Wingsuit stunt loons Ludovic Woerth and Jokke Sommer fly (illegally) into the centre of Rio de Janerio having jumped from a plane at 5.45am to avoid other air traffic.
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A photo of legendary French mountaineer Gaston Rebuffat (1921-1985).
Subsequently used as the cover image for his book La Montagne Est Mon Domaine.
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Eimhin Rafferty writes:
Spotted in Rome on Saturday. Flag – check, St Patrick, harp, Guinness, cliffs etc. – check.
Eh, Bobby Sands – check..
Stay classy Italy.
Le Ledgebag
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For the weekend that’s nearly in it.
March 19, 2000.
Ireland is gorging on foreign direct investment, near full employment and mounds of cocaine flown in by private jet.
A nation turned its lonely, puffy eyes to Paris.
Where a stocky tyke in a loose-fitting Irish jersey and tinted highlights entered the hairy cauldron of the Stade de France.
He was a very modest 21.
“I won’t say the French played poorly. We just hung in with them and emerged the better team on the day,”
To top off a great weekend Geri Halliwell’s ‘Bag it Up’ hit number one in the Irish charts.
Bon times.
(BOD pic: AP/Ticket pic: Rugby Relics)
There’s always one :D #euro2012 @broadsheet_ie twitter.com/davehiggz/stat…
— David Higgins (@davehiggz) July 1, 2012
Given, Westwood, Forde, Dunne, O’Shea, St.Ledger, O’Dea, Ward, Kelly, Foley, Whelan, Gibson, Andrews, Fahey, Duff, McGeady, Hunt
— Three Ireland News (@3_News) May 7, 2012
McClean, Keane, Doyle, Long, Cox, Walters. STANDBY: Randolph, McShane, Green, Coleman, Keogh #Euro2012squadannouncement
— Three Ireland News (@3_News) May 7, 2012
Thinking of James McCarthy and wishing his father well. #Euro2012squadannouncement
— Three Ireland News (@3_News) May 7, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW-bIn9iuvA
Celebrating Sunday’s Carling Cup win against Cardiff City and refusing to let a self-inflicted poke in the eye spoil the moment.
Young man, we salute you.
Grim news from the Aston Villa website:
Richard Dunne faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of the shoulder injury he sustained against Manchester City.
Dunne is being assessed by a specialist after landing awkwardly in an aerial challenge at the end of the Sky Sports Sunday game.
Manager McLeish was waiting for a definite prognosis on the problem but confirmed it looked like being at least a month on the sidelines for the defensive giant.
Ciaran Clark, meanwhile, damaged his knee ligaments in training on Saturday and looks set to miss several weeks.
McLeish said: “Dunnie’s not going to be back for the next game, that’s for sure.“I don’t know at this moment exactly what’s happened. He’s definitely damaged his shoulder which is part of the bad luck we’ve been having recently.
Bad News Richard Dunne Is Out For At Least A Month (Balls.ie)
KEITH EARLS has been anointed to fill Brian O’Driscoll’s semi-mystical number 13 jersey for Ireland’s campaign-defining opener against Wales on Sunday. The shirt has been worn for the last dozen Six Nations by the tournament’s record-breaking, leading try scorer and Grand Slam-winning captain. No pressure there then.
Earls Gets Nod For Number 13 and All The Pressure That Goes With It (Irish Times)
(‘Shop: Annie West)
Rugby Squee
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It eases the pain just a little bit.