R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find out what it means to me.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find out what it means to me.
There was a story years ago about some scientists who dropped a box of tablets into a village somewhere that had no previous contact with modern tech. They went back some time later, and the kids had figured out, not only how to use them, but had networked them too. I wonder what ever happened with that, or if it was even true? I suppose I should google it.
Colman Doyle’s 1973 photo of a woman IRA volunteer in Belfast became one of most iconic shots of the Troubles: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0616/1147804-troubles-northern-ireland-colman-doyle-photo-woman-ira-belfast-1973/
To be fair, I don’t think anyone had moved in there yet.
There is nothing new here. There has always been a vocal, violent, right leaning minority in Irish society. There have been two instances that have made headlines around the world in the past few weeks that may make it seem like Irish society in general is leaning further to the right. I hope this isn’t true.
It didn’t work 23 years ago in Tipperary, it won’t work now. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fire-at-hotel-for-asylum-seekers-1.264123
They’ll claim the insurance, rebuild the hotel and refugees will move in anyway.
So burn the hotel down?
Heart attack or stroke are usually described by the media as “died suddenly”.
There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, “brief illness” usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.
I was not aware of this, thanks, I will avoid that site in the future.
The shows were just 30 minute adverts for the toys. Some of my greatest playtime as a kid was when Cobra Commander teamed up with Darth Vader but was eventually defeated by G.I. Joes and R2D2.
I wonder if it would be as good today as a rematch, might be better left in our memories.
Many a soldier lost his lifeblood on my blade.
Link to article doesn’t seem to appear, so here it is: https://silodrome.com/the-highwayman-truck/
Neil Tobin (Irish comedian) once said, “An Irishman is a complicated mechanism for turning Guinness into piss.”