RUSH TIMES Volume 1, Issue 10 October 2020
Editor: Liam Gavin, Email:liamggavin2@gmail.com
Phone: 086 - 2584302
CONTENTS October 2020 Vol 1, Issue 10
5 Idiots who vandalised AED ’ s risk lives In an act of mind - blowing stupidity, some idiots decided to vandalise defibrillators outside Supervalu and at St. Catherines recently. Anyone with dash - cam footage or other information that might assist Gardai is urged to pass it on. Hopefully nobody in these thugs families has a heart attack and needs a jump - start before they are fixed.
7 COVID - 19 Tracker Another month into the pandemic, and we continue to record the day - by - day history of the biggest health crisis to hit the world in living memory
10 A ghostly dog A sailor ’ s faithful dog was the only survivor from a daring rescue attempt. The dog sat on his master ’ s grave, refusing to move or even eat, until he died of starvation. But his ghost lives on, and has been seen by many people, including the Dean of St. Patrick ’ s Cathedral. Can you believe this, as Halloween approaches ?
17 Coastal erosion and flooding in Rush Is Rush in danger of slipping into the Irish Sea ? As coastal erosion and climate change alters our landscape, Fingal County Council is planning a series of defences for the Rogerstown area. We summarise their findings so far.
24 World ’ s Worst Poet Was Irish “ For the stronger we our houses do build, The less chance we have of being killed. ”
Anyone who could write the above lines in a poem about a railway disaster has either a streak of genius or madness. William McGonagle was Irish (but no county admits to being his birthplace). Read his poem “ The Tay Bridge Disaster ”
All the local news, photos, & much more in Rush Times this month
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Editorial
P22 Hero of the month P23 Grow it yourself: Apples P24 World ’ s Worst Poet P26 Death Notices P27 Astronomy, (An Lár)
P28 Britney ’ s Diary P29 Science, Fred Hoyle P31 It happened in October P32 Recipe: Vegetarian curry P33 News from the Council
A letter from America
P8 Who will bell the cat ? P12 Does your local look like this ? P14 Don ’ t believe your eyes
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