After a stressful week with work, I had a relatively full weekend of social activities that were a welcome distraction. On Saturday, I had a coffee date in the afternoon with a new friend in Dublin 8, then dinner and drinks with my friend CJ, and finally a couple of beers with my friend J on Capel Street. I enjoyed sleeping late on Sunday, then met up with a new American friend for a nice dinner...
When I went to The Ireland Dispatch website to write this post today, I was dismayed to be greeted with a white screen and an ominous message that a “fatal error” had occurred. I tried to remain calm and not panic. Thankfully I found plenty of information on how to fix the problem, but it was frustrating nonetheless. Apparently one of the “plugins” stopped working after an...
The weather has suddenly turned cooler and grey, with highs in the upper 50s F, mid 10s C. Nevertheless, I’ve been compelling myself to get out for walks after work. I’m reaching for my flannel shirts again for the first time in months. Yesterday (Monday), I did a loop out to the Docklands, which I haven’t visited in awhile. Dublin docklands Today Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced a “gradual”...