105 reviews tagged with "irish, book, humour"

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'The Summer Book' by Tove Jansson

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Lovely funny #book about the relationship betw a 6 yr old girl and her grandmother. Events take place over a summer spent on a tiny Finnish island.

Reviewed by famron via on 19 Aug 2008.

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The King of Kong

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Wonderful documentary on classic gamers. Decent Aspergers guy vs Ben Stiller from Dodgeball. A+ mullets. A joy.

Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via on 15 Aug 2008.

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memoryc.com

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Great prices and selection on memory devices (memory cards in particular) from this Irish company. Got one bad RS-MMC from them recently and had no hassle returning it.

Reviewed by reviewer188448 via on 13 Aug 2008.

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The Ghost by Robert Harris

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I really enjoyed this novel, a total page turner that raced along. It's narrated by the ghost writer of the former British prime minister, who's brought in on the project after the sudden death of the first writer. The ex PM Adam Lang and his wife Ruth...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Aug 2008.

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Pix.ie Photo Sharing Site

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Pix.ie is often compared to Yahoo's Flickr and understandably so, but it offers a far more impressive and friendly user interface. Once they launch their public API, they should be unstoppable. There are a LOT of photo sharing sites out there....

Reviewed by Argolon Solutions Team via on 29 Jul 2008.

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Top Gear Season Finale (Summer 2008)

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<p>I think this may rate as one of the best Top Gears of all time. So much packed into an hour with pure comedy in...</p>

Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via on 28 Jul 2008.

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God Is Not Great

*****

I was expecting great things in this book from a thinker I deeply admire. Unfortunately it has nothing new to say and has no chance of convincing anyone on either side of the fence. I'm not a big reader, I rarely read anything approaching philosophy...

Reviewed by Old Baldy via on 25 Jul 2008.

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Boom Boom (RTE)

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An excellent show on Irish comedy. Opens with Tommy Tiernan classic. Covered him, Podge &amp; Rodge and Apres Match.

Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via on 24 Jul 2008.

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Double Fault by Lionel Shriver

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So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Jul 2008.

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Gubbeen Boerewors

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Beautiful long coiled sausage from the pork gods of Schull. Venison and worcestershire in there too. Fabulous.

Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via on 14 Jul 2008.

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