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Posted on November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

Ritchie’s Milky Mints van

Made in Inchicore, Ritchie’s Milky Mints (and their other products) have a cheeringly straightforward design aesthetic which is blissfully immune, it seems, to rebranding. I was glad to recently see a van in…

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Posted on October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

In which I discover Mavis Beacon Isn’t Real

You can learn something new every day. Years ago, I learnt touch typing and sporadically honed what skill I have with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. I always vaguely assumed there was a real…

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Posted on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

Most pompous Irish ads

There seems to be a specific subgenre of Irish ad that goes for the insufferably pompous approach. I am a little wary of giving these brands more exposure via this…

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Posted on July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

“The knowledge of a raven’s head” – Celtic language T-Shirts from Mireog, Ring, Waterford

I recently came across Mireog, a company based in Ring, Co Waterford . I first came across their T-shirts  but they have a whole range of products. More info on Mireog:  Mireog…

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Posted on February 9, 2018January 9, 2019

The lost world of Ana Olgica

(edit 22nd August 2018 – readers may also be interested in the careers of Amity Cadet and Enno Aare) Ana Olgica on Spotify. Continuing from my profile of the work…

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Posted on September 2, 2017September 2, 2017

Mourinho at Baselworld

It is hard to parody the overheated rhetoric of the luxury watch business’ merchandising arm. In his book Timekeepers, Simon Garfield has some very funny passages on the world of…

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Posted on September 23, 2016

They come from a Jurassic Period

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Posted on September 23, 2016

Innovation Crocodile: Let’s Bring The Torch To Discover the Nature ans Protect Our Animals

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