Monthly Archives: July 2013

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Cascades Cave, Fermanagh.

Stephen Bourke writes:

DIT [Dublin Institute of Technology] Caving Club opened a dump of emergency rations (above) in Cascades Cave in Fermanagh. It’s been a while since our mates in the Irish Cave Rescue association did the groceries. We estimate the dehydrated goods date from between 1978 and 1984, based on the copyrights on the logos and the use of the decimal halfpenny on a price tag. T’was a time before any of your nanny-state “use by dates” or any such modern nonsense. Back then, men were men, starch was edible, and maltodextrin was two words, unhyphenated.

We would appreciate any explanation of the packet of ONE MAN ONE PAN “Cheese and Onion”. Cheese and Onion what, exactly?

 

Anyone?

Caving in Fermanagh and Monaghan (DITCavingClub)

Pics via Subpopulis Hibernia

bike

Conor Flynn writes:

I know you don’t normally do this but my bike was stolen from my apartment complex on Royal Canal Bank in Phibsborough [Dublin] at the weekend.

It’s a second hand bike made from parts from different bikes (not by me) and it’s worth only the change in your pocket but I love the thing.

It’s identifiable by dodgy gears, a saddle that’s torn to shreds and some orange tape around parts of the handlebars. I know the chances are slim but if anybody comes across it I’d appreciate a heads up.

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Stone has been in prison since an attack at Stormont in 2006, when he was found guilty of attempting to murder Sinn Féin members Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.

Stone had previously failed in a bid to get his conviction overturned, claiming the incident was “performance art“.
He will now serve the 18 years remaining on his 30 year sentence for the Milltown attack, after he completes his 16 year sentence for the assassination bid on the nationalist politicians.


Milltown killer Michael Stone to serve rest of term (BBC News NI)