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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wikileaks: Irish Edition!
The same old thing. Stuff that is either not much of a surprise to begin with, or so unshocking as to barely deserve a paragraph. Fianna Fail Ministers didn’t get on with the Greens at times? The state was invoked in negotiations with radical … Continue reading
Football 10/11: vs Scotland (Nations Cup) And Trapattoni’s Problems
It was the best and most contested game of the tournament, but Ireland came through with a convincing display. It’s been little more than a cakewalk overall, and I doubt that the Nations Cup will be making a return next … Continue reading
Posted in Football 10/11, Ireland, Sport
Tagged football, gibson, injuries, ireland, keane, mccarthy, nations cup, scotland, sport, stokes, trapattoni
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Cornering Israel
This story reminded me of something I thought about writing for a while now. The idea that the best way to get change out of Israel is to be aggressive towards them, diplomatically in most cases. It is something I … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Politics
Tagged anti-israel, blockade, boycott], egypt, flotilla, flotilla]blockade, idf, irish citizen, israel, middle east, palestine, politics, protests, UN
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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Riders Of Rohan
The chase is on and our three multi-racial heroes are running day and night. The first paragraph of this chapter is one of my favourite pieces of descriptive writing in the whole book and sets up the entry into Rohan … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reviews, The Lord of the Rings
Tagged aragorn, book three, books]reviews, chapter by chapter, chase, eomer, gimli, legolas, run, saruman, the lord of the rings, the riders of rohan
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Football 10/11: vs Northern Ireland (Nations Cup) and vs Juventus (Gary Neville’s Testimonial
Two meaningless matches, but one of them wasn’t supposed to be. The Nations Cup has rapidly become an embarrassment. a title stapled onto a friendly match that very few people are interested in, even the players. It should be noted that … Continue reading
Posted in Football 10/11, Sport
Tagged 2-1, 5-0, football, gary neville, juventus, nations cup, northern ireland, sport, testimonial
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The Queen And Obama: “Yes, One Can”
It’s fair to say that the visits of the last week went well enough, but Obama’s must be seen as the better. The Queen of Great Britain visiting these shores is an important moment in our history and in Anglo-Irish relations, … Continue reading
Football 10/11: vs Blackpool (home)
Another trophy celebration, and didn’t Michael Owen look happy? A good game to watch, the opposition going all out to win. But Blackpool have so many weaknesses on the pitch, an average midfield, an awful defence, an iffy goalkeeper, … Continue reading
Posted in Football 10/11, Sport
Tagged 4-2, adam, anderson, blackpool, champions, football, hollaway, man utd, owen, park, relegation, sport
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The US, Pakistan And Leverage
I see this kind of bizarre sentiment expressed by a lot of people over the last while, that the United States has somehow gained a measure of “leverage” over Pakistan as a result of the circumstances surrounding the death of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged afpak, bin laden, china, coin, counter insurgency, fallout, india, levarge, leverage, nukes, pakistan, politics, power, taliban, us, war
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The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Departure Of Boromir
Aragorn is talking to himself. Running off to find Frodo, the Fellowship’s leader is being indecisive again, caught between rushing to Amon Hen to, essentially, have a gawk, or go back the way he came. He’s also missing Sam, but that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reviews, The Lord of the Rings
Tagged aragorn, books, death, gimli, legolas, reviews, the departure of boromir, the lord of the rings, the two towers
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