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Rhododendron take about 13 years to reach reproductive maturity. It beggars belief that our National Parks Service cannot manage to remove new saplings once per decade and at least prevent the expansion of this pernicious plant. Having said that, it is time to get more ambitious and eradicate this plant once and for all.

Prof Eugene O’Brien
School of Civil Engineering,
University College Dublin,
Dublin 4.

YIKES.

Operation Rhododendron (Irish Times letters page)

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The Bonk – psych-rock sideproject comes to the fore

What you may need to know…

01. Beginning life as an outlet for Waterford/O Emperor man Phil Christie’s more eclectic ideas, The Bonk has since become something a bit more fully-fledged.

02. Since its emergence, The Bonk has gigged intermittently yet memorably, including a set at last year’s Sudden Club Weekender fest in Cork.

03. Streaming above (in a Broadsheet premiere!) is the video for the Bonk’s new instrumental single Monologue.

04. It releases ahead of a string of dates around Ireland this month and next, including a Leeside return date at Coughlan’s on April 20th (insert word-that-sounds-like-“bonk”-pun here), with support from Patrick Freeman. Full info on their social media in the coming weeks.

Thoughts: A wee creeper of a tune, led by unfettered synth noodling, but underpinned by steadfastly psychey experimentation.

The Bonk

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Oh.

Darragh Noob writes:

How many Gonzaga students does it take to hang a banner? Evidently more than in this photo taken yesterday at the Leinster Schools Semi-Final in Donnybrook [Dublin 4]…

Hic.

Update

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Ah here.

‘We weren’t that drunk’ – Sobering result for Gonzaga fans, but they still sing when they’re losing (Independent.ie)

Pic Damien Eagers

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It’s been a while, but it’s time to check back in with Limerick Peppa and family, courtesy of Limerick memelord Walshunit.

Youngfella Pig has caught some sort of cold. Peppa attempts to sleep despite all of this. Much NSFW cursing ensues.

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