The Celtic Tiger (c. 1996 – c. 2006) was, in retrospect, an unusual period. At the time, however, most of it made sense. With plenty of money swilling around, people had opportunities to try new things. To redress that balance, and to bring an air of misery to the proceedings, here is a list of things I didn’t do during the Celtic Tiger.

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This blog post is based on a talk I gave at Ignite Dublin in the Science Gallery on the 8th June. All urban dwellers carry with them an imperfect mental map of their city. Imperfect because it tends to over-state places they live or work in, or areas they spend lots of time in, and so know well. It also tends to leave gaps in areas they don’t know so well.

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The following are some thoughts about the general election. They’re in no particular order and all of them are up for discussion.

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There’s a difference between a Dublin pub as promoted by Failte Ireland and a thousand Irish songs, and real Dublin pubs. Failte Ireland pubs are awful. Dublin pubs are great.

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I’m preparing for a few forthcoming conference speeches at the moment, and I thought it might lead to an interesting blog post. Being invited to speak at a conference is a nice experience and I generally accept most invitations. Speaking at a conference is a good exercise for the following reasons. .

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