On March 8th, 1966, an explosion rocked O’Connell Street in Dublin’s city centre. A granite column with a statue of British naval hero Horatio Nelson atop was strapped with explosives and blown in half. Erected in 1809 in celebration of Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar four years earlier, it had been a bone […]
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Cerberus
In August 2018, the Irish Independent reported that Irish Distillers Limited was planning to build another distillery. Citing the rapidly growing demand for Jameson, it detailed an internal announcement in IDL that another distillery was to be built, with locations such as Youghal and Waterford mentioned. It was not the most surprising claim – Irish […]
The glorious now
Craft used to mean strength. The original word in German and Scandinavian languages meant power, or might, but it was in Old English that the meaning was expanded to include dexterity or a skill in art or science. Modern use – and abuse – of the term by food marketing firms has led to it […]
This is the only thing I found vaguely interesting in American Sniper. Even as propaganda for the US’s military industrial complex, it’s crap. I’ve seen more critical engagement with world politics in Call Of Duty. Jameson seem to be spending more and more on their product placement – they were all over True Detective, […]
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