James Gallagher Just some random stuff from me
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Government is not the place for keen amateurs
Tis surely hard to find anything nice to say about our government at the moment. Just as disheartening is the state of the opposition which offers no hope through change. As much as the economic system is broken, we surely cannot ignore the state of the Irish political system. The number of financial irregularities emerging [...]
Favourite Beirut pic
This isn’t even a well composed picture but I do love being able to combine Roman Ruins, a Mosque and a Church all in one pic:
Jobs via an agency I like …
This time last year I was busy complaining about the state of recruitment agencies here in Ireland. Of about 8 or 9 different agencies only one came through for me with professionalism and they also managed to place me with my current company. It turned out to be a good match so obviously I’m pleased [...]
Top 5 Changes to Web Apps Wishlist
This was just running through my head this morning so I thought I’d let my opioniated side out for a bit. Didn’t spend a lot of time thinking this through so I’m open to criticism and alternatives. Probably also be done before, so humour me. 5. Twitter. Sort out IM. IM is powerful and not [...]
Tearing the arse out of it
We’re all watching the carry on over the FÁS expenses and obviously everyone is outraged. No doubt lots of people will be going on about the government and civil servants ripping us off. What will probably be missed is that corruption like this is inevitable when we as a culture celebrate ‘pulling a stroke’. A [...]
Of Beirut
Apparently there are people who are reluctant to come visit Beirut. I probably wouldn’t have come here had it not been to work on a project but coming here was something I was certainly looking forward to. In Ireland we laughed at people in the USA who were afraid to come to Ireland because of [...]
Politics rant
Just having a rant here so don’t pay too much attention. :) I’ve been catching up feeds today and there are three articles on breakingnews.ie that caught my eye as well as one other story I read last weekend. The first one strikes as nothing more harmless than banal, where Pat Rabbitte has said it [...]
Review of Vaude Freiburg Briefcase (Pannier)
Vaude Freiburg Briefcase (Pannier) Since I’ve been doing the work commute by bike I’ve been looking at ways of making it easier on me. A certain level of fitness comes with time and there’s no shortcut there. However, transporting kit is something that can be improved. In my case it was something I really wanted [...]
Tuesday Push: LouderVoice
I haven’t been participating in the Tuesday Push, not because I have anything against it but because I’m still feeling my way around to some extent and getting comfortable (yes, it’s taking a long time but that’s me). However there are two reasons to join in for LouderVoice which is this Tuesdays: – It’s a [...]
Some people are on the pitch …
Fantastic win for Connacht having suffered the ignominy of defeat so often. Fantastic win for the fans who turn out for these games. An inspiring game that makes you stand and applaud what these players do for those of us who invest pride and emotion into the team that represents who we are and where we’re from. [...]
The €400bn Irish Banks ‘Bailout’
The Irish government move to guarantee deposits in Irish banks has generated a lot of commentary. In particular politicians have thrown their hands up in the air and waffled about the exposure of the Irish taxpayer to a vast financial risk. I’m going to start by saying that I’m not an expert on banking. I [...]
Vote NO … or else
Inspired by Jazz Biscuit’s analysis of Lisbon Treaty posters, I thought I’d work on narrowing the 8% gap. (nicked the twitter image from @damienmulley’s background)
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