That must be embarrassing for the Shinner candidate. She's Rialagh ni Liadeir etc etc
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In "news you didn't expect to read today", Ireland is now an observer member of la Francophonie:
http://twitter.com/dfatirl/status/1050376361293037568
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Originally posted by anton pulisov View PostWhat's the deal with Michael D not showing up for Presidential debates?
Does he reckon the presidency belongs to him and him alone?Last edited by Diable Rouge; 16-10-2018, 12:55.
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Ugh. My Dad used to know her father back in the day. He was one of the most important people in the Irish music Revival, He was a fine man who died far too young.
He was famous for a couple of things. The thing he's most widely known for is Composing the Score for the movie Mise Eire, which was the Gael Linn movie made to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1916 rising. It's It's basically an Orchestration of the 16th century song Roisin Dubh. He wrote a fantastic song Called Mna na HEireann. Here's Kate Bush doing a moderate job of singing it.
He Created a chamber group called Ceoltoiri Chualainn who were extraordinarily innovative. The main innovation was that they Tuned their instruments. which wasn't exactly common before them. Their Concert in the Gaiety which that recording was taken from was an eye opening experience for the whole country. A lot of people realized for the first time that it was a serious, and complicated art form, that far from being the music of toothless peasants was something worth preserving. After O'Riada died of cancer at the age of 40 in 1971 Ceoltoiri Chualainn would go on to become the chieftains. (Oh and he also wrote a folk mass in Irish, which in all fairness to it Is pretty good as these things go.
God only knows how she wound up involved in all of this Sinn Fein Nonsense. It's sad.Last edited by The Awesome Berbaslug!!!; 16-10-2018, 15:03.
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Originally posted by The Awesome Berbaslug!!! View PostUgh. My Dad used to know her father back in the day. He was one of the most important people in the Irish music Revival, He was a fine man who died far too young.
He was famous for a couple of things. The thing he's most widely known for is Composing the Score for the movie Mise Eire, which was the Gael Linn movie made to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1916 rising. It's It's basically an Orchestration of the 16th century song Roisin Dubh. He wrote a fantastic song Called Mna na HEireann. Here's Kate Bush doing a moderate job of singing it.
He Created a chamber group called Ceoltoiri Chualainn who were extraordinarily innovative. The main innovation was that they Tuned their instruments. which wasn't exactly common before them. Their Concert in the Gaiety which that recording was taken from was an eye opening experience for the whole country. A lot of people realized for the first time that it was a serious, and complicated art form, that far from being the music of toothless peasants was something worth preserving. After O'Riada died of cancer at the age of 40 in 1971 Ceoltoiri Chualainn would go on to become the chieftains. (Oh and he also wrote a folk mass in Irish, which in all fairness to it [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg23ZA3lx6U]Is pretty good as these things go)
God only knows how she wound up involved in all of this Sinn Fein Nonsense. It's sad.
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There's a presidential debate on tv3 with Pat Kenny, but instead I'm watching my new favourite show, the stephen Nolan show on BBC NI. They're discussing the legalization of drugs and Stephen has been banging on about how he can't believe how people wouldn't respect themselves enough not to put these things into their bodies, Pausing only to eat another Black Forest Gateaux.
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No doubt, Arlene will fully support abortion and equal marriage legislation at Westminster bringing NI in line with the rest of the UK?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...d-abortion-law
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- Mar 2008
- 20753
- Black Country Green Belt
- Crusaders FC, Norn Iron, not forgetting Serendib
- Blueberry vodka Jaffa cake on marzipan base
Nordie pundits mainly agreed Arlene is toast before Xmas, as party hacks are fed up with her shambolic handling of the RHI affair. Could be wishful thinking though
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- Mar 2008
- 20753
- Black Country Green Belt
- Crusaders FC, Norn Iron, not forgetting Serendib
- Blueberry vodka Jaffa cake on marzipan base
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And the fuckin juries on defamation trials will for some reason award him huge amounts against judges advice. What kind of arseholes would do that? What kind of arsehole would award him max damages? Though so many arseholes seem to think fair play to him for making a fortune rather than wondering what crimes were committed in the process.
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UCD has a brand new huge science building called the O'Brien Centre of Science.
I remember when I saw it, I looked up to see which famous O'Brien scientist it was named after. Twas himself of course.
Surely the government must realise that it doesn't look good taking money from him to finance public projects.
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