I'm very tired. I've been working like crazy on the book, in ways that I don't think I even worked at the end of the PhD but it's nearly there. Darren read it all over Thursday night/Friday and despite ridiculous amounts of pen used all over it, he really liked it :) And much of that pen was used to write curse words about the various players. We ( Read more... )

I've been really working flat out for the last few weeks on the book and it's tough. But just in case I get disillusioned I just read this paragraph in one chapter on the treatment of a woman in custody who had done absolutely nothing, who was unlawfully arrested and whose husband was being falsely accused for murder ( Read more... )

I met with the editor of my book for the first time on Thursday and she scared the life out of me about how much work I had to do. I made all kinds of promises to myself about how hard I work, starting from that instant, and then proceeded to go celebrate the viva of a colleague I'd met twice, get a bit tipsy and end up in Pizza Express with Darren ( Read more... )

This week a man was shot dead in one of the infamous estates in Limerick. Since then it's been exceptionally tense in the area, with additional armed garda units there full time. On Thursday three families were driven out of the estate, and that night their houses burned down. I've just read that last night a man was shot, and is now critically ill ( Read more... )

Seriously, sometimes lawyer just really piss me off. See the following notice I received today ( Read more... )

I've had a man in his 60s phone to tell me how in 1975 the Gardai nearly beat him to death and he never got an apology or compensation. He still suffers from horrendous PTSD.
Then I had a journalist from the Irish Daily Mail phone to ask me some questions. I fear I will be horrily misquoted in that paper tomorrow.

I'm beyond in love with this dress. I've been sighing over it for about 6 months now. It's currently 40% off on netaporter.com, which is still about 40% more than I can afford to pay. What are the realistic chances that if I buy it, I'll manage not to buy anymore clothes for about 3 months? Low, me thinks. Could I pawn it off as an I've-just- ( Read more... )

It's Fox news, yes, but it's detailed on the range of otehr issues being voted on. Lets hope for a last minute turn around in California on Proposition 8. some very interesting stuff happening as regards abortion, assisted suicide, drug use, animal welfare etc: Leave a comment

i'm getting very tired now. i don't really do late nights very well, not unless there is alcohol involved :) and given that i'm teaching at 11 i won't be partaking in any of that. would love to be in belfast at the election party the phd'ers are having ( Read more... )

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