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We arrived in Luxembourg
Posted by on June 19th, 2009 in consumer, expat, luxembourg, mental state and travelWe arrived before our stuff — “on holiday” for official purposes. We drove into Luxembourg with several large suitcases in the back of our Skoda estate (i.e. station-wagon). ..
Egg-cellent
Posted by on April 10th, 2009 in consumer, culture and irelandNo matter where you fall in the religious spectrum, you can get behind the Rabbit of Easter. ..
Multi-phasic media promotion
Posted by on March 18th, 2009 in consumer, entertainment and irelandIt seems that the movie promotions industry has become ever more sophisticated in their cross-product campaigns. ..
Rating the Unexplained Bacon
Posted by on December 8th, 2008 in consumer and irelandOkay, Farmer Billy’s slow killed bacon, Farmer Billy’s bacon fed bacon, Farmer Billy’s travel bacon. ..
A snowflake, in Dublin, in October
Posted by on October 10th, 2008 in consumer and mental stateAs the leaves start changing here in Dublin, another sure sign of the approaching winter arrived: the first “snowflake” in the car. ..
Message to the US: Stop taking Irish jobs!
Posted by on September 24th, 2008 in consumer and irelandA complaint of US workers: “Supposedly American companies lay off American workers and hire cheap labor in Mexico (or China or India).”
A complaint of Irish workers: “Supposedly Irish companies leave Irish workers to redundancies and hire cheap labour in the US.”
The Irish government, business groups, and labour unions spent the summer negotiating a new National Pay Agreement — a kind of super-contract for Irish workers. ..
Last Saturday’s Minor Adventures
Posted by on July 19th, 2008 in consumer, ireland and travelIn June, Anita, Will and Will’s parents went to the village of Avoca during a trip around the mountains south of Dublin (in County Wicklow). ..
Forbidden Fruit-y Candy
Posted by on March 24th, 2008 in consumer and irelandMaynards Wine Gums have gaily coloured packaging that calls out to children and adults alike. ..
Cowboy Candy
Posted by on March 16th, 2008 in consumer and irelandContinuing our quest for becoming the best-in-class source for information about the Irish and British sugar- and syrup-oriented products, the BB Procurement Department obtained the second sample for 2008: Nestle’s Milkybar. ..