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I wake up to find that Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach for 11 consecutive years, has resigned

Wow. This truly is the end of an era, at least for me; Bertie Ahern has dominated Irish politics for as long as I've been properly politically aware. It'll feel very strange to have another person as An Taoiseach.

EDIT: Aw. for f***s sake... Link

 So, I have thousands of words to write on such fascinating (perhaps) topics as Henry II and Pope Innocent III. I specifically set time aside for some good ol' fashioned essay-writing. Time which I have managed to squander in the way that only I can manage, this time with the assistance of comatose, time-travelling British policepersons. (Is that ( Read more... )

While wandering around in Vienna with
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Oh my God.

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ID cards required in order to go online? I'm hoping that he simply made that one up on the spot, and has no intention of actually implementing it. If not, then Giuliani is a hell of a lot more sinister than I had thought. It's pretty comforting to know that he hasn't a chance in hell of becoming the republican nominee!

So, let's picture the scene. I'm in the Buttery, Trinity's newly-revamped cafe and food hall. I'm talking to an old acquaintance of mine from BESS over some insipid tea ( Read more... )

87% Chris Dodd
86% Barack Obama
82% Hillary Clinton
81% Bill Richardson
80% John Edwards
76% Dennis Kucinich
75% Joe Biden
74% Mike Gravel
50% Rudy Giuliani
45% John McCain
36% Mike Huckabee
34% Mitt Romney
29% Ron Paul
26% Tom Tancredo
24% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Chris Dodd is out, leaving Barack Obama as my preferred candidate.

Living on a permanent basis in Dublin, I only get to see my beloved hometown of Waterford every month or two, for a couple of days at a time. As such, my impressions of the place are kinda like a series of brief snapshots over a longish period of time ( Read more... )