Off To Vote No. Again.
Right, I’m off to vote No to Lisbon, for the second time. Making life even easier for pols at the expense of the people they’re supposed to represent, is not my idea of good policy.
Singer 911
I don’t like Porsches as a rule, and I absolutely hate new Porsches, but I’m always willing to make an exception. Don’t stain your undies now Mark.
Is it a bird, is it… oh feck…
A rental van’s dash cam catches a high quality head on collision in Japan. Not really a funny video at all, but thought it was a cool video to show. Luckily no one was seriously injured!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmk6TstPTCM
“I think we’ve found it lads!”
RTÉ: “The fire engine fell into a hole in a collapsed road while responding to a water mains leak in LA”
Oh my word!
This is the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, modern-day replacement for the unforgettable gullwing 300SL from the 50s. It can be hard to reinvent a classic – the MINI is nice, for example, but so not a Mini – but these photos certainly look like a success to me. I can’t wait to see a video of this thing.
Coming to Frankfurt next week apparently, as is a reinvention of the venerable Citroen 2CV. I can’t see them getting that right! Click through for more photos.
1911 Census Online
Including scans of the original documents, in case you didn’t hear.
The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1901 and 1911, which are in the custody of the National Archives of Ireland, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage. Read more about their digitisation.
All thirty-two counties for 1911 are now available on this site . We have decided to make the material immediately available, in the knowledge that the vast majority of our users will be able to find what they want. Corrections and improvements will be ongoing, and we are very grateful to all users who have submitted corrections to us.
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