Archive for August, 2006

IE.PODcast

Writes simon on August 16th, 2006

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Check out the new Irish Election Podcast. The sound is not great but we are new at this lark it will get better. But check it out.

Music and the national mood

Writes simon on August 15th, 2006

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The enduring memory of the 80s for much of the world is mullets, pop socks live aid and fame But in Ireland the memory is queues. Queues outside the American embassy for visas, queues for the bus to London, queues at the airport for the flights to Boston. Ireland in 1980s was dying. Money was [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has started a blog. Hey Mahmoud or can I call you Mah welcome to the blogosphere. I wonder will Kim il yung come out with one or Chavez. Then we could have a blogosphere of Evil.

Kofi Annan to Hizbollah’s Rescue?

Writes ck on August 13th, 2006

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The link below is to an article in the Jerusalem Post from last week, delivering a scathing attack on the UN and its resolution just passed. It seems Israel wants the protection of the UN and the enforcement of resolutions against other nations but this of course does not apply to Israel who actively violate [...]

Posts and stuff

Writes simon on August 13th, 2006

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Recent post about on Irishelection.com about what we should do about Irish Foreign Policy.
Ireland should be the nation with the table.

Also don’t forget Karlos of A Northsider On The South Terrace is running a fantasy football game sign up before it is to late.
and don’t forget [...]

Public transport is shite

Writes simon on August 11th, 2006

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Took this picture in Limerick the other day. Ever feel that buses never come on time and when they do they come in pairs. Well they do. Now both those buses should be taking different routes into the city centre (304 and 304A) yet only one bus stops. Reliable eh. The only thing I can [...]

Irish Mime dancing

Writes simon on August 11th, 2006

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Just Wierd. Mimes fighting to the Dubliners And Pirates of the Caribbean cereal

Terror effects.

Writes simon on August 10th, 2006

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It was one of Irelands greatest inventions, it offer the fodder for Christy Moore songs and it was the subject of a long battle with the EU. In 1947 Shannon airport opened the worlds first Duty Free shop. A real stroke of genius that is now the norm across the world. Everyone coming back from [...]

David Cameron Saves the day

Writes simon on August 10th, 2006

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Got this email today ( I get a lot of weird emails) in relation to the recent terror alert in London.

The latest terror alert comes at a time of massive momentum for the 9/11 truth movement worlwide…
Last week C-Span US coast to coast TV network showed the panel discussion from the American Scholars [...]

Terrorist plot foiled

Writes tuathal on August 10th, 2006

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British authorities have reportedly foiled a plot to blow up several trans-atlantic passenger flights with explosives concealed in carry-on luggage. As a result a number of arrests have been made and MI5 have raised the terrorist threat level to critical.

This has also resulted in an aggressive clamp down on airport secuirty with a ban being [...]