4 of 5 stars to The Man Who Played with Fire by Jan Stocklassa https://goodreads.com/review/show/3859044194

Private schools & healthcare ensure that Ireland remains a two tier society. We wonder why the rest of Europe moves ahead in education, vaccination, health, wellbeing and cannot admit that the status quo reaffirms the lovely vision of DeValera and McQuaid. We can do better!

DofE spent €100m on salaries of private teachers https://www.newstalk.com/news/department-of-education-spent-almost-e100m-on-salaries-of-private-school-teachers-last-year-1155894 If all schools were to go into the free scheme, the teachers would still have to be paid, the children would still have to taught is fallacious: I pay for school I couldn’t afford to send my kids to.

3 of 5 stars to Hurdy Gurdy by Christopher Wilson https://goodreads.com/review/show/3857966466

4 of 5 stars to Zulu Hour by John Schettler https://goodreads.com/review/show/3857966398

Wow! That's a treat. Something unique indeed. Cinnamon raisins. Salty effervescent. It's festive And a lovely sipper with a nice deep whisky lasting taste. Gorgeous! - Drinking a Bradley's 1850 Celebration by @dot_brew @ Untappd at Home — https://untp.beer/s/c999466476

A lovely night when you can do a double header of @DOT_Brew @RedmondsD6 collaborations. Move from the lovely BA Amber to the BA Amburana Stout. Gorgeous stuff.