Occasional Scribbles

A Dublin Bus driver said this A PA registered hybrid bus. week that during his training for the job there was no psychological preparation o...

This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper . Michael Commane Commuting is an art form, it’s special. We might read about commuting but you...

Spotted on a laneway off Fitzwilliam Square. Has anyone called for the name of the laneway to be changed? What about Grafton Street, Westmor...

The horror of our world. In Sydney people of the Jewish faith are murdered. On this date, December 15, 1941 Germans murdered over 15,000 ...

  From Crux https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/12/pope-leo-calls-on-governments-to-grant-pardons-for-prisoners-during-jubilee-year/

Tommy Tiernan was guest on Tommy Tiernan RTÉ’s Brendan O’Connor show yesterday and as always he made for easy listening. He said some very f...

Below is Justine McCarthy’s opinion piece in The Irish Times yesterday. She’s somewhat tough on Dee Forbes but it makes great sense. Surely ...

No Luas on the Green Line until 6pm yesterday, and then a half-hearted service.  Luas is operated by Transdev, a large international public ...

Because of Storm Bram on Not a word from Luas Tuesday and part of Wednesday there was a limited disruption to transport around the country. ...

This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper. Michael Commane CEO of bookshop chain Waterstones, James Daunt, was on radio last week talking...

J oe Humphreys in The Irish Times yesterday. Interesitng, worrying too. I’m here to report a case of mad “Xmas” disease. Elon Musk’s social ...

On this day, December 8, 1955 the flag of Europe was adopted by the Council of Europe. Was there any significance that December 8 is the fea...

Benjamin Earl OP (Dominican Province of England and Procurator General of the Order), Paul Lawlor OP (prior of San Clemente), Vivian Boland ...