, I get most of my news from BBC World, excellent site in my opinion, and it just seemed to me that this story didn’t get half the attention that the plane crash in Greece did. Is it the fact that the people who drowned [...]

Pope Benedict is setting out on the first foreign visit of his 4 month old pontificate. He is travelling to Cologne in Germany for the Catholic Youth festival. The Pope was spotted yesterday, pictured below, on his way to Cologne. He has ditched his usual form of transport, the Pope mobile, and chose instead to [...]

Some very troubling information has come to light regarding the shooting of Brazilian man Jean Charles de Menezes in London the day after the recent bombings. It is alleged that many of the initial reports of his movements were false. According to ITV De Menezes entered the train station at a normal walking pace, not [...]