The plane spent over an hour circling in a holding pattern above the airport because Yeltsin was reportedly too intoxicated to disembark while aides scrambled to sober him up. When the plane finally landed, Yeltsin failed to step off the aircraft, leaving the Irish welcoming party waiting in vain on the tarmac.
Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:
Circling Shannon
This is a euphemism for being unwell, extremely drunk, and incapable of action, arising from an incident at Shannon Airport in 1994 when the Russian President Boris Yeltsin was unable to leave the plane, while the Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds waited.
Michael
boosted
@therightarticle So overdue. Meanwhile in #Ireland Upper one of the local bigot #Unionist #Loyalist parties is pearlclutching to the max because a shop [which also has a Post office] is selling #Tricolours…...as part of the promotion of the All Ireland #Fleadh, taking place in #Belfast. It’s a huge international event, bringing great business to this place. The #TUV #DUP #UUP would rather we all starved than accept income and culture from another part of the island here.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/tuv-demanding-explanation-over-sale-of-tricolours-in-belfast-post-office/a/159464035.html
Bob Jamieson
boosted
“I am calling for guns and weapons for #Ukraine, so you can’t say I’m a hippie.” #Russia #Putin #PussyRiot #MariaAlyokhina #Ireland #Politics https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/31/lara-marlowe-pussy-riots-maria-alyokhina-has-warning-for-europe/
FREEDUMB
“An increasing number of adults are slogging through jobs they don’t like solely because they don’t want to lose their health insurance,” Stat reports.
“This phenomenon — known as ‘job lock’ — has existed in the U.S. workforce for decades. The worry of losing health benefits inhibits the ability for people, especially those with more health problems or complex conditions, to switch jobs or careers. Economists have also said job lock prevents people from starting their own businesses.”
@DemocracyMattersALot I have connections to #Ireland and travel there every few years. The number of small businesses, and percentage of people who work in them, appears much larger than in the US.
“I am calling for guns and weapons for #Ukraine, so you can’t say I’m a hippie.” #Russia #Putin #PussyRiot #MariaAlyokhina #Ireland #Politics https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/31/lara-marlowe-pussy-riots-maria-alyokhina-has-warning-for-europe/
People who place flags on lampposts could face jail under new rules
About time
@therightarticle So overdue. Meanwhile in #Ireland Upper one of the local bigot #Unionist #Loyalist parties is pearlclutching to the max because a shop [which also has a Post office] is selling #Tricolours…...as part of the promotion of the All Ireland #Fleadh, taking place in #Belfast. It’s a huge international event, bringing great business to this place. The #TUV #DUP #UUP would rather we all starved than accept income and culture from another part of the island here.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/tuv-demanding-explanation-over-sale-of-tricolours-in-belfast-post-office/a/159464035.html