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No planes, I'll take trains and automobiles
SOMETHING STRANGE has happened to me since the boys were born - I now throw my head in my hands at the thoughts of flying. There was a time when I would have happily glided over the Gobi Desert, marvelling at the colours of day as they blended into night; thoughts of imminent doom the furthest things from my mind.
The truth hurts: Taoiseach was right
IT CAME as a surprise to me that Enda Kenny's comments about greed and excessive borrowing were met with such anger in recent days but as they say ' the truth hurts'. As a nation we did borrow beyond our means, we became greedy like never before and we did become wealthy on credit. Now that the bubble has burst however it is clear that the people who were facilitated by 'generous' financial institutions are the victims instead of those who should really be accountable.
I've finally joined Twitter, yet early signs are not great
IFINALLY succumbed to the draw of social networking and joined Twitter recently. I'm a late developer when it comes to modern technology and only joined facebook last year, having moaned about others becoming addicted to it for months.
YOUR hobbies
TWEETING IS not a new craze for bird fancier Paddy Murphy as the well-known New Ross man has enjoyed the chirping and twittering of his fantastic selection of rare birds for almost sixty years.
Horse and Hound for a memorable occasion
THE HORSE and Hound in Ballinaboola endeavour to make your Wedding Day a most memorable occasion.
Only locally
FOLLOWING THE almost overnight success of bloglocal.ie, its creator Marie Therese Wall has set herself a challenge for 2012 – to solely shop local.
YOUR events
WHAT: Angling in aid of the RNLI WHERE: Kilgorman beach
Forced into 'a lifestyle choice'
KIM WILDES is in Australia. The 23 year old from Gimont Avenue in Enniscorthy has taken up residence in Melbourne along with her friends Jamie Walsh and Alice O'connor. They all departed Down Under after a great send-off in The Bailey a couple of weeks ago, a gathering which was not at all like the old emigrant 'wakes' of the old days.
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In Pictures
Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.
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