International archaeologists are coming together to protect Tara, arguably Irelands most important archaeological site which is due to be bissected by the building of a new motorway which would run through the ‘protected zone’. Typical isn’t it, run a motorway through such a significant and important site as the Hill of Tara.
The Israelis have released from prison Mohammed Taha, one of the co-founders of the Palestinian group Hamas…why? Just after killing the Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantissi in Gaza, three weeks before that it was the spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin now they release Taha? The cynical me thinks they can’t kill Taha in custody but [...]
Can you tell me why oh why would someone want to pay $104.168 MILLION on a flippin painting?? Sure it’s a Picasso but c’mon, $104.168 million?? Let those words sink in; one hundred and four point one six eight million squid, on a feckin picture that in all honestly is a tad dodgy looking, some [...]
Certainly not good news leading up to the Olympics [or under any circumstances], Athens has been rocked by 3 bombs in a Southern suburb. “The three blasts occurred within 45 minutes in a parking lot near the police station in the southern Athens suburb of Kallithea”. Thankfully there were no injuries!
I never even knew something like this existed, it’s an biodegradable emulsion which is used as a “stabilizer and dust control agent”. It’s being used by the US in Iraq to keep down the sand on helipads etc. Damn clever…
Red Hat have released a new version of Linux, Red Hat Desktop. It’s designed for corporate use “and will be a companion product to the company’s current desktop offering”. They are hoping to take a bite of the corporate market although I don’t fancy their chances. I read somewhere recently [i'll try to find the [...]
Anyone who thinks the Taliban are a spent force are sorely mistaken. About 700 people have been killed since last August, most of the attacks blamed on the Taliban and yesterday another 14 were killed in a Taliban ambush. Resiliant buggers, aren’t they? Interesting poll on the Al Jazeera website: Do you suspect the abuse [...]
It’s looking worse for the US regarding the ‘tortured prisoners’. The US has admitted that it knew months ago of the torturing which was going on in the Iraqi prisons. So why is it only now that they choose to reprimand those guilty? A bit late isn’t it?? Whatever credibility the US forces had before [...]
Tá Beo Bealtaine ar fáil anois! Is suíomh go hiontach é Beo. Bain mé usáid as “Rannóg na bhFoghlaimeoirí”, good for beginners. Tá scéal le Liz Gabay ar an suíomh an mhí seo! Is ball den Gaeilge-B í Liz, tá Gaeilge líofa aici!!
Protestors in Dublin got a good cleaning last night as Gardaí turned water cannons on the anti-globalisation protesters who attempted to break through a security cordon near the Phoenix Park. 29 people were arrested on public order offences. Overall the Gardaí seemed to do a good job this weekend, they had lots of personnel available [...]