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    Percentage of Irish speakers continues to fall - going bang ?

    Census 2022: Percentage of Irish speakers continues to fall In 2016, just 73,803 persons spoke Irish daily, out of 4.8m citizens at the time In 2022, just 71, 968 persons speak Irish daily, out of 5.1m citizens at the time By any measure that is an appalling result to have only 71,968 In...
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    GOP House Speaker Qevin McCarthy goes bang ! (Out of Office)

    Predator Mattie Gaetz succeeds in ousting Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House in those United States on a score of 216-208 Chaos is continuing :) Shortest Speakership and first Speaker to be ousted.....trailblazer !
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    Is any Sports shop doing click & collect in Cork City ?

    Is any Sports shop doing click & collect in Cork City ? Have to get football boots for the young fella...
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    What's with all the Election posters being put up ?

    a) We're not in an Election campaign b) Isn't it supposed to be illegal ? c) Do they think they're up for the British Election next month ?
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    Micro Malls in the US

    This is a really interesting idea, that maybe could be used here. See video embedded in article at link https://stories.thebl.com/65920/woman-lives-in-oldest-mall-in-america-after-48-abandoned-shops-are-turned-into-homes-5.html#.XJwJP8brtho.facebook
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    Rick Steves European Travel programmes

    Rick Steves is an American travel writer, author, activist and television personality. Since 2000, he has hosted Rick Steves' Europe, a travel series on PBS. Steves also has a public radio travel show called Travel with Rick Steves and has authored numerous travel guides. I've come across this...
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    Virginia Dept of Corrections searching for Cletorious

    https://www.facebook.com/virginiacorrections/photos/a.631094967086084/982490161946561/?type=3 Virginia Department of Corrections 15 January at 15:44 · Fugitive File: Cletorious Aretha Fry, age 34, is wanted for violating the terms and conditions of her supervised probation. She removed her...
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    Ken Berry goes bang.

    Ken Berry, the rubber-legged actor who delighted TV viewers as the blundering Capt. Wilton Parmenter on F Troop and as the accident-prone Vinton Harper on Mama's Family, has died. He was 85. Berry, an agile song-and-dance man who was encouraged in show business by his U.S. Army sergeant...
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    2018 Storm Season

    While Hurricane Florence is about to batter the South/North Carolinas in the US, Hurricane Helene is brewing in the mid Atlantic off Cape Verde. The most accurate forecast is up to 3 days, and up to Friday it will move northwards, and the models suggest it is heading towards our direction, but...
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    Lidl plans to build more than 3,000 homes

    in the UK. Lidl plans to build more than 3,000 homes to cement planning permission for store
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    Cork Summer Show - Sat & Sun

    https://www.corksummershow.com/
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    CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61

    CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 By Brian Stelter Updated 7:23 AM ET, Fri June 8, 2018 New York (CNN)Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday and said the cause of death was...
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    Orange snow blankets parts of Russia

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/world/orange-snow-russia-trnd/index.html Skiers and snowboarders were met with orange-tinted snow in Sochi, Russia, this weekend. The usually powdery white snow turned colors due to a sandstorm that blew across the Sahara Desert in North Africa. "We're skiing...
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    Mark Wahlberg Is Sleazy and Opportunistic. No Surprise.

    I hadn't heard of this. Sounds a right piece of work.
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    Matt Lauer (Louser) is the latest Sex harassment firing

    NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation he reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace claimed another leading television personality on Wednesday when NBC fired its leading morning news anchor, Matt Lauer, over a sexual harassment allegation. “On Monday night, we received...
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    Where in Cork to get a Nintendo 3DS fixed ?

    It's a Nintendo 3DS XL, and the charger port is almost bust, so probably needs to be replaced. Can anyone recommend a good/reliable repair shop in Cork ?
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    Dunkirk the movie

    Cillian Murphy has moved home, to Dublin, apparently X2qCd4vXfe0 I feel sorry for Stephen Colbert having to interview him, in what could have been a fun interview with the No 1 Chat show host in the US, and instead turned out like a visit to the dentist. Poor effort, Cillian.
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    Crutches, walkers etc

    Anyone know where these can be brought to ? I believe the HSE won't take them back once given out. It would be a shame to just bin them.
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    Terry Wogan only left £1m

    A bit of creative tax planning there I'd imagine. His house alone would be worth way more than that.
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    Size 15 Nikes - Any place in Cork selling them ?

    It's for a friend of mine who's worn through his current pair.
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