Bring out the hair shirts.

Times they are a changing … unfortunately not for the better.

Genuine exam answers from 16 year olds!

Q. Name the four seasons:
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink:
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.

Q. How is dew formed?
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

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Department of Education and Skills – Public Service Agreement 2010 – 2014 – is available on the DES website.

You can read it here.

Eamon Kelly (1914 — October 24, 2001) was an Irish actor and author.

He was noted as a Seanachaí.

Click on the following to hear one of his stories:

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So Jim McDaid has resigned his Dáil seat.

Cute man.

He knows he probably wouldn’t get elected next time out.

He knows that TDs and Senators will probably have their pay slashed in the budget …. ergo less of a pension for him

By resigning now he’ll have ‘bowed’ out at a higher salary so he’ll end up with a higher pension.

As I said …. cute man!

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn’t.
2. I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3. Some people are alive only because it’s illegal! To kill them.
4. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5. Don’t take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6. You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9. I’m not a complete idiot — Some parts are just missing

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Kerry County Councillor Michael Healy-Rae was officially selected to run in the next General Election at a meeting in the Gleneahle Hotel in Killarney.

He’s hoping to replace his 79 year old father Jackie Healy-Rae one of the Independents who has been propping up our incompetent Government.

Jackie is a T.D. Two of his sons (Michael & Danny) are Kerry County Councillors.

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I’ve borrowed my post title from today’s Irish Examiner.

Its front page highlights three more examples of H.S.E. incompetence and its affects on three families:

1. Michael Devane went for a routine operation on his wrist. He dies after suffering severe brain damage after the surgery. He was 44 years old. The H.S.E. apologised.
2. Six children who looked for help after suffering years of abuse at the hands of their parents never got that help. They got an apology from the H.S.E.
3. Adam O’Callaghan, a 14 month old baby from Mallow died from Leukaemia two days after diagnosis. The family spent 9 weeks looking for help for their son who was in constant agony. They were told that the symptoms pointed to colic and constipation. The H.S.E. apologised to the family for the upset experienced in the course of their dealings with Cork University Hospital.

Each day that passes bring more shameful incidents to light. Apologies are like drops of rain at this stage. Action needs to be taken to rid us of the monster that is the H.S.E.

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I’ve read in a few places that some building sites in Poland are displaying signs that Irish aren’t allowed on site. It brings to mind the ‘no blacks, no Irish, no dogs’ era that I thought was well and truly gone.

The Poles in Ireland are reminiscent of the Irish in England back in the 60′s …. you’d think that two countries following similar paths would support each other more?

Ireland provided much needed employment during the boom years so much so that an enormous amount of money was sent back to Poland by its nationals.

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Fingal County Council paid a Dublin-based photographer €10,000 for a one day photoshoot!

When will our politicians stop stealing tax payers money?

The people in power are abusing the power that has been entrusted to them.

The article is here.

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