Things I learned today (Part 2)

ala pat kennys hilda moriarity in Paris - Lara Marlowe

Harry Maguire was born Jacob Harry Maguire. However, when he was three months old, people around began calling him by the nickname “Jakey”, which his mother disliked. She wanted to swap Maguire’s first name and middle name to Harry Jacob, but due to naming laws, Maguire was only able to do so when he turned 18 years old.

Flakey Jakey Maguire.

Willie Walsh taught him how to hold a Hurley at Flannans. There’s a car chase scene through the streets of Ennis.

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Kurt is a switch hitter, so he went both ways

Brexit Jim Dyson owns a mansion in West Waterford

he is going to do great things down there, already has.
wish him the best.

In 1989, during the initial cinema release of ‘A Fish Called Wanda’, a 71-year-old Danish audiologist named Ole Bentzen reportedly laughed himself to death. Bentzen’s heart rate rose to an estimated 250-500 beats per minute, leading to a heart attack as he laughed his way into the afterlife.

Sergio Aguero had come out of retirement

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/16759949/sergio-aguero-injury-independiente-man-city/

I genuinely didn’t know anybody did this, and now I know, I truly can’t understand why you would

The modern aircraft leasing industry began at Shannon Airport in 1975 with the establishment of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) by Tony Ryan. Ireland is now the world’s leading hub for aircraft leasing, managing over 60% of the global leased commercial aircraft fleet. Over 50 companies, including 14 of the top 15 global lessors, are headquartered in Ireland, totalling a value of over $315 billion - controlling over 9,500 aircraft.

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And barely a fraction of them ever see the country in which they are ‘resident’

Correct.

A few years back they all landed in Ireland and never left.

Tom McGrath, the captain of the Ireland U17 football team, is a son of Fianna Fáil politician & current EU Commissioner, Michael McGrath. Maybe I knew this already but I’m not sure. They qualified for the World Cup by defeating Slovakia 7-0 in their final group game yesterday.

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The book on Dunnes Stores ‘Dynasty’ by Matt Cooper is very interesting, I’m listening on Audible, your in laws would enjoy it.
Old Ben was tough, I like Ben jr,

Interesting fact, he had more cocaine in his pocket in Florida than was seized in all of Ireland that year

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I glanced at bits of it,

I thought he cane across as an entitled prick to be honest.

Margaret Heffernan is a more admirable character.

A sanctimonious bitch

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She had a fair set of balls to head to Kinsealy and look for the money back from Haughey that the brother had given him,

Why? What was Haughey going to do?