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    Begin again from the beginning

    Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

    So normality has largely returned to the land after the disorientated period some call ‘The Christmas’. Schools are open again, people are back to regular working hours and (almost) all the decorations have disappeared from houses and shops around Dublin.
    Of course the beginning of a new year always brings some navel-gazing, account-taking and aspirational planning […]

    This blog’s quiet time

    Monday, December 24th, 2007

    Things have been pretty quiet around here over the last few weeks but that’s set to continue as Christmas-time proper kicks off.
    From past experience what tends to take place from today is an annual but still confusing tear in the fabric of reality where money, waist-lines and the Roman calender no longer matter and everything […]

    An offbeat pitch for Christmas number 1

    Monday, December 10th, 2007

    [A dedicated blog has been set up for this campaign - keep an eye on it for more information and get buying online on the 14th of December! Thanks for your support!]
    Even though I was never a big pop-music fan I always remember being entranced by the race for Christmas number 1 as a child. […]

    Want

    Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

    I’m drawing up my Christmas list and as part of the process have been browsing a few sites for ideas - that’s when I came across the latest object of my desire.
    Breath it in, TV fans. This is your new God.
    The chances are it’s only a fancy box which contains the five regular sets […]

    Talking about the new Xbox360 rental service on The Last Word

    Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

    I’ll be on this evening’s The Last Word on Today FM to talk about the newly announced movie rental service on Microsoft’s Xbox 360. I’ll be there alongside a MS rep, more than likely talking about whether the service is any good and what it means for the home and the traditional rental market.
    The […]

    ‘Paper review on Newstalk’s Culture Shock

    Saturday, December 1st, 2007

    I’ll be doing the Sunday newspaper preview on Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight - if you’re near a radio or PC be sure to tune in if you can.
    Culture Shock starts up at 7pm and the newspaper bit will be on at the end of the show (so from around 8:45 - 9pm).
    Hopefully there’ll be something […]

    My American shopping list

    Monday, November 26th, 2007

    Before, we went to work. Now, we go to shop.
    With Ireland’s booming economy and America’s flagging currency it has become a recent Irish ritual to make a brief trip State-side to stock up on bargains in time for Christmas.
    This year, a few members of my family are joining the temporary exodus and heading to […]

    On Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight

    Saturday, October 27th, 2007

    Just a quick note to say that I’ll be doing The Lay Of The Land on Newstalk’s Culture Shock; the segment’s probably going to start between 8:30 and 8:45 and will run until 9PM.
    You can catch it on FM/DAB in most parts of Ireland or online.
    Tune in if you want to get a sneak preview […]

    Hurling’s insane, apparently

    Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

    We Irish, despite our transformation into a modern and enviable country, are still a little self-conscious at heart and so love it when we get noticed on the international stage.
    There’s no simple reason for this national neediness, but it probably has a lot to do with what we went through in the past and, […]

    Some site stats

    Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

    AdamMaguire.com was 2 years old in late July (and not a single cake or card), so I thought I’d take the opportunity to put up a few of the site’s stats and figures, according to SiteMeter.
    There have been over 22,000 visitors to the site in the last 2 years, around 1,700 of which came in […]


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