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Are Chimps almost human?
Are Chimps almost human?
Did you know that chimps and human share almost 99 percent of their genetics? Chimpanzees are more closely related to us than they are to gorillas or orang-utans. Just like us they can be empathetic and affectionate, but they also can be hostile or conceited. The young chimpanzee...
The Nepal Earthquake 27th April 2015
The Nepal Earthquake 27th April 2015 by/Tony Gorman
Frightening as the earth rocked beneath their very feet
As terror shook the buildings where so many people meet
Tumbling crumbling bricks and mortar in a most horrific way
Uprooting foundations by its force beneath its rock and clay
It was nature’s...
A Silver Lining
A Silver Lining
Be careful dear readers, of being turned off by people who mislead you; benefits can be lost.
Your correspondent discovered this after reading about an Indian bride who walked out of her wedding ceremony because her groom had misled her about his level of education. The story goes that...
Protesters Maintain Pursuit On Irish Water
Protesters Maintain Pursuit On Irish Water
Recent events in the ongoing water dispute put the Western ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid’ in this writer’s mind. For much of the film Paul Newman and Robert Redford are pursued by a mysterious group of bounty hunters. They’re followed over mountains,...
Not Everything that Glitters is Gold
Not Everything that Glitters is Gold
With the economic challenges that Ireland has been facing for some time, many families found themselves in financially difficult positions and though things appear to be turning a corner there is still a level of ambiguity as to how better off people are now.
We...
Talk Around
Talk Around
A fellow local (who wishes to remain anonymous) told me a remarkable, true story the other day.
The story goes back a good few years, when he was going out with a girl from his area. He had wanted to have kids at that time but she did not. After many arguments on the subject, they eventually...
Explore a Semester at Sea
For most of us the notion of having to travel without money seems daunting and it makes sense that an education, which can lead to a rewarding career and financial comfort, makes travelling a pleasure, easier and a lot more interesting. Studying while you are on your way to your favourite destination...
Vinegar The New Saline Solution
Vinegar The New Saline Solution
Surgeons at the University Hospital of Wales and the Spire Cardiff Hospital have discovered that acetic acid (vinegar) can kill harmful bacteria in the flesh around new knee joints. This harmful bacterium if left untreated can weaken the joints, and eventually more...
Dunnes Store Strike Action
Dunnes Store Strike Action
Should Dunnes Stores employees take strike action on Holy Thursday?
“Mandate” the trade union representing the staff at Dunnes Stores has claimed that the superstore is currently threatening staff to prevent industrial action. The staff are planning to go on strike next...
The Odyssey of The Clarkson and The BEEB
The Odyssey, The Clarkson and The BEEB
Well, the BBC has let Jeremy Clarkson go, by announcing they will not renew his contract. The BBC created the monster colloquially known as Clarkson and I believe they should take at least some of the responsibility for his actions. If you take a guy, any guy...
MASS EVICTION COMES TO DUBLIN
MASS EVICTION COMES TO DUBLIN
Just as night must follow day a city that cannot provide affordable housing for its citizens will see a rise in homelessness. It follows on from this that if the same city has buildings lying empty and those building can be made liveable, then inevitably people will move...
Friday Time is Good for a Rhyme!
Through life’s dull road, so dim & dirty,
I have dragg’d to three-and-thirty.
What have these years left to me?
Nothing- except thirty-three.
January 22nd 1821
By
Lord Byron
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