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Choon of the Week – Airborne Toxic Event – Sometime around midnight – Live

first stumbled across this about a year ago on Phantom some random friday evening haven’t stopped listening to it since – 12 months later anyway live version from Letterman and the original video

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Skiing in Ischgl Austria

Just back in the door from a wonderful week’s skiing in Ischgl, Austria. The body (and mind) are a bit jaded at this point but it was more than worth it. Ischgl is one of the best ski resorts in … Continue reading

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Christmas Markets in Cologne

Just spent a very enjoyable few days in Cologne – a city I’ve spent a summer in way back in the day and have very fond memories of – but never managed to get there in the lead up to … Continue reading

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Thierry Henry Handball in France V. Ireland

alright. too depressed to write much about this now. we’ve been robbed. again. we should be going to South Africa. anyway – Theirry Henry robbed us. FIFA will be delighted. The rest of the world need to know about the … Continue reading

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My Dublin City Marathon ’09 Report

well there’s a blog post title I never thought I’d write as an actual race participant! but after being compelled by some of the brilliant marathon reports popping up today I thought it would be a worthwhile task to knock … Continue reading

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Running the Dublin Marathon tomorrow – waiting

So I headed down to the RDS yesterday afternoon to pickup my Race chip and number etc. for the Dublin Marathon on Monday. Have to say – it’s a really well put together expo. I wasn’t expecting it to be … Continue reading

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Countdown to Dublin Marathon – 1 week to go

ok so I signed up in a fit of madness some time ago to do the Dublin Marathon. bar a niggle or three, the training is done and now it’s time for a bit of taper madness. time to wrap … Continue reading

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Best paninis in Dublin – Er Buchetto, Ranelagh

been going there for years. why does Dublin not have more of these kind of places? cheap. tasty. fast. good service. consistent. these guys typify the kind of business that this country needs a lot of more of to get … Continue reading

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Wingsuits are the way forward

ever dreamt you can fly? well, now you can. check out this video from some nutjobs in Norway.

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Skiing+Base Jumping – why not?

not for the faint hearted. but as the man himself says – if you can ski and base jump, why NOT do it? well….i can think of lots of reasons but then I can’t base jump and don’t ski very … Continue reading

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