Day 2 and 3: The Diary of Stephen Nelson Bickerstaffe, Northern Ireland Office Hillsborough Unit

Diplomacy, Hoons, Ireland, politics, stupidity 28 January 2010 4 Comments

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digg_title = ‘Day 2 and 3: The Diary of Stephen Nelson Bickerstaffe, Northern Ireland Office Hillsborough Unit’;
digg_bodytext = ‘Tuesday, 26 December 2009
4.15am
Castle woken by intrusion alarm, as Lord Alderdice tries to ram-raid his way through the security cordon in a JCB.  Eventually talked down by David Forde, and was immediately tazered by angry [...]

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Two morons walk into Hillsborough Castle…

Diplomacy, Hoons, Ireland, Northern Ireland, politics 25 January 2010 2 Comments

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digg_title = ‘Two morons walk into Hillsborough Castle…’;
digg_bodytext = ‘The title should presage a joke, but, to be honest, the impact of the idiot leaders of the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom flying to Hillsborough today was nothing short of sickening, as each sought to use the situation in Northern Ireland [...]

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Jesus injures four in attack on ‘Yes to Lisbon’ meeting

Uncategorized 23 September 2009 0 Comments

digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/09/23/jesus-injures-four-in-attack-on-yes-to-lisbon-meeting/’;
digg_title = ‘Jesus injures four in attack on ‘Yes to Lisbon’ meeting’;
digg_bodytext = ‘Gardaí say that it’s a miracle nobody was seriously hurt in the Son of God’s apparently politically motivated attack on a public information meeting last night.
The vicious attack, in which tables were turned over and punches thrown, broke out [...]

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Lisbon Treaty Poster Safari: Part Two

Uncategorized 7 September 2009 5 Comments

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digg_title = ‘Lisbon Treaty Poster Safari: Part Two’;
digg_bodytext = ‘So in my previous post, I explained that some organisations were putting up really godawful posters for the Lisbon Treaty.  And I think most people agree that very many of them are pretty substantially awe-inspiring.
I was awfully inspired on a few of them to [...]

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Cowen ‘hasn’t given up’ on finding a buyer

Hoons, politics, unstupidity 16 July 2009 2 Comments

Brian Cowen, Ireland’s Prime Minister, has ‘not given up hope’ on finding a buyer for the beleaguered nation, as evidenced in photos on the website of the Roinn an Taoisigh.

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Cowen’s vision for Ireland – Act like we’ve just been nuked

politics 16 July 2009 5 Comments

“It’s very simple,” said the Taoiseach. “People must learn to live in painful anxiety in caves as if the outside world has become profoundly toxic, and must learn to enjoy it. Or they must die.”

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Who Governs? May 2009

Uncategorized 11 May 2009 0 Comments

Almost a year since the last ‘Who Governs’, here’s the comprehensive story of what’s happening in the world.

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Brian Cowen sé sexy

politics 9 April 2008 0 Comments

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digg_title = ‘Brian Cowen sé sexy’;
digg_bodytext = ‘Brian Cowen, newly the Big Important Fellow From Offaly, has become Uachtarán Fhianna Fáil, and will, notwithstanding the possibility of the Greens and PDs going mental and bringing down the government, become an Taoiseach next month. This despite not having received the most ringing of endorsements [...]

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