Staff Writer Archive

  • The Hunger games     “Ciaran” my wife roars through the house ” The Hunger games has been released”. I put down my book and touch my brow, it is...

    The Hunger Games

    The Hunger games     “Ciaran” my wife roars through the house ” The Hunger games has been released”. I put down my book and touch my brow, it is...

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  • Wondering where we are?

    BRB Folks

    Wondering where we are?

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  • A little New Year's Eve gift :-)

    …aaaaaaaaaaaand We’re BACK!

    A little New Year's Eve gift :-)

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  • Every year on December 31st, the bloated hungover masses vow never to do/eat/drink/ride whatever their individual vices may be, mostly in an effort to comply with the outdated social construction of the New Year’s resolution – something designed to make you feel so guilty could really only be a tool of the Catholic Church). So pretty much without fail every year, 99.9999999999999% of these earnestly uttered promises are broken within the early few hours of the 1st January.

    A successful guide to New Years Resolutions

    Every year on December 31st, the bloated hungover masses vow never to do/eat/drink/ride whatever their individual vices may be, mostly in an effort to comply with the outdated social construction of the New Year’s resolution – something designed to make you feel so guilty could really only be a tool of the Catholic Church). So pretty much without fail every year, 99.9999999999999% of these earnestly uttered promises are broken within the early few hours of the 1st January.

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  • Some survival tips for using an attended bathroom. If you're not sure if this is for you, ask yourself if you've ever used a public bathroom. Go on. Ask yourself. I'll wait. Ok, done? Exactly, right? I know! Go ahead, read it, I won't keep you.

    Mr. Strangeglove, or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bathroom Attendant

    Some survival tips for using an attended bathroom. If you're not sure if this is for you, ask yourself if you've ever used a public bathroom. Go on. Ask yourself. I'll wait. Ok, done? Exactly, right? I know! Go ahead, read it, I won't keep you.

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  • Here are the abridged scripts for the ten worst movies of the past year.

    The Ten Worst Movies Of 2011

    Here are the abridged scripts for the ten worst movies of the past year.

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  • Searching for something to buy that special someone this Xmas? Well Look no further! Earlier today TV3’s political presenter, Vincent Browne, has announced the release of a new fragrance, The Scent...

    Vincent Browne releases Fragrance

    Searching for something to buy that special someone this Xmas? Well Look no further! Earlier today TV3’s political presenter, Vincent Browne, has announced the release of a new fragrance, The Scent...

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  • Everyone has done at least one of the following. Including me. But especially you.

    The Four Worst Types Of Social Networker

    Everyone has done at least one of the following. Including me. But especially you.

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  • Welcome to Half a Giraffe’s Irish presidential election day special. We know when you want hard-hitting political analysis you go to HAG. And just like any legitimate political theory website,...

    Election Day Special

    Welcome to Half a Giraffe’s Irish presidential election day special. We know when you want hard-hitting political analysis you go to HAG. And just like any legitimate political theory website,...

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  • In this horrendous economy, people are being sacked and made redundant left, right and center.  Cut backs and outsourcing are causing thousands of people across the country to get the old ‘heave-ho’ and be forced to reapply for their old jobs in the likes of Xtravision and Superquinn, despite having a PHD and/or Nobel prizes.

    10 things to do before leaving your job

    In this horrendous economy, people are being sacked and made redundant left, right and center. Cut backs and outsourcing are causing thousands of people across the country to get the old ‘heave-ho’ and be forced to reapply for their old jobs in the likes of Xtravision and Superquinn, despite having a PHD and/or Nobel prizes.

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