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Obama administration defends 'critical' NSA phone records collection The White House has sought to justify its surveillance of millions of Americans' phone records as anger grows over revelations that a secret court order gives the National Security Agency blanket authority to collect call...

AC and I were wondering that as this hasn't been around recently yet pervades the entirety of every serious discussion about politics that happens here what everybody thought the ideal political system was and why? Also is there and cross-cultural ideal type of political system that would work...

All right gays, I'm sure there's a fair few of us that do EPL fantasy football so I created a league for us in adittion to what other leagues you might be in. To those living under a rock, fantasy football is a game where you choose players on a week to week basis (with limited funds and...

I don't know if anybody has been following this but the anger and disgust of the Irish people towards the systematic torture and rape of thousands of children at the hands of the Catholic Church is reaching critical mass. The Cloyne report was recently released detailing Vatican complicity in...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/10214661.stm Gunman kills several in Cumbria A number of people have been killed and others injured after a gunman opened fire in several areas of west Cumbria. Police are searching for the suspect, named as Derrick Bird, after shots were fired in...

Saw this today and it reminded me of what happened on a famr here in Ireland In early morning home invasion robbery attempt reportedly ended with one suspect dead and his accomplices on the run, after a homeowner fired in self defense. Police say that three robbers set out to burglarize a home...

Youth or Expensive Experience? I'll try to keep this gripe-fest as brief as possible. If you want feel free to read just the bolded parts We are all aware that this football club is still struggling to recover after the sharpest of declines that began almost 4 years ago. Our Bord of...

I can't believe that we do not have a thread for discussing everybodys favourite Union. The defacto European Union came into being with the signing Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957 in order to build a European Economic Community (EEC) based on a wider common market covering a whole range...

Saw this on another forum, its usually very funny and a bit of a vent. Guidelines [LIST] You say why you hate/ do not hate the person/organisation/cultural nuance of the post above and then post a new topic for the new poster and so on so forth No hatred based on colour,creed or race...

Thought i'd start a thread for new albums you just bought so you can lets us know if they're any good etc. Currently waiting for this Just bought TEN on vinyl, probably the greatest album i've ever heard due to the pureness of the vinyl :weee:

Anybody watch it? It's pretty good, not amazing but it's got Ron Perlman

I was wondering if there's anyway to find out what networks have the rights to show Serie A where, because since 2005 I haven't seen a single serie A game on normal televison and it's pissing me off, I may just ahve to offer the Lega Calcio €5 for the Irish rights. Also is there anywhere...

I believe that i'm right in saying that the TV rights are negotiated independently for Serie A, what I want to know is do you think it would be better to do it EPL style with the same ammount of money for everybody. :agree: Also, I was wondering how much TV money we are getting and also who...

Ireland, Ireland, Together standing tall Shoulder to shoulder We’ll answer Ireland’s call Grand Slam winners 09 and de facto European Champions 09! :juventus: Don't forget to bask in the glow of Dricko and the lads :agree: apologies is misposted, as a skunk (first time Ireland have...

Any cigar smokers out there? I have the odd one at big things, I don't smoke cigarettes so obviously since the smoking ban I need a reason to be in the talking shop) My favourite brand are Davidoffs and just Domincans in general, these are my faovurties, from plassic boxes not this big...

http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=721449 This may have some substance: http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=96270 Yes I know it's TribalFootball....... Should we sell (Heresy! I know)But if he is desperate we could get a great player in exchange or some major...

Not being able to speak Itlaian and with very little knowledge of Italian news I would like somebody to kindly point me and others to a source of news that is not bias and does not name solely my beloved Juventus as the root of all Italian footballing evil. I appologise if this is against the...

Hi I've just joined the forums after finally finding one about Juve. Well,I'm irish,obviously and I support Juve.I have since I was a young child after getting my first ever football jersey. This whole cheating scandal has made even more determined to wear my coulors at every oppurtuinity and...