I get up in the dark in the winter anyway. Dec-Jan it has only just got light when I leave for work. What I dislike more is coming home in the dark, after a tiring day at work. (View Post)

I was drinking in a bar in Riga the other day, with Russians (one was currently resident in Dublin). The bar owner was Ukrainian, from Odesa. "Don't mention the war" seemed to be the order … (View Post)

It was probably just a convenient position from which to make his escape to Stansted (View Post)

I was slightly underimpressed, it doesn't have the Moorish architecture of Granada or Cordoba (or even Malaga) but it does have the best craft beer in Andalusia. The unexpected highlight of my trip l… (View Post)

Yes, it's probably necessary to give notice to give people access to redundancy protections. (View Post)