Went to the zoo today to try and take my mind off of the hurling yesterday. I was there once when I was younger and was bitten by a goat I managed to make it out unscathed today Here are some pictures.
According to Met Éireann it rains 5 days out of every week on average in Ireland. Well 255 out of 365 in the West of Ireland. Which works out as 5 days a week. Other parts of the country work out a little better. So basically you can expect it to rain nearly every day.
The image to the right will show you how wet it is where you live.
A Guide to the World’s Healthiest Booze
Scientists agree that drinking in moderation does the body good. But aside from red wine, actual medical professionals told us something surprising — the hard stuff isn’t so bad, either.
University of Wisconsin researchers found that a pint of Guinness Extra Stout was about as effective as low-dose aspirin in preventing dogs’ blood platelets from clotting — and reducing their risk of a heart attack. Don’t expect the benefit to carry over to your Bud Light, though: the researchers pointed to Guinness’ flavanoid antioxidants (which work as anti-inflammatories) as a possible reason for the difference. And they found that the darker beer was three times as likely as lighter beers to inhibit clotting.
A Guide to the World’s Healthiest Booze
Scientists agree that drinking in moderation does the body good. But aside from red wine, actual medical professionals told us something surprising — the hard stuff isn’t so bad, either.
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The UFC is coming back to Ireland. I want to start the ball rolling for a Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy rematch. I’m definitely going to go anyway. My first Live UFC!
From MMAJunkie.com
“During a Wednesday press conference for this weekend’s “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” event, UFC president Dana White told the gathered crowd that the promotion would return to Ireland before the end of the year.
“We’re going back to Dublin this year for sure,” White said.
White didn’t offer any further specifics on the promotion’s plans for an Irish show.
The UFC has visited the Republic of Ireland just once before. In January 2009, the promotion visited The O2 in Dublin where 9,369 boisterous fans turned out for UFC 93, a card that featured a Dan Henderson split-decision win over Rich Franklin in the evening’s main event.
The night was also marked by a pair of “Fight of the Night” awards as Marcus Davis’ win over Chris Lytle and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s third-round stoppage of Mark Coleman were each awarded with a bonus.
Happy St. Patricks Day! I don’t care how cynical a person you are, when you are Irish you have to feel proud that the whole western world (and much of the rest of the world) stops and celebrates Ireland and Irish people. Saw on thwe news this morning that Sydnety Opera House was lit up with green lights, the London Eye was turned green, along with the Empire State Building and the fountain in the White House in Washington had green water.
Beannachtaí Lá Féile Pádraig!
I’m trying to book my NCT online and the stupid website doesn’t work. It says there are no free days in any centre in Ireland for the next 10 years. Why have online booking if it doesn’t work? If it was a private company it’d be out of business. Stuppid inept public sector.
Went to see Hayseed Dixie in Cypress Ave Sunday night. Great band. Very up tempo energetic music. Really enjoyed it.
There is a great website called British Pathe which has a huge amount of old newsreels from Ireland up from the late 1800′s up to 1970. There is great stuff there from the War of Independence including this shot of IRA members being arrested in Dublin. You can even seem some of the British Tanks in the shot.
It contains some other fantastic movies as well.
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