by Thomas Bartlett | Oct 27, 2016 | blog, College, current affairs, Ireland, School |
Top 5 Worst Subjects 1. Economics a. It’s rich people’s religion. The end that justifies the wealth gap. b. Hindsightism at its finest c. It’s all based around the “rational person”, nope me neither. d. Supply and Demand? 2. Geography a. Exhibit A – the...
by Thomas Bartlett | May 25, 2016 | #ABP, #writing, ABP, blog, childhood memories, Drinking, France, Ireland, Italy, meloncholy, writing |
I saw him the other day in Galway, the dangerous guy in every bar. His knuckles are the old bone keys for the crypts, a small man with furtive laser eyes, sunk in with malicious disappointments at things happening that he expected, he expects the worse, lives inside...
by Thomas Bartlett | Jan 5, 2016 | #ABP, #humour, current affairs, news
Dear Ireland, Some things that have been on my mind of late. Junior Doctors, or indeed doctors of any vintage, working way longer hours than the rest of us. Think about it. Surely this is idiotic? I am delighted that the government has loads of money put away to use...
by Thomas Bartlett | Sep 23, 2015 | #writing, ABP, blog, Connemara, food, life
Dillisk: A Seaside Food Project A couple of Saturdays ago I went to Dillisk in Aughrusbeg, Connemara, Co Galway. Dillisk is a seaside food project. It’s different. Dillisk uses land, sea and shore locally sourced ingredients and is the brain child of Katie and...
by Thomas Bartlett | Aug 6, 2015 | #ABP, #writing, life |
From Everywhere But Here A girl from Kerry once asked me, “How can you stand it?” I hadn’t a notion what she was talking about, as I thought we had only just met. “What?” She looked at me as one does a fool and said, “Not being from...
