May 25, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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I spent last weekend on a fabulous 2-day cookery course down in deep West Cork in The Good Things Cafe in Durrus. I honestly won’t be able to come up with enough superlatives to describe the fantastic programme that Carmel … Continue reading
May 25, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Oscar the little sod broke the hinge on his DS again. Definitely a design flaw. The guy who provided the last replacement case no longer ships out of the US. Luckily some knock-off merchants on e-bay are selling clone cases … Continue reading
May 24, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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I could be a cynical smartass and say that the people in this movie look a little too close to Christopher Guest’s character in “Best in Show” but it really looks like a wonderful movie about people who are passionate … Continue reading
May 20, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Technology in the wrong hands is dangerous. I just turned on the “Sing Along” feature on the Sky+ Box for the Croatian Eurovision entry. The first translation was “the grass has not yet sprouted”. I’m guessing their entry came from … Continue reading
May 18, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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I just did a Technorati search on Eurovision and most of the recent posts are in German. One poor lad was so excited he was counting down the minutes: “Noch 20 Minuten bis zum Start des Halbfinales”. Go Scorpions! Pot, … Continue reading
May 18, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Any country brave enough to have a hobbit and a garden gnome as their backing singers deserves to win. To be fair to Daniel O’Donnell Brian Kennedy, he did allow his grandad to be one of his backing singers. His … Continue reading
May 14, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Just spotted this over at Alex Barnett’s blog. His Dad sent him a link to some video footage. I have tears rolling down my face. See link below for a glorious, hilarious mess-up by the BBC. A producer rushed to … Continue reading
May 13, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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It had to happen – they are making a new Knight Rider movie. I’m gutted to read that neither Hasselhoff nor the TransAm will feature. There are some fantastic suggestions over at Jalopnik for their replacements. My two faves are: … Continue reading
May 10, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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He clearly has a serious ailment in it. He gave the job to someone who thinks “I’ll give 110%” is a reasonable answer to “what can you do for me?”. Hopefully he’ll put Michelle in charge of his hugely successful … Continue reading
May 10, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Only 20 minutes to go before the bloodfest of the final episode of The Apprentice. Everything I have read gives it to the Princess of Darkness but I’m still rooting for the woman who puts the Badger in Ruth Badger. … Continue reading