Jason O’Mahony is on top form, raising scary visages: France is where a Europe of free movement and cooperation and prosperity unknown in this continent’s history could come to an end. The freedom of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania hinges on how the people of Brest and Toulouse vote. If they vote for a woman who […]
One of the world’s most famous revolutionaries, Fidel Castrohas died, aged 90. Castro’s younger brother, Raúl, who assumed the presidency of Cuba in 2006 after Fidel suffered a near-fatal intestinal ailment, announced the revolutionary leader’s death on television on Friday night. “With profound sadness I am appearing to inform our people and our friends across […]
My 1914 DMs recently developed some separation issues, so I decided to do some DIY repair work this evening before the problem got any worse. The problem started with a small gap opening between the sole and the boot upper, which started to get worse lengthways along the boot. I wear my boots pretty much […]
From an @FT comments page. Seems a fair summary. pic.twitter.com/MmZVSXUeYu — Duncan Castles (@DuncanCastles) November 16, 2016
Taken while heading down to see Roger Moore in the BGE Theatre.
… METAL! Well, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Metalcore, Alt Rock and Ska with some Leonard Cohen to mark his passing. Angry music! To match my angry mood at the world changing. Watching the rise of fascism and post-factual politics around the world is alarming. Hearing about the rise of racism and […]
Libération has summed up how people feel about Trump winning the US election :
2016 has claimed another great with Robert Vaughn. “With his suave good looks and impeccable dress sense Robert Vaughn was an elegant presence in film and television for more than 50 years.” I remember watching him as the iconic Napoleon Solo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as a kid. His performance as the self-serving politician […]
So far RTÉ has received 676 emails critical of the decision to feature Hopkins as a guest. Hopkins, who is due to talk about her support of US President Elect Donald Trump, announced on Twitter that she would be appearing on the programme. Many viewers and fans of the show felt the national broadcaster should […]
