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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36809083

Unauthorised military action.

In the year that is in it!
I heard the radio documentary
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2016/0322/776610-the-all-ireland-behind-barbed-wire/

concerning the playing of the Wolfe Tone cup, then an  important competition in Frongoch. Kerry were led by the famous Dick Fitzgerald and they played that GAA hothouse, Louth, in the prison camp.

http://www.balls.ie/gaa/the-incredible-story-behind-the-1916-all-ireland-played-behind-barbed-wire-in-wales/328924

Apparently football dominated in the camp as the Brits didn't wish to have all of the inmates equipped with hurls.

Good tweet.

Gardai in Naas are warning single men to be on the lookout today for any women who may approach them in a sinister fashion. They may be in posession of a small, ring-sized jewellery box and might look like they are about to throw themselves to their knees. Incidents like this last happened in the area almost exactly four years ago and the unfortunate male victims still haven't recovered. There is no escape so just take it like a..... well like a man really. This is not a matter that the local Garda station can help you with so either run and hide, don't leave the house or else just say yes!! Let us know if there are any victims locally to this 29th February onslaught and good luck to any "attackers"

Be careful out there, if you are possible "victim"

€65m odd!
I knew a fella worked hard for years and owned a large company and isn't worth that!

http://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/video-australian-cop-goes-under-cover-in-gaa-hoodie-for-drugs-bust-34346819.html

As noted on the modern music thread, not all the old stuff was good, although the average was better than the present.

Number 1 in the hit parade of horror
Disco Duck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNx1pMgW4fw

it is a bit damp out there

this will slow down Kilkenny hurlers


Does Cake Curran still own that sandbag business? Good line to be in.

RTE have a programme with a sting operation with some councillors offering to help for a generous contribution.

Fair play to RTE for doing the legwork here.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/majority-in-north-favour-all-ireland-soccer-team-1.2453288

http://www.ulster.ac.uk/comm/sesni/

Basically narrow majority of NI in favour of All Ireland soccer team.
Protestants disconnected from GAA.

Narrow Water castle in the news.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/owner-extremely-annoyed-erotic-festival-is-being-held-on-grounds-of-co-down-castle-685612.html

Clerys of O'Connell St, Dublin 1, home of a department store since 1854, has closed,

Will there be no relic of the oul dacency?

http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/quick-quiz-six-questions-to-test-your-irishness-680815.html

MCQ, you should be getting half of these by just guessing!

Go to Google images https://images.google.ie/
click on the camera icon, upload a head and shoulders of yourself, see who you resemble.

I'm not sure if this algorithm is much use, with different pics I get quite different results, including Obama, John Major, Bill Clinton, Kim Jong-Un, Sammy Wilson, Michael McGimpsey and frighteningly Jimmy Saville and Eddie Hobbs.

It seems that these people look like me, so now you know

Fair play to the Gardai for getting a conviction of Graham Dwyer.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0327/690094-graham-dwyer-court/

If you are going to murder someone, sending a lot of text messages about your wish to do so is probably not the best idea, no phone is anonymous.

Any of yous got a Lotto ticket in the back pocket?

The National Lottery has said a winning €3m lottery ticket has yet to be claimed.
The ticket was purchased in Claremorris in Co Mayo on 29 November.
The winner has until Friday 27 February to claim the prize.If the winner does not come forward by then, the money goes back to the National Lottery.