Category Archives: serious posts

On location: The advent of FourSquare and the second coming

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Tommy

Niall Harbison and Pat Phelan, two bloggers who I have huge respect for, recently blogged their opinions on location-based software. They focused on FourSquare, the popular location game which involves ‘checking-in’ to restuarants, LUAS stops and shops to gain points, … Continue reading →

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CTYI – Looking Back

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Tommy

Arrived home on Friday afternoon from my three weeks at the Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI) in DCU. I’m trying to balance writing this quickly to make sure I don’t forget anything important with making sure I’ve thought this post … Continue reading →

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Irish: The Problems and (Possible) Solutions

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Tommy

Or: In Defense of Irish I was talking with my Dad (through Irish) the other day about how the language has some really beautiful turns-of-phrases. I agreed with him but pointed out how I didn’t think Irish as a subject … Continue reading →

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The Disability Complex

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Tommy

I’ve often been talking to people who’ve been talking to me about their problems and don’t think they’re able to change some aspect of themselves. I’ve been sympathetic but lately I can’t help thinking that humans by their nature seem … Continue reading →

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RIP

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Tommy

As I left my last class on Friday, I turned on my phone. I’d just set up Twitter SMS the day before so a handful of texts came in. The top one flashed across my screen first and elicited a … Continue reading →

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Life skills

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Tommy

There have been so many posts bitching about the Irish education system – this isn’t one of them. According to a new survey conducted by Newspoll for training website reasontospeak.com, the fear of public speaking ranks number one in the minds … Continue reading →

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Reblog: What does it mean to be Irish?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Tommy

I wrote this back in September; I thought it was as relevant as any other post I’d be doing today so I’m reblogging it. Thoughts? comments? Be sure to leave ‘em at the bottom – shur aren’t the Irish all about … Continue reading →

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What You Wish You’d Known…

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Tommy

John recently linked me to an article by Paul Graham entitled “What You’ll Wish You’d Known” – it’s a phenomenal read. I’m going to summarize and quote from it in this post, but I seriously urge you to read it in … Continue reading →

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Religion

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Tommy

The closest religion I’d associate my beliefs to would be atheism, but I manage to go about my daily business without dwelling on it too much. Why spend all of this life worrying about getting into the next one? There’s … Continue reading →

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Grandparents

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Tommy

People I never really had. I read blogposts by different people (mainly from IrishStudentBlogs folks) about their experiences with their grandparents, and I try to imagine what my interaction with mine would have been like. The only grandparent I have … Continue reading →

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