Yearly Archives: 2014
[Issued by An Post Tomorrow]
On an IRISH stamp?
Was it FOR T…
…Jack White, [from Antrim] a former British Army Captain volunteered to train the Irish Citizen Army [Irish worker’s militia formed in 1913] and he offered 50 pounds towards the cost of shoes for workers so they would be able to train properly. The Army was drilled in Croydon Park in Dublin’s Fairview.
Ah.
Fair enough, spose.
Not to be confused with the smuggler of the same name [with a pub off the N11].
Thanks Feargal Purcell
An ad for ‘The Hits of Luv Bug’ from 1987.
Available on LP and cassette from K-Tel, probably.
They represented Ireland in the Eurovision in 1986 with ‘You Can Count On Me‘.
Still going strong.
[irish satirical website ThePotato.ie]
Custo writes:
Looking at the comments, it seems that satire is lost on some people…
Oh.
Crazy Russian Hacker dumps a kilo of dry ice into a sink full of hot water in his apartment.
Foolishness ensues.
The Taoiseach has compared the issues in the charity sector to finding carpets infested with maggots. http://t.co/EHGsme8MBm
— BreakingNews.ie (@breakingnewsie) January 22, 2014
Gotta get with my friends.
*resumes sweeping*
Ivan Yates, now a presenter on Newstalk, compared the relationship between Rehab and Fine Gael to that between Bertie Ahern and the Central Remedial Clinic.
Based upon Fine Gael strategist Frank Flannery being a former chief executive of the charity, Mr Yates said it was perceived that “Rehab sort of had friends in Fine Gael”.
Former FG Minister: Rehab Was Always Close To Fine Gael’s Heart (Independent.ie)
Earlier: Scratch That
A quick look at the first episode of Brian Freeze, the innovative, Irish-made animation {kite Entertainment, Dublin] series, that starts TODAY on CBBC [Children’s BBC] TODAY at 5.55pm and runs every Wednesday/Thursday.
Fair play though, in fairness.
Previously: “Larry Sanders For Kids”
Thanks Liam Geraghty
Supporters of jailed anti war protestor Margaretta D’Arcy outside the Irish Embassy in London {top] within the last hour and at Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin this lunchtime.
Margaretta D’Arcy is accused of entering unauthorised areas of Shannon Airport in September 2013. Her case was halted this morning at Ennis District Court after the judge was informed that a member of the public was recording proceedings.
Previously: Margaretta D’Arcy on Broadsheet
Via Gerry Downing (London) and Darren O’Keefe
Update:
From top: Gerry Cahill and Independent TD Clare Daly; Justin Morahan and supporters of Margaretta D’Arcy outside Leinster House earlier.
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
Ossian Smyth sez:
Either that or I’ll give them new jobs and let them waste even more.
Pic via Election Literature
Air Mail
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This is..
A 1:60 model of a Boeing 777 complete with working cargo doors and landing gear, cutaway panels and detailed interior – created over five years from manilla envelopes by Luca Iaconi-Stewart.
More pix here.