Amazing how a wildcat strike by train drivers can affect 10,000 passengers in one foul swoop!

All because a train driver didn’t want to move from his passenger train to take another guy on a training drive.

Boo to you ….. it could only happen in Ireland.

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The Eurovision song contest is a joke. You vote for me and I’ll vote for you.

We’re neighbours …. vote for me or I’ll not be nice to you.

Eastern Europe …. let’s stick together …. the music/the songs don’t matter.

Politics rule!

Cut the crap Europe and kill the Eurovision.

It’s an overly used joke at this stage!

Let the celebrations begin (sensibly of course!).

Information and Communication Technologies aren’t a priority for our schools.

We were promised €252 million as part of the National Development Plan.

It doesn’t seem to be available anymore.

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It’s the time of year when the book publishers start to ply their latest school books to the teachers and schools of Ireland.

The latest rep to call was from Fallons.

He had new Irish and new English publications.

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The School Development Planning (SDP) initiative and the Primary Currriculum Support Programe (PCSP) are to be merged into one service.

That’s 50% less wastage!

No smart comment Grannymar!

I see Cowen used the ‘f’ word in the Dáil.

The man has no tact.

Cowen is brutish, gruff, dictatorial and a bad advertisement for our country.

I predict his popularity will diminish quite quickly!

A Lidl degree …. what next?

A Dunnes degree?

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A great site that we’ve been using in school.

It’s a great architectural resource …. it contains information about the great houses and gardens of Ireland.

Search for that great house by county!

Enjoy!!