Somewhat interesting: “Descendants of US political rivals have drawn pistols at 10 paces, in a re-enactment of a 200-year-old duel.” Bit of a let down though as no blood was spilled and the two men later went for a beer.
Following on from his success with his cutting documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 it looks like Michael Moore might make a documentary on Tony Blair! “I wouldn’t completely rule it out only because I find Blair a more fascinating character than Bush,” said Moore.
The Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon has declared “Chapter 11″ bankruptcy because it cannot meet the cost of claims by people allegedly abused by its priests. “Other US Roman Catholic dioceses are also facing bankruptcy, or have had to sell property, to meet the cost of abuse claims brought against priests.” “Throughout the US, sex abuse [...]
“Táirgí de chuid Microsoft ar fáil go luath i nGaeilge” – scéal i Beo faoi MS Windows i nGaeilge.
Conan O’Brien is fairly popular here in Finland. One of his recent sketches was about the Finns, it was actually shown on TV here at least twice. Anyway here are clips of the Finnish sketch from the show (Swedes might be interested too): http://koti.mbnet.fi/dredge/conan.avi http://www.nodalpoint.net/doc/media/conan_obrian_hates_finland_part2.mpeg
The interim government in Iraq has been handed sovereignty 2 days ahead of schedule. “a historic and happy day for us in Iraq” according to President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar. In reality it will mean “sfa” for ordinary Iraqis as the body count continues to rise. Less than an hour later Paul Bremer, the former Administrator [...]
One of the weirdest stories of recent times. In Iran a woman has given birth to a frog. Strange … but true?
You are probably already aware of this issue: “The European Union has condemned Catholic Church “bigotry” over the use of condoms to fight HIV.” As much as I detest the word “bigotry” especially when it’s used to label the church I belong to [though i'm not religious] I can’t help but ask what is to [...]
A French student is investigating the current situation and future of Irish language and is looking for feedback on what you think the future holds for the Irish language…
6 MEMBERS NOMINATED BY COMHDHÁÍL NÁISIÚNTA NA GAEILGE The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, announced today that the first meeting of Coiste Comhairleach na Gaeilge will be held on the first of July in Dublin. 6 of the 23 members representing the education, media, sport and culture sectors were nominated [...]