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Abseiling in Dublin City Centre

By Alastair McDermott | April 28th, 2011

Here’s something interesting to do in Dublin on May 14th – abseil down the 12 floors of the Irish Life building. This is a fundraiser for Age Action. See below for more info.

Skerdagh Outdoor Recreation Centre

By Alastair McDermott | February 18th, 2011

Old school:

What sports events MUST you attend?

By Alastair McDermott | January 21st, 2009

There are loads of sports events I really want to make sure I get to before the next life (when I might not be such a sports fan). Must attend: Hong Kong Sevens Tournament (rugby) – there are loads of rugby 7s tournaments, this is the original headline event. State of Origin series (Australian rugby [...]

Suggest a WordPress theme?

By Alastair McDermott | August 9th, 2007

I had to move Sport Crazy’s hosting recently due to some technical issues. I had seriously customised my previous WordPress theme for search engine optimisation and as it happens the backup I made of my customised theme is corrupt – d’oh! So my options are to reinstall the original theme and make some changes, or [...]

Where did sportcrazy go?

By Alastair McDermott | March 28th, 2007

Hey there, well I haven’t disappeared, but I have had my head down, working very hard the last couple of weeks! My big news is that I’ve quit my job at Sun Microsystems and I’ll be self-employed come close of business Friday! This is a major change for me as I’m completely institutionalised, having worked [...]

Get an Irish jersey signed by entire 2005 squad

By Alastair McDermott | February 28th, 2007

This is a really cool opportunity – an Oxfam Ireland supporter is auctioning an Irish rugby jersey signed by the entire 2005 Ireland squad and donating the proceeds to the charity.