What does ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ actually mean? Absolutely nothing.
Try as they might to fight for local gun-rights refuges, proponents are firing blanks.
Few sayings drive me more to distraction these days than “out of an abundance of caution.”
What does it actually mean? That good old-fashioned caution no longer cuts it? That we’re only being truly cautious if we go overboard? That we can’t be too careful in these perilous times?
I have no idea. But now, as I peruse the news from all over Maine, I find myself snagged on an equally perplexing idiom. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the “Second Amendment sanctuary.”
NLI to Digitize Pre-Republic History of Ireland
Heather Humphreys, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and Dr Sandra Collins, Director of the National Library of Ireland. (Photo: Naoise Culhane) Heather Humphreys, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and Dr Sandra Collins, Director of the National Library of Ireland. (Photo: Naoise Culhane) By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
The National Library of Ireland rolled out plans in January for a new digital archive of modern Irish history. The archive, called Towards a Republic, will document the tumultuous series of events between 1918 and 1923, beginning with the Irish Republican Army’s brutal struggle for independence from Britain and ending with the Irish Civil War. It is one product of a €2 million investment in historical preservation by the Irish Department for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
2. CANACONA (ORIGINAL MIX) - GRAZZE [SUDBEAT MUSIC]
GRAZZE s music has graced labels like Yoshitoshi, BeatFreak and Beat Boutique, which brings an air of excitement and anticipation to this new release on Hernan Cattaneo s label, Sudbeat Music. The title track Canacona is a brooding and hypnotic affair, with textural and spacious vibes ebbing and flowing from the off, as the subtle melodics flow, creating tension and anticipation. Where deepness meets a swagger and the groove unfurls its magic.
3. GROUND CONTROL (ORIGINAL MIX) - CID INC [REPLUG RECORDS]
The first Replug release of the year includes tracks from label managers Cid Inc. and Orsen joining forces once again to release a three track EP of previously unreleased music. Cid Inc. starts the EP with the earth moving, acid fueled Ground Control. This is 303 ladened juggernaut, which evolves and accumulates energy and anticipation over a meticulously produced 9 minute journey. The summit of the track is reached aft
As director of the National Library of Ireland, Dr Sandra Collins is well aware of the importance of preserving precious artefacts of the past – and the present, too
Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 12:43
THE sister-in-law of an innocent man shot dead in Ireland’s deadliest feud has revealed how his partner was just “millimetres” from death.
Heartbroken Jean O’Connor told how a bullet narrowly missed Noel Kirwan’s partner Bernadette after a gunman fired eight shots as the pair sat in the victim’s Ford Mondeo outside their home in Clondalkin, west Dublin, on December 22, 2016.
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Jean O Connor told how a bullet narrowly missed Noel’s partner BernadetteCredit: Crispin Rodwell - The Sun Dublin
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A bullet narrowly missed Noel Kirwan’s partner Bernadette after a gunman fired eight shots outside their home in Clondalkin, west DublinCredit: Garrett White - The Sun Dublin