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There was a fantasically Irish reaction to the RTÉ exit poll 69% Yes vote

There was a fantasically Irish reaction to the RTÉ exit poll 69% Yes vote

Nice. On Friday night, two exit polls were revealed to show a potential landslide decision in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment. The Irish Times poll showed a 67% Yes Vote, while the RTE poll – revealed during The Late Late Show – showed over a 69% Yes Vote. Despite the intense emotional investment in […]

8 years ago

U2 singer Bono was next to the Nice seafront when Thursday’s massacre took place

U2 singer Bono was next to the Nice seafront when Thursday’s massacre took place

Bono was next to the Nice seafront when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel tore through the Promenade des Anglais, killing 84 people and injuring dozens more. Bono was on the terrace of La Petite Maison, next to the seafront when a lorry driven by Bouhlel tore through people celebrating Bastille Day and, according to the Mirror, had to […]

10 years ago

This poem perfectly describes how we feel today

This poem perfectly describes how we feel today

#PrayForNice It’s not often we share poetry, having willingly left it behind the second we left handed up English Paper II. Sometimes however there is a need for more than news reports and political commentary. This poem by Warsan Shire accurately touches upon the agony that is being felt all over the world as a […]

10 years ago

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