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http://www.hoganstand.com/Cavan/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=154755

Obviously heard alot about him. Huge experience. What are the thoughts from posters familiar with him?

Over to ye lads.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/character-assassination-by-committee-715751.html

Never heard of this book until yesterday. Just ordered it on Amazon. Has anybody read it? What about Jim Sands? Reliable source?

http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=5590&Lang=1

God that was some mess in Duisburg, Germany. Think 19 people confirmed dead. Knew about 25 people who went over for a 30th party. Absolute chaos and its a wonder more were not killed or injured. I believe they had one exit for all people,and they expected around 1.4 Million people. WTF were the organisers thinking.

Im heading over to Italy in a few weeks,Will be staying in the Lake Como region but plan to head down to Milan for a day or 2.
Anybody been? Any tips on where and what to do would be appreciated.

When being interviewed by Tom Dunne yesterday on Newstalk she came out with the worst kept secret in Ireland. Mary Harney is supposedly an alcoholic. Im looking for it on youtube but can't find it.

Im heading up to DFS on Bouchier Road in Belfast 2mrw. I will be travelling from Cavan,probably up to Dungannon and on to the Motorway there. Can anybody put me on the right road when I hit Belfast?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e4caLZUrFw

10 bottles of buckfast wouldn't do that to ya!!!

Brazilian host investigated over TV killings

A crime TV show host is under investigation by Brazilian police for allegedly ordering killings to boost his show's popularity.

A politician who hosted a crime TV show with graphic footage of murder victims is under investigation by Brazilian police for allegedly ordering killings to boost his show's popularity.

Police confirmed they are investigating Wallace Souza and his son after claims that at least five killings were ordered to boost his ratings.

Detectives became suspicious when his television crews often seemed to be the first at the scene of the crime.

State police intelligence chief Thomaz Vasconcelos said the alleged crimes appeared to have served the Souzas in two ways; 'they eliminated drug-trafficking rivals, and they boosted ratings'.

Wallace Souza's lawyer, Francisco Balieiro, said his client vehemently denied the accusations and accused political opponents of trying to disgrace him with false accusations.

Mr Souza became a media personality after a career as a police officer that ended in disgrace.

He started 'Canal Livre' in the 1990s on a local station in Manaus, the capital of Brazil's Amazonas state.

It became extremely popular among the 1.7m residents of Manaus before going off the air late last year as police intensified their investigation.

The show featured Mr Souza, in a studio, railing against rampant crime in the state, punctuated with often exclusive footage of arrests, crime scenes and drug seizures.

Just seen a documentary on these set of islands in the Indian Ocean which the British agreed with the US to be used as a military base around the time of the Cold War.The agreement which was not signed by the British parliament, but rather signed by Her Royal Highness stated that the main island Diego Garcia which would be used as the main base had NO inhabitants only a few contract workers. In fact it had at least 2000 native people who had been living there for a few generations.In 1971 when the US forces arrived to set up base all the inhabitants were made leave their native island and move 1500 miles away to Mauritius.The Chagossian people are still fighting for their right to return to the island.

I have been a member of the Board quite a while now but its only lately its dawned on me that there actually mite be other Toffees on the board that may not have set up an Everton thread.So here goes.Please form a queue now!

Just reading through the thread on where its snowing around the world and its obvious we have posters on here from all different parts of the World.Im just interested to hear where all our posters are living,from Ulster to Munster,Canada to Queensland.
Il start off- Boojangles- Cavan at weekends/Dublin during the week

All GPA members would have been notified today that the Grants will be in bank accounts in the next 2-5 working days! Well Done Dessie!!

Anybody lucky enough to b venturing down to the Electric,eclectic and wonderful Picnic in Stradbally.Should b a cracking weekend.Im off at 9 in the morn and Il b lucky if Im back by Tuesday.

Jesus whats the story with the Traffic problem in Newry at the moment?Had to pass thru it 4 times in the last month and It must have taken me at least 45minutes to get thru the place each timeI was an hour getting thru on the Monday gone by.I was coming from the Dundalk end.Are these Roadworks going on for long?

Chilling threat to customs workers 
 
Cavan Echo 
 
By Alastair MacManus 
 
25/07/2008 
 
A Continuity IRA member issued a threat to custom officials working along the border and other civil servants during a republican commemoration in Cavan last week.
The threat was made following the unveiling of a Republican memorial just outside the County Cavan village of Swanlinbar last Saturday.
A man, claiming to represent the South Fermanagh Command of the CIRA, said custom officials and those who work for the northern Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency may soon be branded "legitimate targets".
In front of around 300 people in attendance, the masked man stated: "It has come to our attention that in recent weeks Customs and Excise and the DVLA have been collaborating with the RUC in the County Fermanagh area.
"We order them to desist immediately or we will be forced to label them legitimate targets."
Michael Og Lavelle, the co-ordinator of the Cavan/Fermanagh commemoration committee, declined to comment on the content of the statement.
"We of Republican Sinn Féin support the stance taken by the Continuity IRA but with regards to statements from that organisation, it is not for us to comment."
Michael went on to describe the event as a complete success.
"It was a very well attended event with around 250 to 300 people there. Although there were a lot of local people present, there were also many who travelled from around the country.
"A Republican band from Portadown called Pride of Erin and a 13 man colour party helped make the event a great success."
The event marked the fiftieth anniversary of the deaths of IRA volunteers James Crossan and Patrick McManus who died near Swanlibar.
RSF President Ruairí ó Brádaigh stated: "Men such as McManus and Crossan had time to prove themselves on different levels of service. Their true successors today are those who reject the British colonial statelet north of this line of the border and the collaborationist state south of it and who stand by the All-Ireland Republic of Tone, Pearse and Connolly."

This was the front page of the local free newspaper the Cavan Echo on Friday last.Now I dunno exactly what the DVLA is supposed to hav done but this development and its like would worry me.As events showed in the last few months around the Fermanagh border that there are still some people (hopefully a small number of eejits) who do not want peace in the North.Maybe somebody on here knows more about the CIRA and Republican Sinn Fein and its aims and motives but in this day and age and the way the Peace process has developed,I would hope that these kind of events are isolated.
Anybody have any views?