Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Europe’s longest-reigning monarch, died this morning aged 81. Prince Rainier ruled Monaco since 1949 transforming the principality from a faded gambling centre into a haven for the rich. He’s probably best known for marrying Hollywood actress Grace Kelly (who died on September 14, 1982 following a car accident). Prince Albert [...]
Ah jaysus I just had to blog this. Via a ‘Goooooogle’ ad I discovered Thankyoutony.com, “send a thank you note to the British for helping the USA in Iraq” … and they did … “Thanks for uniting with the U.S. in the Iraq conflict. You took a lot of heat for that. We appreciate you. [...]
The GAA earned a whopping €132 million [registration cheat] in 2004, up €10 milllion on their figure for 2003. And this while many clubs and county boards around the country are stuggling to pay their bills. I remember not so long any being involved with a fledgling hurling club, do you think the GAA would [...]
Outstanding. Dublin blogger Twenty Major is applying for the position of Pope. Excellent piece, save to hard drive for future giggles. “Dear The Vatican, in response to your advertisement in the Irish Independent jobs section on April 4th 2005 I would like to apply for the position of Bishop of Rome, better known as The [...]
Very interesting piece here from Fergus Cassidy on a very important case in the US which has far-reaching implications: the copyright infringement case against Grokster and Morpheus, two P2P companies. Worth a read.
Longford Town finally got some points in the Setanta Cup. After losing their first game 2-1 to Glentoran two weeks ago, tonight they overcame Linfield thanks to two first half goals to give them invaluable points in this inaugural year of the Setanta Cup. The Town’s next game is at home against Glentoran on the [...]
Irish language blogs are pretty thin on the ground but they do exist. Via the excellent An t-Imeall (Blag ón Imeall) I discovered An Caomhach le Séamas Poncán, Gaeilgeoir na Fionlainne by a very talented Finn, Muddle-Headed Memes and Musings by the Muddle Headed Wombat (blog titles/authors don’t come much cooler than that), Domhan April [...]
I’ve been a fan of U2 for many years, since around 1984 although I didn’t actually buy any albums until 1987 when I got The Joshua Tree. I started building my collection then and collected all the albums (mostly on tape, I still use tapes believe it or not) until they released The Best of [...]
Robert Friedman, Perspective editor for the St. Petersburg Times prepares “a more detailed advance directive dealing with end-of-life issues” following the death of Terri Shiavo. Well worth a read. Hat tip to ‘Davros’ who posted the link on Slugger.
Pope John Paul II has died in Rome aged 84. According to a statement issued by the Vatican he died at 8.37pm GMT April 2nd. Whatever you think of the man or the Catholic church it cannot be denied that during his 26 years as leader of the Roman Catholic church he was a force [...]