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Books, cats & a dog, choirs, foodie (one time food scientist), swimming, politics, history and Cork. Order depends on the day.

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I saw the movie years ago and then read it -I think liked the song because of it πŸ˜…. Back then, Brian Dennehy in a movie meant it was worth watching

12.08.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Id agree. The army and diplomatic corps already have a postal vote. There are some who are deployed abroad temporarily within private employment/NGOs who I could see an argument for but they may only miss 1 or 2 votes in any case

12.08.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

chng.it/HX4Dt5GLwG

12.08.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Im hoping that they narrow it down to one supplier or plant. Lots of co-packing goes on. Maybe the hummus used an ingredient implicated or,as its only one batch, it could be a totally separate issue. They’ll be able to identify if its the same strain. We often traced strains back to the drains

06.08.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Problem is if it multiplies & someone has an immune system unable to deal with it. Im gone from the area a while but after the recent death I imagine both manufacturers & regulators have massively increased testing to investigate. Sounds like a soil or water issue with cross contamination thrown in

06.08.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listeria is ubiquitous - widespread in nature - the more you test the more you find. Good raw material management means it stays out of the food processing system but an minimal amount can get through

06.08.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Id be far more likely to chat to strangers in our local sauna than in the pub.

05.08.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Roasting or ragging?

04.08.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Was just looking them up as there was an article in the IT about them yesterday. It seems shes β€œmaking a splashy comeback in her old stomping grounds” πŸ™„

04.08.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Sunday Independent Life magazine was a chronicle of the excess - had some fairly cringy covers

04.08.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give someone their flowers before its too late feels very apt. I really hope he knew how much his voice meant to those of us not part of the arts world but know its value. May he rest in peace.

31.07.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely there’s no way a human drew those hands or gave O’Connell that face

31.07.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very sorry to read this - his warm voice and lovely humour will be missed from Arena - he had a wonderful rapport with contributors to the show.

31.07.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - most peoples lives dont relate to the listed movies or most movies. But its not the same as relating to a character.

29.07.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Theres quite a few of those listed with female characters but she said she couldn’t relate to the stories.

29.07.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We were luckier than we thought with the jam so

28.07.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We grew up with the bread and jam version so not so much

28.07.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The boycott started in July 1984

28.07.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How did it get this far? I hope this is the start of the tide turning

24.07.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bit of an older demographic than you but my friends met in a choir.

21.07.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I muted certain words/acronyms and it keeps out a lot of the US stuff. I occasionally unmute words if theres something I want to know more about

21.07.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100% - Disappointing that it wasn’t taken from him. Thought this was consigned to the past. Time for Cork GAA to reeducate some of their fans.

20.07.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think he’ll be heading back for a bit of a re-do on that now 😩

20.07.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A flatmate asked if she needed Euros in Derry so Im guessing she got there after you left.
Im still trying to get the point of the article

20.07.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a sesame street clock shows that it is almost 5:00 Alt: a sesame street clock which was used for teaching numbers to 12 with a song by the Pointer sisters
18.07.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Started primary school in the mid 70s in Cork - never learned. Finally learned it properly in the last few years. My teenagers didn’t learn it in school either. I tried to teach them during the lockdown without much success.

18.07.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same

17.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brooklyn is mid-table at best.

16.07.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Books and cats. If Id known about this when I visited Vancouver years ago Id have made my way to Seattle

15.07.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very sad to think also of those who will be found who have no one left to remember them and very few knew about.

14.07.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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