No. 46 Bus – Jakarta
I was looking for an image for “No. 46” – it’s not exactly a ‘catchy number’ – I was looking because Secondary School Teacher Niall MacMonagle is the 46th most influential person in Irish Education according [...]
Gobbled-Dee-Gook
Our Presidential Election has just got under way and with 7 candidates in the race for the Áras anything can happen before voting day at the end of the month. There’s a lot of digging [...]
“The Swish of a Soutane…”
If you’re Irish or live here it is worth taking a few minutes to read this speech by Enda Kenny on the abuse of children and the Cloyne Report. It’s good to know our leader [...]
Blagging or Blogging?
This is the 200th post in the Raven Design Blog. We began blogging (or blagging) in January this year so for just six months we are not doing too bad. We are very happy with [...]
Submarine Rain Shirt
We have been getting a lot of summer rain here in Cork for the past few weeks. Yesterday was the longest day and it continues to rain. Here is something that would go down well, [...]
Meet Dr Doom
Has anybody heard of Nouriel Roubini? His nick name appears to be Dr Doom? No? On Page 17 in the business pages of The Irish Times on Saturday May 28th 2011 there’s a heading “Dr Doom [...]
A Rousing Speech!
Well done to Enda Kenny for his College Green introduction to Barack Obama’s Dublin gig. So what if he quoted the Acceptance Speech that Obama made in Chicago in November 2008? Enda, our new leader, [...]
Mrs Beeton
I was surprised to read in my uncle, Paddy MacMonagle’s book Shreds and Patches that Mrs Beeton travelled through Ireland in the summer of 1860. Surprised, as when you think about it, a foodie like Beeton [...]
Look me in the Eye
Even today, Ireland is a great country to live in – and an even better country to die in – we are a fantastic nation for the glowing tribute, provided you have popped your clogs. [...]
Carry on Glamping
Now that there’s a s-t-r-e-t-c-h in the evenings it’s time to think of outdoorsy things. And for me that means only one thing – Glamping. Since my friend Mary-Jane told me last week, that she [...]
