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Those vanishing parking spaces. There is, apparently, going to be a ‘review.’ But there’s no promise of consultation.
You may have seen my blog yesterday in relation to the blocking of parking spaces around the city – I specifically referenced Rathgar and Rathmines where spaces outside shops, cafes and takeaways have been blocked by the council. It was done, they said, to widen footpaths because of Covid-19. I asked three other questions… Read more
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Does the new Ford Puma have paranoid poison doors I wonder? Blood racks maybe? Barbed wire?
Fifty one years ago, a band called King Crimson brought out an album called In The Court of the Crimson King. If you liked it, some considered you a bit of an oddball. It was called “progressive.’ It’s contents were clearly influenced by substances which weren’t legal then and aren’t now. The “biggest’ track on… Read more
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Another very unsubtle and thoughtless attempt by Dublin City Council to kill suburban villages
You may have noticed, if you live in or are visiting Dublin, that the City Council has blocked off parking bays outside many businesses around the city. This they have done, they say, to widen footpaths during the Covid-19 emergency. Yeh. Right. They have decided to kill local business and, make it impossible for those… Read more
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I’m not used to getting old. Why is there no way of practising for it?
I’ve never been this old before. I know that’s a tad obvious. But the thing is, you don’t get to rehearse getting old. I had just turned on my laptop the other day (yes, I can operate a computer thank you for asking) and was just logging on. The radio was on in the background… Read more
