BIG NEWS! Well, actually, it's probably more acurate to call it 'big-small' news:

Today we signed the lease on our new apartment! Grand! (Frequently said by Irish people when, obviously, something good has happened) It's in the best area/suburb of Dublin (Ballsbridge, Dublin 4) - but of course to be in the prime locale we, if indeed ever wanted, could literally not swing a cat in this little pearler!!!!!!! No bother (frequently said by the Irish folk for 'no worries') We like it though and as said, the location is the best you can get here - for any family member making the trek here: I REPEAT IT IS SMALL. DO NOT BE SHOCKED/ALARMED BY IT'S MODEST SIZE!

Side note:

Joe Walshe (who we are currently staying with) associates/is with friends with the following people. At the risk of name dropping:

1. Bono (I ate toast while reading the irish times at Joe's brekky table in the very seat Bono sat many times for a lazy chat - or possibly something more important and possibly coversed in more intelligent subject matter)
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber
3. Bill Clinton (GET OUT OF TOWN!)

And there's more but as I said, nobody likes to name drop. crazy!

will upload pics of apartment soon.

k xx