All morning long I hear the dire news from Ireland via RTE News on my computer. Will the EU or IMF come in to rescue Ireland from insolvency? The horrific costs of proposed budget cuts have edged up further and further as Finance Minister Brian Lenihan drops bigger and bigger crumbs leading up to the December 7 (a Day of Infamy?) Budget announcement. Word is that even the pensioners may share in having their benefits cut. All this coming up to Christmas and the time when people will be searching their pockets to pay their ESB bills or for oil to heat the house.
All this and the global economic doldrums have lowered the number of tourists to Ireland this year by 850,000. I know the feeling. The gorgeous coastal vistas along the Slea Head Drive in Dingle are often in my mind, probably because they are in frames beside my computer. They will have to do for now until I feel more free about spending on travel.
If you would like to check them out or would like to have a 2011 calendar of Irish scenes visit my new online store at
http://www.cafepress.com/ShopAllIrelandPhotos?nocache=yes
Let's hope that 2011 is a better year for Ireland and for us all.
All this and the global economic doldrums have lowered the number of tourists to Ireland this year by 850,000. I know the feeling. The gorgeous coastal vistas along the Slea Head Drive in Dingle are often in my mind, probably because they are in frames beside my computer. They will have to do for now until I feel more free about spending on travel.
If you would like to check them out or would like to have a 2011 calendar of Irish scenes visit my new online store at
http://www.cafepress.com/ShopAllIrelandPhotos?nocache=yes
Let's hope that 2011 is a better year for Ireland and for us all.
