Author Archives: Aaron McAllorum

Front page of The Sun today.

Roy Keane’s Labrador, Triggs (above) has died.

The one he walked the arse off after Saipan.

The cynical Tweets have begun:

#Scottwilsonecho Big news out of Ireland – Roy Keane’s dog Triggs has died. Suffolk folk asked to watch for man wandering aimlessly with piece of string…

And something for the Liveline editorial meeting:

#sensitivitydeficit Slightly astounded at the psychologist on the John Murray show suggesting losing a pet is like losing a child. 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_AFE2mk1qI

He’s known as WhiteAngloSaxonPerv and his You Tube channel is TV Babes Of Britain.

Few shows – containing attractive, white, UK-based, female presenters – avoid his sleazesome editing.

Now he’s got his eyes on Grainne.

And her legs.

This video is titled ‘Grainne And Her Amazing Legs’.

She’s never coming back, is she?

Ghost houses.

Untethered horses.

Weeds.

Decay.

The caption? All That’s Missing Is A Pint Of Guinness.

In case you didn’t get the message.

That it’s Shit On Paddy Week.

To be sure. To be sure.

Ireland’s Public Finances: Bank Rupture (The Economist)

Warning: Do not read the estimate of how our finances will look in 2015.


“Here’s the sorry story so far. It does read like a Grimm fairy tale … the country with the proverbial three wishes– low interest rates, loose regulation and soaring property prices–that blew all three.”

Oh that’s nice. Thanks.

Call It What You Want. Anglo Is No More (Wall Street Journal – blog)

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This is what Vincent Browne wakes up to every morning.

Dalkey.

Breathtaking.

But he wants to sell it. For €3.5 million.

In this economic climate?!?

Thankfully, he knows some people at The Irish Times.

And they’re not called the the ‘Property Agent To The Stars (and our writers)’ for nothing.

You know what? We might have breakfast outside this morning.

Broadcaster’s Dalkey Home On The Sea For Euro 3.5 Million (Irish Times)

Pix: Finnegan Estate Agents