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Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland (by Patrick)
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Fun Fact: in Ireland, we have a brand of Orange Soda called Club Orange.
Club is made with real orange juice. And to make sure you know that it's made with real orange juice, they do something no other Orange Soda that I know of does:
Club Orange contains Orange pulp.
I need to point out that this is a very popular brand in Ireland. We like the juicy bits, as they're called.
To the point where there is an Ireland-exclusive Fanta flavour, that specifically exists purely to rival a Club flavour: Rock Shandy.
Club's Rock Shandy blows Fanta Rock Shandy out the fuckin' water, though.
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The thing that gets me about calling football inspired fashion 'blokecore' is that both in the country I have roots in (Ireland) and in my country (England), the women are better at women's football then the men are at men's. The girls in green make the world cup, the boys don't. The lionesses win tournaments and reach finals, the lions don't. The idea that football is for 'blokes' is outdated and sexist.
“I know you’ve interviewed Daniel Levy. And something he said resonated with me — and I have it here — that it’s possible to hold onto three truths simultaneously. One, the militant attack on Israeli civilians was unconscionable, inhumane and in violation of international law. Truth number two, Israel’s collective punishment against Palestinian civilians and its actions in Gaza are unconscionable, inhumane and in violation of international law. And truth number three, one must address the context of the occupation and apartheid in which this is unfolding, if one is to maintain integrity and be able to plot a strategy, going forward, in which both Palestinians and Israelis can live in freedom and security.” - Catherine Connolly, TD
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medieval scribe who wrote this poem about his cat, i love you
Book Review: We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole
Author: Fintan O’Toole Title: We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland Narrator: Aidan Kelly Publication Info: Highbridge Audio, March 15, 2022 Summary/Review: Irish journalist Fintan O’Toole takes the Billy Joel approach to the history of his nation by starting with the year of his birth. In 1958, when O’Toole was born, the republic was lead by conservative veterans of the…
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Northern Ireland
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What’s the DEAL with a divided Ireland???
90 Movies in 90 Days: Man of Aran (1934)
Every day until March 31, 2024 I will be watching and reviewing a movie that is 90 minutes or less. This is the St. Patrick’s Day edition! Title: Man of Aran Release Date: April 25, 1934 Director: Robert J. Flaherty Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures Summary/Review: I visited the Aran Islands, specifically Inishmore, back in 1998 and it was a remarkable experience. The stony island is…
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Donkeys, County Clare. by Fáilte Ireland - Dublin City Library and Archive, Ireland - CC BY-NC-ND.https://www.europeana.eu/item/438/_3f46fn347
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‘The Whispering Door’, Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly. It dates from the 15th century. According to tradition if two people stand at each side of the door and whisper to the stone, their voices will carry to each other around the curve of the door, remaining unheard by anyone else.