Author Archives: Melanie

Get out your Popescopes and lollipopes, the Pope is in the house

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Melanie

And how things have changed. This is Phoenix Park in 1979, when the Pope last visited Ireland: And this is Phoenix Park in 2018: See the difference there?  The top picture shows what a crowd of 1.25 million looks like.  … Continue reading →

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The Politician With The Loaf Of Bread On His Head

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Melanie

Every now and then a politician does something dumb.  It’s just human nature, of course, and the rest of us are just lucky that we don’t have people watching and recording everything that we do and say, waiting for a slip-up.  … Continue reading →

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