I agree with the biped on this one. One of the main reasons I hate religion is that people have always tried to make me conform to it. I have had precisely the same experience with national pride and sport. I still don't understand why people say "we were robbed" or "we won", when they are not actua...

I must say that this story is at odds with my experience of the "catholic mammy". The usual response is a patronising "oh they and their kind are so holy, they don't know sin." Of course this would be in the absence of genuine practical help for the parents of the disabled child.

Bishop Sheen ministered to a Hollywood Star whom he admired greatly which caused him to emulate her posing and swaying especially sweeping his robe as a gesture of respect. What specifically do you consider wacko re: "those books"? Hmm, where do I start? Take a look at my OP. One of the books is ca...

Tulip1 wrote:I myself first Ommoord lived (my mother still lives there) and Zoo is very much later by Hilligerberg driving! .

Sorry Guys I am just happy to write bit of Dutch again!!

Google translate isn't quite there yet Tulip!

I was watching The Daily Show last night (the Jonathan Stewart one, not the RTE embarrassment of the same name) and the guest, Bono, was talking about AIDS and how it was now being successfully tackled. Bono said the three things leading to success were the new cheaper drugs, I can't remember the s...

I'm in no way a royalist so I do not respect monarchs. However that visit was very significant in a political sense - the English are our friends now. Many English government officials also visited including their prime minister and minister of foreign affairs so it wasn't just their queen. Coupled...

My favourite theory is the one where the neutrinos have left our dimension, entered hyperspace, and returned via a shortcut. That would be phenomenal because it could provide evidence that our universe exists in a higher dimensional multiverse. Whoop!

Did you go to an NUI university? Trinity College Dublin will let you in without Irish, but UCD and its ilk wouldn't - certainly not in my day (1994)! Perhaps times have changed... UCC as a mature-student Here is a link to the latest published matriculation requirements for all NUI universities incl...

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Feardorcha wrote: can a citizen who is entirely ignorant of the Irish language claim to be truly educated? I think not.

wha???

Yes - do elaborate. I disagree but let's hear the context of what you're actually saying before I challenge you on that!

Did you know, tulip, that to gain admission to any of the national universities in Ireland, you have to pass Irish at leaving cert level? Irrespective of what you go on to study. I got an E in Irish and went to university. Did you go to an NUI university? Trinity College Dublin will let you in with...