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Culchie Catch-Up (13)

  By Lottie | November 27, 2009 - 5:30 pm | Catch-Up, The Culch
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You know, it comes to Tuesday every week and I think ‘I must start the Catch-up’ but inevitably I put it on the long finger until Friday morning comes around when I scramble, bleary eyes and uncaffeinated to put the post together. I’ll be better next week, pinky swear! FYI we will be Live Blogging the Late Late Toy Show from 9.30pm. With that jar of sweeties under his desk we’re guessing Tubridy will be more at ease with the kiddies than Pat Kenny ever was. Movies The latest promo posters for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland - I am remaining excited but reserved on this one. It’s a musical Top 5 this week. Who else is re-he-healy looking forward to Nine? I will be exercising my Couch Potato muscles tonight maybe with Eddie Izzard. Personally, I wouldn’t have minded a little Shatner in the new Star Trek movie. Here’s … There’s more →

Could You Buy Them A Pint?

  By Lottie | November 27, 2009 - 9:37 am | In The News, The Culch
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I found myself in Ballinasloe last night and couldn’t get over the state of the town since the floods of this week. Football pitches are now rivers, roads are closed, people have been washed out of their homes. I was so grateful for my warm, dry home to come back to. The floods in the west, midlands and south of the country have wreaked turmoil on people’s lives this week, leaving many washed out of their homes in the lead up to Christmas. Today FM and The Ray Foley Show have launched an appeal to the public to give what they can or in the case that you can’t give, do what you can to help these families. It doesn’t have to be money, we’re all strapped these days, the SVP are calling for practical contributions. If you have time to give or a skill that could be useful in … There’s more →