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Lucky Friday The 13th?

As I expected, it’s been an interesting week politically.
First, Gordon Browne bought his government’s victory in the debate about how long people can be locked up for without trial. A “humiliating victory” it’s been called.
BBC journalist Martha Kearney reports on her blog finding the following in the Oxford English Dictionary
W. MCNALLY Evils & Abuses in [...]

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Irish Mammals Getting Out of Hand

Things are hotting up in Ireland as the countdown to Thursday’s Lisbon Treaty referendum continues.
I’ve watched some of the videos and been quite fascinated by some things that are peripheral to the main issue.
First, there’s the strange business of only the Irish having a referendum and the extraordinary phenomenon of a host of people from [...]

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