fionnoh

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   by fionnoh 5y ago

   It's (I believe) a reference to an old Communist joke. A guy was sent from East Germany to work in Siberia. He knew his mail would be read by censors, so he told his friends: “Let’s establish a code. If a letter you get from me is writ
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   by fionnoh 5y ago

   Deaf Irish men and women who went to school in the mid 20th century would have learned different sign languages. "The fact that the Catholic schools are segregated on the basis of gender led to the development of a gendered-generationa
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   by fionnoh 5y ago

   My Youtube account is 15 years old. I wonder if I'll still have to verify my age in 3 years time.
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   by fionnoh 5y ago

   Really? I don't understand that. The power isn't in dissolving the Dáil itself, it's in the choice to do if it's deemed appropriate, whether the Taoiseach wants it or not. When the Queen dissolves parliament she's j
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   by fionnoh 5y ago

   There is precedent to the Irish president exercising their power. In 1994 Mary Robinson refused Albert Reynold's request to have the Dáil dissolved (well, let it be known that such a request would be refused), leading to a new governme
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   by fionnoh 5y ago

   I know that I'm replying to a throwaway account on a buried topic, and not that many people will read either of our comments, but for those that do just know that the above is misleading at best. At the very least a quick google search