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POPSWonderful Web Awards for awesome forum I love this site keeps me connected to whats what going in my country and how people feel about common subjects much better than the news papers for being connected to whats going on there another few awesome sites in the boards group well worth checking out
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POPSOn-the-spot fines for being drunk in Ireland they might not have the resources to deal with that many people here there are various degrees of drunkeness being tipsy,merry,scuttered,plastered etc. they do stand to make a fortune on this Its lazy policing if you ask me a quick buck like a lot of stuff that goes on they call it the nanny state well thats what you get with paternal authority and everyone depending on them to take care of everything
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POPSMore rain :( the rain god is surely crying down on us if hes not relieving himself another way on the bright side there are occasional sunny spells
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POPSFuel a car with wine although I can't imagine it workin too well in Ireland where drink driving is already outlawed and binge drinking is the norm for a lot of people
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POPSIreland- the good the bad & the ugly more funny stuff Most dangerous thing in Africa = Angry Hippo. Most dangerous thing in Ireland = Angry bumble bee. got to link hyperspace into wierd wonderful world of boards.ie the after hours topics/discussions can ve fairly interesting special if your irish or think you are
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POPSHill of Tara- illegal motorway going ahead
What spurred me to do this is that | just heard a report on the radio about a young woman called squeek (nickname we all have one)is in an underground tunnel , made as a protest to stop the undergoing of work on the m3 motorway to dublin- the capital city of Ireland which has seen massive growth with immigrant workers and the economic boom (celtic tiger) There are many people making massive journeys to and from work in dublin which is probably the main reason for the development there is a green party minister of the environment who promised to stop the before election who hasn't The european parliment seem to have deemed it illegal but to no avail The protestors obviously seem passionate about this major part of the countries heritage but I don't believe protesting is the only way I think persuasion of the public informing the public of the importance of the hill of tara possibly through literature and/or t.v making a programme focused on the issue would definitely attract