https://twitter.com/MichaelFlatley/status/972480498160324608 Remember the old ways? They were the best. That’s why people say: “The old ways were the best!” Michael Flatley — who last made the news defending himself for performing at the Trump inauguration — certainly stands for the old ways. (BTW, point of information: Cary Grant, who appears […]
Ireland
I went to the Natural History Museum in Dublin, and took some pictures
And here they are… It’s a super-quaint nineteenth-century cabinet museum, where almost everything is catalogued and exhibited in glass cases. There is no VR here, no animatronic T-Rexes, no interactive installations or contrived ‘Did You Know?’ infographics in Comic Sans. I’m convinced that some of the furniture is of similar […]
Argument over toilet breaks down on (civil war) political lines
How can you ensure the success of a toilet? Maybe…call it a ‘Superloo‘? Well maybe not. In the news today is one such ‘super’ toilet which cost my hometown over half a million euro to install — plus €250,000 in subsequent maintenance fees — but which, according to official figures, made […]
Brian thinks chicken pox is normal, Harper is confused
Speaking as a Brian, I can confirm that this is true… In my 1970s childhood, everyone got chicken pox sooner or later. Whenever I felt unwell, I would eagerly look for the red blotches that would confirm my destiny. The ‘pocks’, as I thought they were, each individual mark representing a single […]
Are you an exorcist? If so, call this number
Wanted. More exorcists. A Dublin priest has told the Irish Catholic newspaper (yes) that he has noticed a sharp increase in demonic activity. …Fr. Pat Collins said he has been overwhelmed with the number of requests for exorcisms from the faithful in Ireland. In an open letter, he has urged the Irish […]
Anti-abortion parliamentarians avoid debate by hiding at the back of the room
Last night The Dáil (Irish parliament) had to cut short a debate on abortion — for a second time — due to quorum issues. According to parliamentary rules, at least twenty TDs (house members) must be in attendance for a debate to be held. Otherwise the speaker can be called […]
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