tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731976105105933022024-02-07T20:21:06.051-08:00Mike O'Reilly's BlogIts hard to know what to call things sometimes.Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-27734207074567527532016-11-28T08:16:00.003-08:002016-11-28T08:16:31.755-08:00Another Panto in the offing.<br />
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Little red riding hood in two weeks time!<br />
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<br />Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-67577603279599532302016-06-01T02:21:00.001-07:002016-06-01T02:22:10.443-07:00I'm Back.<br />
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I had forgotten about the blog!!<br />
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Here is a picture of my Godson and me when he graduated last Autumn.<br />
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Good man Jake!<br />
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<br />Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-45141391640029334122013-12-16T14:57:00.001-08:002013-12-16T14:57:59.521-08:00Panto overMike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-43039917259933097522013-12-01T12:36:00.001-08:002013-12-01T12:36:31.631-08:00Panto8 days... Oh my<p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-1664936733689562242013-11-22T12:28:00.001-08:002013-11-22T12:28:10.734-08:00Mental health sacrificed to help Hse's Budget.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0Cgrd4uZtxjXdhjtPb8qU3bMVTGOakCvLhumPykgKnZrH8c6T4yE5BweZUYPu4cCn-3PCw5uBVxmhdg8tDuKtsojAhC2z7F0tBzpQBWfC6VB7BzVnpRLR3PptPMeVaHvnsWqzD4_mfM/"><p>The fight goes on. HSE West's unjustifiable decision to close the new acute mental health unit in Ballinalsoe must be challanged and overturned. An uncaring minister backs a questionable decision about the lives of the mst vulnerable but travels by helicopter when she is sick herself. Shame on the labour party standing over the the theft of the mental health budget from the west.</p>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-69232765400753640872013-11-22T12:18:00.001-08:002013-11-22T12:18:44.215-08:00Gay?<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-Vm2PS4DTrOQO7zlV8TAQpES7PijegB7snL7hWdJ7lPLcVjzPn1aZ5kVP4lRss0g_YGw2KdnWcZ3juZjp-cvZNVhK8zgGZC5REjzeNXEUsBGM_BM5jCH0CAu5xIxwTaoOy4auDf8P5s/s640/blogger-image-508365166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-Vm2PS4DTrOQO7zlV8TAQpES7PijegB7snL7hWdJ7lPLcVjzPn1aZ5kVP4lRss0g_YGw2KdnWcZ3juZjp-cvZNVhK8zgGZC5REjzeNXEUsBGM_BM5jCH0CAu5xIxwTaoOy4auDf8P5s/s640/blogger-image-508365166.jpg"></a></div>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-47296992953839730922013-11-18T15:26:00.001-08:002013-11-18T15:32:05.026-08:00The real Pirates<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzYZsRlimQjTRg5cnYRaW3dpQ6AnQOcBJK_1TWVdiCvMwFYUZvlcqKO9lKfAQJ4KNiQKEeq1zSO1osAkdoeQsFJa3yny0vPivOQcooqIbqmKcNhd0LM2_weKWXpGrfZOa0HR3vVA9I_4/" width="650" height="866.6666666666666"><p>These arent real pirates. They're not even real policemen. They are however mighty singers. This was taken last march during the Ballinalsoe Musical Society's run of the Pirates of Penzance. These guys are sitting about 30 foot above the stage. Great craic. I am the one missing from the photo</p>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-21840807249718686512013-11-17T15:22:00.001-08:002013-11-17T15:22:15.430-08:00Genius...<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHv7EJT4C5PIR7yyRq9bf-gNpTXVQvjSUj5Xhp4EbkJ-gJmvNkZSTC94l3LYbbL38rXS1j8PXoCXvd0K07qAbcC42fVOUs5KbUEUmSx_VAaiXfmOlAQJI2AV5_eyQgPKvv613f8GJJF4/s640/blogger-image-355730153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHv7EJT4C5PIR7yyRq9bf-gNpTXVQvjSUj5Xhp4EbkJ-gJmvNkZSTC94l3LYbbL38rXS1j8PXoCXvd0K07qAbcC42fVOUs5KbUEUmSx_VAaiXfmOlAQJI2AV5_eyQgPKvv613f8GJJF4/s640/blogger-image-355730153.jpg"></a></div>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-63284097687077230062013-11-17T15:19:00.001-08:002013-11-17T15:19:06.071-08:00Emma at the Royal Albert Hall<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx88ERKf1YtJivzbfvsXD9dqcJySshnAzH6mncJdfSgcJDxescioJ2Qrf5vTUH13q_EP4BTsmhvMy9B3rR0jlf8d5Ts-8ZwWZVHrc7V5AxoJIQ4R2wjyE-ddCTvHWwALlqk3Mw8fP-CD4/s640/blogger-image-960002639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx88ERKf1YtJivzbfvsXD9dqcJySshnAzH6mncJdfSgcJDxescioJ2Qrf5vTUH13q_EP4BTsmhvMy9B3rR0jlf8d5Ts-8ZwWZVHrc7V5AxoJIQ4R2wjyE-ddCTvHWwALlqk3Mw8fP-CD4/s640/blogger-image-960002639.jpg"></a></div>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-31474033218212147172013-11-17T15:15:00.001-08:002013-11-17T15:15:59.245-08:00Donnelly's florist Ballinasloe<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacX3cVGSsXdFywhez1h3Zbo85O9QSe9kJJQC7yn8coz3QqJykEYI2U6evpt__x0dHf6Aermd-yLOqEGbrHVm8flzTCMi5CMAp3u7MGxSnwot6yXTJdVYh5XU5RD3noQQIiRyRITU7VQI/s640/blogger-image-279592712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacX3cVGSsXdFywhez1h3Zbo85O9QSe9kJJQC7yn8coz3QqJykEYI2U6evpt__x0dHf6Aermd-yLOqEGbrHVm8flzTCMi5CMAp3u7MGxSnwot6yXTJdVYh5XU5RD3noQQIiRyRITU7VQI/s640/blogger-image-279592712.jpg"></a></div>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-66755033417692326132013-11-13T01:34:00.001-08:002013-11-13T01:34:17.363-08:00The Princess and the Frog<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBepUwW48twkSvq1vjxqb0VYfE0kqsvrRvHC5RmXhMBq5AWjCS1K52rYBqJLGGWgOrgEfTGksq0zSWF6FGGWUfEa5WaQ4SjGXOzjZ79iFMlXZX9QxTymXFgjeJx_Fb0L880Isc7gqgjmM/s640/blogger-image-1296934872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBepUwW48twkSvq1vjxqb0VYfE0kqsvrRvHC5RmXhMBq5AWjCS1K52rYBqJLGGWgOrgEfTGksq0zSWF6FGGWUfEa5WaQ4SjGXOzjZ79iFMlXZX9QxTymXFgjeJx_Fb0L880Isc7gqgjmM/s640/blogger-image-1296934872.jpg"></a></div>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-56004200264278554212013-11-12T13:44:00.001-08:002013-11-12T13:44:48.393-08:00Macey southHeard this band at the weekend .. Words fail me. Ex pupils of James Donohoe. Really excellent. Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-33955856584493854402013-11-11T14:58:00.001-08:002013-11-11T14:58:34.376-08:00More weather.This sign is on the lighthouse at Blacksod bay in County Mayo. Its 135 miles away from Ballinasloe! <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2lM6rG2jtcvtL9pTsYOTrYc9oV58SsGEPynYLNykMP9NTAi6Iy_EXIsjYJuPI7YcfcCuejYtOynk6nQcmmE4nOOfMuce34vQx78h7XllecVPxdjOu0cx9e117LI7gij6C_mv18gwH_E/s640/blogger-image--1707516497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2lM6rG2jtcvtL9pTsYOTrYc9oV58SsGEPynYLNykMP9NTAi6Iy_EXIsjYJuPI7YcfcCuejYtOynk6nQcmmE4nOOfMuce34vQx78h7XllecVPxdjOu0cx9e117LI7gij6C_mv18gwH_E/s640/blogger-image--1707516497.jpg"></a></div></div>Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-82282161320411664832013-11-10T10:10:00.002-08:002013-11-10T10:10:25.308-08:00RainIt amazes me how much the rain hurts the way we live. A good summer seems to have dulled the memory and the return of the old wet enemy has sparked the endless round of complaints about the weather.<br />
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Just like this one...Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/00874366146811304335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573197610510593302.post-59485929842817659862013-11-10T09:06:00.003-08:002013-11-10T09:06:53.633-08:00WelcomeHello World,<br />
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Finally made it here. Now that I've a bit of time we can ramble more together...<br />
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