Is the booming property market in Ireland finally in trouble? After a particular fervent Spring house buying frenzy, there was talk of the prospect of a soft landing at the start of July. However, speculation regarding the housing market has gone into overdrive throughout the traditional summer slowdown period. Can all this attention really be [...]

Today’s Irish Independent (free subscription required) reports that there are signs that the Irish property market may finally be starting to slow up just a little.
Certainly, there has been evidence of a major cooling off in Dublin within the last few weeks. (NB I am touching anything that looks remotely wooden as I type!) This [...]

Aside from the brilliant boards.ie, the Irish site I find most useful at the moment is the Dublin Journey Planner from the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO). I thought I had blogged about this ages ago but apparently not! You enter a start and end address in Dublin, and it will map out the route [...]

As a Gemini, I am supposed to embrace change. Yet, I always like things to stay just the way they are. That’s why the saggy 25 year old curtains in my bedroom are a source of great comfort to me!
My life has been fairly topsy turvy of late with enough twists and turns to fill [...]