Wine Appreciation Course at The Hole in the Wall, Dublin
A few weeks ago, I saw on Facebook that the local pub in Dublin, The Hole in the Wall, was putting on a Wine Appreciation Course. It was €80 per person and consisted of 6
Book Review: Paul O’Connell – The Battle
I have finally finished reading Paul O'Connell's autobiography which is aptly named The Battle. I picked it up at the airport when it first came out and then it spent a number of weeks
What Mad Stuff am I watching on Netflix in 2017?
Towards the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017, I have been watching a few shows on Netflix. I love the Netflix original shows that pop up from time to time. Some are crap
What’s on Netflix? – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
If you don't like Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, best move on a few paragraphs below to some other recommendations on Netflix. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency was another series of books that
Selling Your House Yourself – No Estate Agent Needed?
Here's the situation I find myself in. In late 2004/early 2005 I was ready to buy a house but the prices in Dublin were crazy. €200,000 was my absolute limit for a mortgage so my
Whiskey Tourism in Ireland
I attended the launch of the Irish Whiskey Tourism Strategy last week courtesy of The Irish Whiskey Association. The plan is to make Ireland a world leader in Whiskey Tourism by 2030. Can we do it?
Lack of Christmas Markets in Dublin in 2016?
Cologne 2015 Christmas Markets Last year, my partner and I went to Cologne for the Christmas markets of which there are many. We also went to the I Believe Christmas market in Dublin
Filter Photography
Before modern digital filters like Instagram and the like, photographers used physical filters to generate the results that they want. Even today, the best images are produced using traditional lens filters. To get into landscape
Sister Act – The Musical
The Location I went along to see the musical production of Sister Act this week. It was my first time going to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin. That's a horrible, mouthful of a name
Indus Spice – A little Piece of Bollywood in Stillorgan
I was invited along to Indus Spice in Stillorgan on Tuesday by Love Belfast. Yeah, that sounded a little odd to me at first too but here's how it happened. The first Irish curry awards were