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Lugs Brannigan has commented 21 times (0 in the last month).

1. Comment on The ash is back
   on 17 May 2010 at 12:25 am

   I love the way the RTE newsreaders refer to “the Icelandic volcano” rather than try to pronounce it! Don’t blame them!!

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2. Comment on Six nations final Weekend
   on 19 March 2010 at 8:50 pm

   Pat Kenny making a dick of himself on live radio while discussing rugby a few years ago!

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xFxaVucmE&feature=PlayList&p=FB100DB16B6F05AC&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41

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3. Comment on “Perhaps for the citizens of the Republic too, the Belfast Agreement is in fact a settlement.”
   on 14 March 2010 at 6:17 pm

   “There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”

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4. Comment on “Perhaps for the citizens of the Republic too, the Belfast Agreement is in fact a settlement.”
   on 13 March 2010 at 1:29 am

   “Whatever its faults, the Republic is settled, cohesive and self-contained. Why on earth would its people want to gamble all in some new dispensation with nearly two million troublesome Northerners – most particularly if it were the case that a substantial number of their erstwhile neighbours were being dragged into something against their will?”

   A similar argument can be made as to the formation of the unstable Northern State with a 30% minority being dragged into it against their will. Why does David Adams feel an unstable Northern Ireland with a present day 40-45% minority, is more preferable to an unstable United Ireland with a 20% minority?

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5. Comment on “Sure, he’d always be buying tickets to draws and stuff like that…”
   on 4 March 2010 at 7:11 pm

   I suspect he’ll leave the money with the soccer club. Not that he’ll get any credit for doing so by the likes of Miriam Lord.

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6. Comment on “While we are a city of culture there has to be a recognition that we’re not part of the UK.”
   on 3 March 2010 at 10:19 am

   I hope Derry becomes the UK’s City of Culture in the same way as I hoped Tyrone’s Peter Canavan would be voted the BBC’s Sportsman Of The Year a few years ago. Canavan was clearly robbed. Everyone knows he topped the poll. The BBC knew he wasn’t really British so discarded the result. Derry hasn’t a hope.

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7. Comment on Six Nations Weekend 3
   on 1 March 2010 at 10:18 pm

   Happy St Daithi’s Day!

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8. Comment on Unity Won’t Solve Ireland’s Two Major Problems
   on 28 February 2010 at 10:12 pm

   Maybe in time to come a couple of linguistically qualified MLAs will attend the Nordic Council as observers, in order to see how good neighbours get on with each other.

   Posted by David Crookes on Feb 28, 2010 @ 12:54 PM

   If everyone starts behaving well and respecting each other perhaps the NI Assembly may in time become known as the Nordie Council!

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9. Comment on Unity Won’t Solve Ireland’s Two Major Problems
   on 28 February 2010 at 4:56 am

   “the late Maureen Haughey”

   She’s still alive as far as I know.

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10. Comment on Trevor Sargent resigns from Irish Government
    on 26 February 2010 at 2:01 am

    Could be an FF/Lab/SF coalition with a Labour Taoiseach. Labour if they decide on a deal with FG (and SF??)will be able to demand Kenny’s head quite easily as part of the deal but the new FG leader will still be Taoiseach. Labour and SF would be able to negotiate more cabinet seats out of a weakened FF rather than FG. Interesting election ahead whenever it comes!

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