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NFB Watches Wrestling #54: NWA Shockwave Episode 1

Posted on May 16, 2021 by NFB

The Powerrr might have gone out with the pandemic, but the NWA is still alive. It’s the 1st December 2020 and we’re in the Thunder Studios of Long Beach, California for the inaugural episode of NWA Shockwave! Your main event … Continue reading →

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NFB Re-Watches Battlestar Galactica Season One – “Kobol’s Last Gleaming (Part Two)”

Posted on May 12, 2021 by NFB

Air Date: 24/01/2005 Director: Michael Rymer Writer: David Eick and Ronald D. Moore Synopsis: On Galactica, Adama contemplates a coup in response to Roslin’s actions with Starbuck, while handing Boomer a critical mission. On Caprica, Starbuck, Helo and Sharon converge … Continue reading →

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NFB Watches Wrestling #25: WCPW World Cup – German Qualifiers

Posted on Oct 25, 2020 by NFB

Commentary on the in-ring or mike prowess of those named as part of #SpeakingOut should not be taken as support for them in general. I believe her. Time to get into the second half of this tournament’s preliminary stages. It’s the … Continue reading →

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211 to 1: Reflections On The Road To Qatar 2022 – (III) Dreaming In Asia

Posted on Aug 12, 2020 by NFB

Part One: The Beginning Part Two: The Road Broadens With the early sections of African qualifying finished the focus swings firmly back to Asia, with the other confederations still to begin. The Second Round of AFC qualification sees the heavy-hitters … Continue reading →

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NFB Watches Wrestling #1: Armageddon 2005

Posted on May 10, 2020 by NFB

Readers may know that I am a big fan of pro-wrestling, and I frequently find myself, through the use of some number generators, delving into the WWE Network archive to watch random stuff. It seems like everyone going has a … Continue reading →

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Seanad 2020: The NUI Result

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 by NFB

So another upper house university poll is in the books. It’s very much a case of as you were for the NUI, with the three incumbents re-elected, all with varying degrees of ease. Ronan Mullen topped the poll and was … Continue reading →

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Who I’m Voting For In The 2020 Seanad Election

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 by NFB

19 candidates to choose from, so this should be an easier task than last time. Let’s work through it, by eliminating various: -Candidates I’m inherently opposed to (Ronan Mullen). -Candidates I’m opposed to in terms of some aspect of their … Continue reading →

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Ashtown (4 Days To Election)

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 by NFB

Getting close now, and this will be my last “issue” post for General Election 2020. That issue is Ashtown, where I live and will probably (I hope) still be living for, at the very least, a fair proportion of the … Continue reading →

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Roderic O’Gorman (Green) (10 Days To Election)

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 by NFB

Having discussed all of Dublin West’s sitting TD’s and one of its main challengers, time to wrap things up with the people likely to be fighting it out for the four seats. Roderic O’Gorman is a long-time Green Party stalwart … Continue reading →

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The Claire Byrne Live Debate (11 Days To Election)

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 by NFB

I decided not to take in the Virgin Media debate last week, and I won’t be watching the RTE equivalent closer to polling day, because I simply cannot countenance an hour or more of Leo Varadkar and Michael Martin insisting … Continue reading →

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