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There we were, a bunch of athletics fans, about to head home after the 116th Clonliffe 2 Mile Road Race in Glasnevin, when three men, looking less than beautifully turned out (blame the gusting wind) approached.Imagine our astonishment when we realised that one of the three was our own beloved Teashop Bertie the Likeable.“Oh no,” […]

At the weirdly early hour of 8am last Sunday, our Teashop, Bertie the Likeable, decided to call the election most sane citizens have been dreading for the past few weeks. Already, the charmless features of the men and women pandering for our vote are adorning every lamp-post in the country. Imagine the mind set of […]

At the weirdly early hour of 8am last Sunday, our Teashop, Bertie the Likeable, decided to call the election most sane citizens have been dreading for the past few weeks. Already, the charmless features of the men and women pandering for our vote are adorning every lamp-post in the country. Imagine the mind set of […]

“….is nobody else nauseous from the cloying stench of bought sanctity and PR gimmickry which comes off the entire celebrity-charity industry? The old Jack London line comes to mind about how throwing a bone to a dog is not charity. Sharing the bone with the dog when you are hungry is charity.” From Tom Humphries […]

“….is nobody else nauseous from the cloying stench of bought sanctity and PR gimmickry which comes off the entire celebrity-charity industry? The old Jack London line comes to mind about how throwing a bone to a dog is not charity. Sharing the bone with the dog when you are hungry is charity.” From Tom Humphries […]

On the beach near where I live you feel that you are in another world. Good also to see that the gentle eccentrics like this chap cycling home across the wet sand are still out there!Here are some more pictures of Blackrock Park, which so shocked me when I came back from Qatar. It is […]

From the top: Sinitta with a cowslip in front, plus a grass (Stipa tenuissima – pony’s tails) andsalvia behind.Euphorbia “Firecracker” which has self-seeded everywhere, but no matter – I love it.Fritillary (imperialis? – can’t remember)Perennial wall-flower – great plant, with Mimosa and a grass in there too; andAnenomes with Nigella foliage beginning to show (another […]

Alan on the shoulder of a Tullamore runner Eoin on his way Eugene speeds it up cheered by Gar The unstoppable Rob! Simon surrounded We had two men’s teams – or rather one and three-quarters- for the National Road Relays in Raheny. Brendan, Alan and Rob were the three missing a fourth; initially Alan opted […]