Funisia Dorothea a long, thin, rope-like organism that lived on the sea floor about 570 million years ago has been identified as the first animal on Earth. It is thought that it reproduced in a way similar to modern corals and sponges.

Funisia Dorothea, a rope-like organism that lived on the seabed up to 570 million years ago is, according to scientists, the first creature on earth to have had sex.

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Brian Wilde, best known as Walter “Foggy” Dewhirst in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ and prison warden Mr. Barrowclough in ‘Porridge’, died on Thursday at the age of 80.

I love ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. It never fails to make me laugh. Foggy was an integral part of the show, himself, Compo and Clegg.

The series has gone downhill since …. too many characters now and it’s not been the same since Compo (Bill Owen) died. But I still have the re-runs.

Rest In Peace Brian.

An ‘official’ study has lambasted the Government’s investment in computers for schools.

The study was commissioned by the bould Mary Hanafin herself and it has found that the €252 million allocated under the National Development Plan is insufficient and will leave Irish schools lagging behind their EU counterparts.

You needn’t have bothered with the study Mary ….. I could have told you that! I have contacted the NCTE and the NCCA looking for guidance in developing an ICT plan for my school and neither bothered to reply!

Your study has found that years of under investment has left Irish schools with outdated computer equipment, no provision for technical support and very inadequate levels of broadband service. Again …. double wow …. I could have told you this also.

You bring in a payments online system for substitute teachers … great idea …. no form filling …. but we can’t fill up the online forms in school because our satellite broadband is so sloooooooooow that it fails to display the next part of the form when it automatically refreshes the page!

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Eddie O’Sullivan has resigned from his position as Ireland coach.

Poor Eddie …… now where was I?

Ray Burke – former Minister for Justice, tax dodger and liar

Fr. Tadhg O’Donovan, a Catholic Curate from Whitechurch in North Cork was fined more than €6,000 after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

Fr. Tadhg apparently has at least 13 properties and he never told the Revenue Commissioners about all the monies he made on them. Not only did he not declare all his taxable income but he opened up a new account to hide money when Revenue told him they were investigating him.

He made a settlement of €213,222 with the Revenue Commissioners.

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Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke died today at the age of 90.

He wrote more than 100 books about space, science and the future. His most famous offering was ’2001: A Space Odyssey’.

R.I.P. Arthur.

Cathal Ó Searcaigh – poet, philanthropist, pederast

I see Grandad’s shadow is taking on the Chinese market.

There will be anarchy on the streets!