John Ó'Ríordáns Blog

Spend 5 minutes looking at this great Video on internet copyrights which explains everything in terms we can all understand.

Basically it explains to you what all of these SOPA, ACTA etc. internet related laws are trying to achieve and why people are against them.

I was waiting for a bus in Mississauga which failed to arrive. Also the next bus failed to arrive. By the time the third bus finally arrived I was an hour and a half late. So I dropped a mail to the Mississauga bus company to let them know and to voice my displeasure.

This is the response I got.

“This is in reply to an e-mail you had sent to Mississauga Transit concerning an incident in which occurred on October 15, 2011 at Eglinton and Hurontario with respect to Rt 35 eastbound.
I would like to advise you that the matter has now been dealt with accordingly however, due to privacy issues governed by Labour Law I am not at liberty to discuss or divulge any personal information in regard to the action taken. Please rest assured that the necessary action has been taken.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our Customer Service Department.”

Translation “Fuck off”

Well played Canada.

I hear today that the Irish Banks now require over €70 billion of Irish Tax payers money to pay of their gambling debts. How nice of their buddies the politicians to volunteer my money to pay it. Maybe I’m wrong but I thought Irish banks were private companies. Why are they getting public money? Another private business would simply fold.

The first 2 minutes of this video sums up really well what else we could be doing with that money. Including sending half a million Irish people into Space. I know my girlfriend would love that.

This is why I’m moving to Canada next month. I’d rather pay tax in a country where my money goes to universal healthcare.

Looks like me The Dalai Lama & Gerry Adams will have to sort this place out.

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 few minutes before the end of the Cork v Waterford Munster Final yesterday the ball was sent wide by Waterford’s Dan Shanahan. For some unknown reason the umpire gives a 65. It goes over and now (after a Ben point at the other end) there is just a goal between the teams. Waterford attack once more with only seconds left and the ball goes wide. Me and all of the other Cork Supporters go crazy. That has to be it.

However at this stage the ref looks around at the poor attendance and probably realises the Munster Council haven’t made the money they would have expected to on this match. So he decides to give Waterford a free in. Seconds later the ball is in the back of the net. And the game is over. Replay! A joke!

Looking at the analysis after the match in the Sunday game in the Greyhound Track Bar across from Semple even the RTÉ analysts can’t figure out what the free was for. But I can. It’s widely believedthat statistically there are far more plays in GAA inter-county games than there should be for a game with such varied and high scores. Referee’s must be given incentives to play for replays in big matches.

In fairness to the Munster Council the game will be on next Saturday night which is a great time for a Final to be on. It should be some craic in Thurles that night. But I won’t be there. For the first time in year’s I’m not going to the Munster Hurling Final. Maybe the first time ever as far as I can remember. I don’t appreciate being taken for a fool. And I won’t be fooled twice.

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 read this in the Irish Independent today.  In it he says that Paul Galvin is “100% innocent” and “shouldn’t have been sent off”. Is he on crack? He punches a guy (again) which causes Eoins tooth to come out. Then he sticks his fingers into his mouth (fish hook) and worries the wound. Now Eoin had to have an operation. What kond of a thug sticks his finger into the whole where someones tooth was seconds before? And now O’Connor seconds his 6 week ban is too harsh? This is the same Paul Galvin who served a one year ban and is in trouble at work for abusing a school boy!

Still I suppose this is the same team that elbowed Nicholas Murphy in the first few minutes of the All-Ireland and nearly knocked him out. So obviously Jack has no issues with theses thugs and perhaps encourages them.