Ireland end campaign with defeat
The Republic of Ireland under-21s wrapped up their European qualifiying campaign with a 2-0 loss to Germany. Noel King's men end Group Six with eight points from eight games. Germany's goals came in the second half, with Philipp and Jonas Hofmann scoring ...
Germany beat Ireland to book play-off berth
Germany sealed their place in the play-offs as Group 6 winners after a routine victory against the Republic of Ireland in Halle. Horst Hrubesch's men were frustrated in a cagey first half but when Philipp Hofmann and Jonas Hofmann both scored in a four ...
Potatoes King of the Pantry
Potatoes are nutritious, filling, tasty and inexpensive. They’re an economical side dish that is easy to prepare a variety of different ways. Potatoes were an established crop when the Irish came to America. They were grown in Peru and Bolivia thousands of years ago. The Incan civilization held the ...
Travel
When I came home summer 1990, I worked as a waitress with my friend Lily at a Mexican restaurant in Bellevue called Nine Point Mesa. That is also the summer when John and I finally broke up, never to get back together. I caught him again sleeping with someone. It was a woman he worked with. I actual ...
What laughter can do for you
No one over-doses from too much laughter. Laughter is free medicine for the entire family without dangerous side effects from prescription drugs such as stroke, gastrointestinal bleeding, dry mouth or even death. Medical studies indicate that laughing for no reason leads to the healthy functioning o ...
Ambushed!
Every so often I will rent a dvd from the library. Films have not exactly set my world alight in recent times & sometimes, since the rental is cheap, I will pick up something I would never normally watch. Saving Mr Banks was one of those films. I’m really not a great lover of the ‘faction’ biopic si ...
Spider Bites
It's a wonder I managed to get anywhere in the world with my lack of organisational skills. Then again, there's something about 'winging it' that makes the whole experience unique. I was reminded today of my sister's wedding in Norfolk. I had been to Madrid with Jakers. It was his first holiday and ...
118: Kilkenny Irish Beer
Vuorossa tämä kuparinruskea irkkuale. Oluen tuoksu oli lagermaisen humalainen ja aavistuksen maltainen. Maku seuraili tuoksua humaloinnin osalta. Maussa oli aavistuksen paahteista maltaisuutta enemmän kuin tuoksu antoi odottaa. Mallas ja humala täydensivät toisiaan luoden omaperäisen maun. Jos kysyt ...
Kate Bush interviewed in 1993
KATE BUSH Melody Maker, 1993 by Simon Reynolds Kate Bush is an English original. In 1978, when her debut single "Wuthering Heights" hit Number One in the UK, her wavering, starburst voice seemed to come out of nowhere. But only because it's from that same un-American, un-rock'n'roll place as Johnny ...
Delorentos to play Vicar Street
The post Delorentos to play Vicar Street appeared first on Goldenplec.com Event Details Artist: DelorentosVenue: Vicar Street, DublinDate: 12th December 2014 Ticket Info Tickets: €12On sale: September 8th at 9amAvailable from:Ticketmaster.ie DELORENTOS are set to tour Ireland and headline Vicar Stre ...
Wow! The Lonaconing Journal! Who knew?
Mom and I had talked about the " Lonaconing Journals" a couple of times and we even thumbed through her copy on one trip back east from here in San Diego where I live to the little mountain town of Frostburg in Western Maryland where our ancestor lived and Mom still lives. One of the great sagas of ...
Dublin, A Wanderland (APAD 2014)
Wandering from O’Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of the city, up to North Wall Quay, you can see Dublin changing before your very eyes. The beating heart of an island nation is bound to find itself a cultural and social powerhouse. With a quarter of the nation’s population here, it can feel a ...
