Archive for May 27th, 2007
Ireland is a One-Party State
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Taoiseach! Fianna Fáil have now won six general elections in a row. In the quarter century from 1987-2012, they will have been in power for 90% of the time. Fine Gael last won a general election in 1982, and will soon be seeking their first win in thirty years. It’s no wonder the national anthem begins with the words We are Fianna Fáil. >>> (more…)
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Eurovision 2007 - Can’t Stop the Song
By coincidence, Ireland’s 2007 Eurovision entry - They Can’t Stop the Spring by John Waters - has nearly the same title and chorus as Can’t Stop the Spring by the Flaming Lips, which was recorded twenty years ago.
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