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Category: politics
the Leb keeps Iraq off the news
50 killed in Baghdad in one incident today – [voa reports] Iraqi hospital officials say gunmen have killed at least 50 people and wounded scores of others at an open air market south of Baghdad.Authorities say a large group of attackers first fired mortars and then stormed the market in Mahmoudiya, firing automatic weapons and…
Bush “get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit”
President Bush cursed Hezbollah’s attacks against Israel in private conversations with foreign leaders Monday that were picked up by a microphone.Bush expressed his frustration with the United Nations and his disgust with the militant Islamic group and its backers in Syria as he talked to British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the closing lunch at…
mini dish on listed raheny building
Raheny.com states “Raheny’s old [railway] station building, not currently in use, is listed. ” Satellite Dishes require planning permission on listed buildings. Were the building is a protected structure or a proposed protected structure, planning permission is required for erection of a satellite dish. This dish was installed on June 14 2006 one month ago.
She dreams of 1969
She dreams of 1969 Before the soldiers came The life was cheap on bread and wine And sharing meant no shame She is awakened by the screams Of rockets flying from nearby And scared she clings on to her dreams To beat the fear that she might die And who will have won When the…
kim gone wild
Tokyo demands economic sanctions against the isolated nation. “Hello” is anyone home… Kim Jong-Il … over…. the commies are launching. joking aside NPR analysis
Obscene
Aertel p132 reports…. BOI CHIEF EXECUTIVE WAS PAID E2.5M The chief executive of Bank of Ireland, Brian Goggin received a total remuneration (pay plus bonus and pension) of in excess of E2.5m for the financial year 2005/2006. This is a 31% increase on the E1.9m he received the previous year. In addition to his basic…
Higgins V Bertie
Dáil Eireann 21/06/2006 The Taoiseach: As always, Deputy Joe Higgins would like to bring us back to the 1930s. Mr. Joe. Higgins (Socialist Party): They built more houses in the 1930s. The Taoiseach: Deputy Higgins loves asking questions—– Ms. Lynch: That is his job. The Taoiseach: —– but never wants to listen to any answers.…
Why did RTE give Haughey such an easy ride.
RTE after broadcasting Dohertys implication was on strike by the time CJH went in 1992. Damaged by telephones (& bugs) old guard Fianna Fail passed away in an era of strikes, Sean Doherty went on Night Hawks and to a din of noise in the background he implicated Charles Haughey in the bugging in 1982…