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It Occurs To Me: The electric car debate

Don’t be alarmed by the accompanying photo! Spotted the ‘yock’ in Ardara some time ago and couldn't resist a wee photo. I was somewhat concerned a few years ago that the phrase “Suckin’ Diesel, sir!” would no longer be part of motoring parlance in ...

13 Apr 2024 at 11:00

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: The death of customer services

As I write, a court has heard that telecoms company Eir employed a deliberate policy aimed at preventing customers from logging complaints. RTÉ reports that “District Court Judge Anthony Halpin branded the company "a disgrace" and said it should ...

20 Apr 2024 at 11:00

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: What time does the right ‘rise’?

We’re constantly hearing about the ‘rise’ of the far right in Ireland. Funny how most of the ne’er do wells probably don’t ‘rise’ until midday before unwrapping their flags and spewing their vitriol on people who are different. During the very ...

11 May 2024 at 11:05

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: Rory’s winning matches

Big Danny from Doocharry hugged me so hard, I had to count my ribs afterwards! Eoin from Letterkenny was caught between us, but he survived and commenced hugging everybody available! The setting was The Irish Viking Bar in Lanzarote, Rory ...

15 May 2024 at 14:55

It Occurs To Me: The real concerns of ordinary people

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: Maga - make aurals grow again?

Mmmm? One thing that struck me about the Sunday Independent poll which showed that 72% of people believe that asylum seekers and refugees should be housed in more affluent areas was this: what percentage of the 72% are from affluent ...

10 Aug 2024 at 13:37

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: Jack Cooney and Kilcar

I was delighted to run into Jack Cooney last weekend, along with son Brian, and he was fulsome in his praise of the CLG Cill Chartha centenary commemorations. Jack’s wife, Elaine Byrne is from Doonin in Kilcar and it’s long been ...

17 Aug 2024 at 11:05

It Occurs To Me: Plan for Donegal goes off the rails

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: Jack Cooney and Kilcar

Eamon Ryan has long been accused of not being in touch with rural Ireland and his latest pronouncement only adds to that perception. “This is an important day for the island of Ireland. This is not just the first All-Island ...

24 Aug 2024 at 16:50

Local News

It Occurs To Me: Funny old games - in Croke Park and in Berlin

The man beside me hadn’t missed an All-Ireland Final in nearly fifty years. He was from Valentia Island, knew his football and was a friend of the legendary Kerry midfielder Mick O’Connell. “Mick is 88” he told me, “and is ...

20 Jul 2024 at 09:19

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: The O’Donnell - Forgotten music maestro

In November 1979, Brian O’Donnell died in Belfast. His Irish News obituary read: “Brian O’Donnell, Irish traditional music adviser to UTV, BBC and the Northern Ireland Arts Council has died. He was 61. Mr. O’Donnell, of ...

29 Jun 2024 at 11:04

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: RTÉ and Donegal

A friend tried GAA Go in the forlorn hope of watching Dublin v Galway. It stopped, started, and buffered. So in anger and desperation, he switched to Galway Bay FM, and it was an absolute cracker. Presenter Ollie ...

06 Jul 2024 at 10:31

LetterkennyLive

It Occurs To Me: Maga - make aurals grow again?

Where do I begin? Well, let’s begin with a funny Tweet/X which was doing the rounds recently: Obviously, it’s not the Real Donald Trump, even though the account reads @realDonaldTrump. Mind you, the real Real ...

03 Aug 2024 at 10:51

Local News

It Occurs to Me: Bus travel getting more farcical by the week

I’m blue in the face over the years when it comes to complaining about bus travel. Over a month ago, the Galway-Sligo-Derry Expressway was almost an hour late by the time it landed in Donegal and almost two ...

02 Nov 2024 at 09:28

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