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Blog migration complete!

It appears that the built-in email functionality with Blogger / Blogspot / Feedburner has stopped working, so I finished up the migration today to my new website domain: . Anyone who has been receiving new posts via email have been imported into my new email service (MailChimp), and new email updates will be coming from hugh@theirelanddispatch.com. Hopefully they won’t get flagged as spam...

Relaxed Saturday, a delicious tasting menu of Indian dishes at Roe Distillery

It’s been a relaxing Saturday. I slept in a bit then had a relaxed breakfast until my my SuperValu grocery delivery arrived early around 10:15am. Since I’m caught up with my CMA studies, I spend a several hours working on my blog migration project. So far, it seems that Blogger’s email subscription feed is still working, although I’m expecting it to stop any day now. By...

COVID cases on the rise due to Delta variant; more back-and-forth with UCD

COVID update Public discourse over the government’s decision to delay the reopening of indoor restaurant/bar service has been heating up. Ireland is the only country left in the EU where indoor dining is categorically not allowed (the only exception is that hotel guests may dine indoors at on-site restaurants). Unlike some other EU countries, Ireland has not developed “corona...