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Hah, that video was ... unexpected to say the least. I love Brian O'Nolan/Flann O'Brian - particularly the Third Policeman. I should read The Poor Mouth. Wond
by gilleain 1y ago
Hah, that video was ... unexpected to say the least.
I love Brian O'Nolan/Flann O'Brian - particularly the Third Policeman. I should read The Poor Mouth.
Wonder if there are Scottish Gaelic bands like The Rubberbandits. I like Clannadonia, but they are 'just' a piper/drummer band.
- piltdownman 1y agoFlann O'Brian can't be celebrated enough - 'At Swim-Two-Birds' is up there with Ulysses in terms of the great works of English language literature. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/08/100-best-novels-at-swim-two-birds-flann-o-brien-obrien-dermot-trellis https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/08/100-best-novel... In terms of the cultural resurgeance of Irish, whilst the Rubberbandits have done their part, its nothing compared to the full-on assault on cultural consciousness the politically divisive rap-group 'Kneecap' have performed - although they're about to be cancelled by the pro-Zionist lobby in the US. https://www.screenireland.ie/news/kneecap-becomes-first-irish-language-film-to-win-sundance-film-festival-award https://www.screenireland.ie/news/kneecap-becomes-first-iris... https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kneecap https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kneecap Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFYfp-hKxZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFYfp-hKxZQ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/23/sharon-osbourne-calls-for-kneecap-rappers-us-visas-to-be-revoked-after-israel-criticism https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/23/sharon-osbourn...