Technology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
I was hoping that the Google Pixel 8 Pro was going to get a Black Friday discount. The folks in the US got a $200 discount, but there was no price reduction in Ireland. However, I did spot that there’s a promotion on to get a free Fitbit Charge 6 when purchasing a Pro phone, […]
The excitement has been building at home over the last few days, as we’re heading to Paris tomorrow for the Rugby World Cup pool game between Ireland and Scotland. It should be both an exciting and nerve-wracking game, as Ireland need to win or draw this game to ensure they get through to the quarter […]
For anyone that gets their cable TV and broadband from Virgin Media in Ireland, the best value can be achieved by cancelling and taking out a new subscription every year. Virgin seem to have a permanent sale on for their TV and broadband, and the way their deals work is that the subscription is heavily […]
When it comes to driving electric cars people sometimes talk about ‘range anxiety’ – the very real concern of running out of charge, and being left stranded in the middle of nowhere. And having driven an electric car for the first time last weekend, I can understand their concern. Although in my case, it wasn’t […]
I had a somewhat frustrating experience flying on Ryanair last night, from Newcastle to Dublin. Our flight FR21 from Newcastle to Dublin was scheduled to depart at 9.00pm yesterday. It’s one of the very last flights to leave Newcastle airport on a Sunday night, so the airport shops were gradually closing down as we waited […]
I was planning to buy a new power bank, and had settled on the Anker brand because I’ve used them before. But I soon found out, it’s really hard to buy one in Ireland. Amazon When I select power banks for sale on either the Amazon UK or German site but with an Irish delivery […]
