by nabidana | Apr 17, 2013 | feminism, politics
On the day Lady Thatcher died, people in Dublin spoke to me with worry on their faces, as if I might spontaneously combust or ascend back to my starship. “Here is a man”, they probably thought, “who is upset about the death of someone I thought was a...
by nabidana | Sep 13, 2009 | Hoons
Living as I currently do in Dublin, I see the Lisbon Treaty referendum happening all around me. I am a British citizen, so I have no vote. Quite right, citizens of other nations shouldn’t have a say on the constitution of Ireland. But, listening to the Marian...
by nabidana | Jun 27, 2009 | unstupidity
As a straight man, I love Dublin Pride as a spectacle above all. A festival of bright colour, an astoundingly optimistic and positive oasis in a year where all news seems to be bad. Today was great fun, and took place in sweltering, vicious sun. These photos, all...
by nabidana | Jun 26, 2009 | gadgets
So, the wait is over, and I have my hands on the iPhone 3GS. Ireland apparently only has black editions of the phone, but I managed to get a 32GB model. The staff at the Dublin Henry Street store were exceptionally professional and friendly, and very knowledgeable...
by nabidana | Jun 26, 2009 | gadgets
So here goes, prepare to hear the sound of the world’s smallest violin playing. I am on the way to Dublin City Centre to queue for an iPhone 3GS. O2 official policy is ‘no preorders’ but it seems very many stores have taken allocation lists. The rule...