Weather update: Dublin

Last week was gorgeous — sunny and warm. I’d call it an Indian summer.
Yesterday, the temperature seemed to drop a few degrees with every rain shower that passed through. Today is cold. ..

Trip to Antrim, Part 1

We drove the Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland two weeks ago. We had gorgeous weather, and the coast itself was a marvel. ..

Message to the US: Stop taking Irish jobs!

A 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. ..

City Cycle on the South Side, Sunday

After our outstanding experience last year, we were not about to let the 2008 Dublin City Cycle pass us by. ..

Constitution Day already?

It seems like just a few months ago that we celebrated Constitution Day 2007. ..

Olympics Coverage on RTE

Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE) is the Irish national broadcaster, and it is my source for the 2008 Olympics on television. ..

Kippure Mountain & Me

Anita left me the car on Monday and the sun was out. ..

Last Sunday: Festival of Street Culture

I learned about the Kings of Concrete festival late last week, and I barely remembered to go at midday on Sunday.
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Summer Arrives!

It was summer today!
Hip hip, hooray!
It was a really warm day!
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Last Saturday’s Minor Adventures

In 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). ..