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Former Dublin football full-backs and captain has passed away aged 78. Rest In Peace. Paddy Cullen this year also. That's four of that Dublin side who have passed away.

🙂 I got a confirmation letter the other day telling me that I can claim a pension at 62 years of age. Great, now I can do what I want when I want. No work timetables to consider.

🤔 Have any of you ever been there? I'm just back from a 4 day trip there. People are very pleasant and English widely spoken. Just as well because Polish is incredibly difficult, even to read. Weather was great and the pints very reasonably priced everywhere we went. Vodka was good too.Food...

🤔 Nowadays are women in films referred to as actors or actresses?

🙂 I'm originally from Bishopstown. What about you lads and lassies?

🤔 Grammar point. Fewer is for subjects that are countable. Eg. fewer people, tourists, books or cars etc. Less is for subjects that are uncountable. Eg. less traffic, work, money or alcohol etc. I've noticed that some PROCers don't seem to know the difference. Doesn't apply to all here though...

? Mine is normally straight after I get up at 9am before breakfast. What about you guys?

? One that doesn't seem to be used these days afaik. "He's an awful tool". "He was acting the tool in the pub last night and got fcuked out". Any others spring to mind folks?

?? Torrential rain, flooding and 95 dead so far. Rest In Peace.

? I'm wondering about the current owner. Is he a son of the people who had the restaurant before him? I remember a woman named Bina there in the 1980s early 90s. Lovely lady. Her husband was a gent too.

? A Spanish couple who I know are thinking of going to Cork in September and have asked me for advice. Their English is good. Which parts of the city centre are good and safe for hotels or b&bs? Help appreciated folks.

Brilliant blues & rock musician. Passed away on Monday aged 90. Rest In Peace.

? Back in the 1980s there was a folk group from Waterford who did a version office "Lanigan's Ball". They could have been a family. Anyone remember the name of the group?

? Do you people remember the AI Finals on the first Sunday of September and going back to school the following day after the summer hols? How did you use to feel on the Sunday night, dread or happy?

? What do you people know about him? Seems to be a fairly sharp operator on Costa del Sol. Used to be on local television and radio here.

? Help appreciated here folks. An Irish friend of mine here in Malaga wants to retire. He worked full-time in Cork from 1977-1992 ie 15 years. Anyone know how much he would be entitled to from the Irish govt per month? This amount would be taken from his Spanish entitlement so he's not sure if...

Rest In Peace. Brilliant in "An Officer And A Gentleman" and "Roots".

? Reading that Anthony O Leary has bought it. The article says "formerly of O Leary Insurances". Any one know if the family have actually left the former family owned business?

? In the last few days the log out option has disappeared from my mobile so I'm constantly logged in. Has this happened to anyone else here? Help in resolving this would be appreciated folks.

? I lived there for some years in the 1980s/90s and it was quite a vibrant suburb back then. Three good pubs etc. I've been told that nowadays it's fairly dead. Any particular reasons for it's decline?