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Andytown News diarist with an eye on the week just gone, or indeed the one just ahead. Contact Robin Livingstone at [email protected]

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@TheRugbyIssue This just happened live on S4C. The most sickening thing I’ve ever seen on a pitch. Ebbw Vale’s Curtis Gregory trying to end the career of Llandovery’s Joe Powell. This isn’t just a ban, this has to be a police matter. Look at the still.

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@BridgeBooksDro1 Luk like fegs.

[Gweebarra Conservation Group @GweebarraG]

Some good news! The first know #Osprey to be born in #Donegal in over 150 years fledged this Summer to untagged, unringed parents who have been migrating to the County for over 5 years so are not part of any reintroduction programme. Isn't she beautiful?

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REVEALED:
The Haribo bag that Gavin Robinson shared with Carla Lockhart on the flight home yesterday.
A passenger said: ‘Sums up the journey very well.’

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‘Here we stand, we can do no other,’
Went up the cry from brother to brother.
‘But if it’s blowing a storm from the west,
‘We’ll ask the Chief Constable to scoop Barra Best.’

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DUP veteran Tim Cairns on the right after Mark Carruthers refereed the MMA fight between Gavin ‘Growler’ Robinson and Jim ‘the Undertaker’ Allison.
This is how the land lies after Loyal Ulster subcontracted Drumcree to a football mascot/taxi-dispatcher with anger issues.

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@2ColdPisces

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As the blood from the Gavin Robinson and Jim Allister knife fight sprays the studio, in comes voice of reason Jon Burrows with the really important question: ‘Who shaved off half my eyebrow when I was sleeping?’

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@MartinG1492 It’s Mary Lou, Martin, but thanks for your interest.
Back to paternalistic indifference for another decade.

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@Willowwisp13 Of course people make their own minds up.
I’m asking you to explain your thinking since I have zero idea of what you’re talking about.
If you wanna be all coy about it now that’s fine.

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@Willowwisp13 Explain.
(This should be good.)

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Anybody know when The View goes live on catch-up?

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@Willowwisp13 So no explanation.
Gotcha.

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@squinteratn Misogynistic tone here, was that your intention?

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I just found out that Carla Lockhart pronounces her name Carla Lockert. I don’t know if you need to know this, but I present it to you nevertheless.

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@bbctheview @MarkCarruthers7 @GRobinsonDUP @JonBurrowsMLA @JimAllister @BBCiPlayer What is this, the Nolan Show?

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@gl3nbuck The constant failure to compete physically is crazy, Glen. You expect to play quality like that in Europe and you can even compete with it if you’re on the same physical plane. That’s not the case.

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Aside from quality, what’s little talked about re Celtic in Europe is that in the one area that is supposed to be a given they fall down very badly: Fitness/strength.
They finish games blowing like elderly hippos; even when fresh they lose minimum 70% of midfield ball challenges.

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O’Neill’s failure to fix the right side mess second-half was unforgivable. Celta showed nothing down Celtic’s left. Not a thing. Ceaselessly targeted Donovan on the right, who was overwhelmed and constantly exposed.
Upside: Two encouraging 20-min spells either side of the break.

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An exquisite blue glass bowl found intact in a Roman cemetery in Slovenia. The vessel's Greek inscription tells us: 'Drink and you will live for many years.' 4th century AD, City Museum of Ljubljana.

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@SaulStaniforth BBC: Don’t refer to illegal settlers attacking Palestinian residents as terrorists.
God almighty.