Retirement

And so I am back. As soon as I returned from Rwanda, and more to the point, as soon as I started working in Rathdown again, it became obvious that maintaining a blog wasn't really going to be feasible, given the nature of my day-to-day work. Alfred did make occasional efforts but even he found it tough going.

But today I announced my impending retirement after 29 years in Rathdown School. I will probably finish on the 29th of February (though I may stay on for a few weeks if a handover is needed) and then ... well, I suppose the world is my oyster (Alfred: Within reason - and you are allergic to oysters).

Anyway, blogging will be resumed on a more regular basis with occasional interjections from Alfred whose comments, I gather, are occasionally even more highly regarded than my own (Alfred: 'occasionally'. If only you knew ........).

Hello again!!

Alfred: Well, hello fans!! After a prolonged hibernation I have emerged again to annoy and entertain and confuse you. Ruairí is mostly occupied with work and his website (which, I reluctantly have to admit, does have some interesting and amusing stuff on it: the stuff on tardigrades is AWESOME! Imagine an organism even more amazing than me!!) so I have decided I need to get my sh*t together and get this blog back up and running. Look out for more very soon!