John O'Donovan

Spot on

That has to be red, very little mitigation
#FRAvRSA

You'd never get that title into a popular folk song, unlike a certain village in the Barony of Imokilly

Mine was Moonlight Shadow by Maggie Reilly & Mike Oldfield, still have trauma when I hear the opening riff

Chicken Fillet Roll Boss Level challenge

Never realised Dennis Hopper shoots Richard Schiff in the back in the closing minutes of 'Speed' (1994)

In my current workspace I usually get one cat on the desk in the morning and one around my feet after lunch

Appropriate for International Cat Day 🐈

M&S ads

The Zod-ites are also displeased

Anyone who knows more that 2 Radiohead songs is a creep ... *ducks*

Well done to ye, but hope ye lose the next game 😎

Fingers crossed the weather stays fine when I'm up there next week!

I'm sure Johnny Infantino will find some loophole to allow them to keep co-hosting the thing

The most entertaining thing of the night

From the office to the match via one beer in the local cafe

Very true, just pointing out the potential jinx element

Uncomfortable fact that no host of the URC Grand Final has won it to date

Power washing is better done in the wet anyway I always feel

Coincidentally, it popped up on my Spotify earlier today. A banger, as the kids would say.

And don't get me started on the fact that Cork people had to go up to Dublin to help ye throw off the shackles in 1919-21 ...

I am more than aware that raisins exist

Irish government to unveil bill banning imports from occupied Palestinian territories Tánaiste to announce draft legislation tomorrow, covering trade in goods such as olives, oranges and dates

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Instead of a Barbecue, a bonfire presumably #UELFinal

"Lads, it's ..." etc and so forth

Thank you to Irish Historical Studies for sharing this poignant piece on Enduring Ruin, as reviewed by the late historian Alan McCarthy.

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Not in Clontaaaaarrrrf, no?

They're just in your head, in your heeeaaad

They have better songs, John Creedon played a couple of them a while back