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About bill

Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.

Repeal the 8th: France gives it top news billing.

Posted on May 25, 2018 by bill

Irlande : les opposants à l’IVG veulent convaincre jusqu’au dernier moment IVG VIDÉO. “Je me suis sentie comme une criminelle” : interdite d’avorter dans son pays, une Irlandaise raconte son IVG aux Pays-Bas “Tuer un enfant, est-ce la solution ?” : en … Continue reading →

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Brad Pitt threatened to kill Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s.

Posted on May 25, 2018 by bill

L’actrice Gwyneth Paltrow raconte comment Brad Pitt a menacé de mort Harvey Weinstein. Gwyneth Paltrow relates the anecdote. L’actrice affirme que le producteur américain l’a harcelé sexuellement dans les années 1990. Et que son petit ami de l’époque l’a défendue. … Continue reading →

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Civil servants strike en masse today in France.

Posted on May 22, 2018 by bill

DIRECT. Grève des fonctionnaires : plus de 130 manifestations organisées dans toute la France Les neuf syndicats de fonctionnaires ont lancé un appel commun contre “la mise à mal des missions publiques”, “la dégradation des conditions de travail” et pour … Continue reading →

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Penalties for abortion in Ireland

Posted on May 22, 2018 by bill

“Les femmes qui veulent avorter savent qu’on ne peut rien pour elles” : en Irlande, le désarroi des médecins “pro-choix”. “Women who want an abortion know they there is nothing else for them”: in Ireland, confusion for “pro-choice” doctors. En … Continue reading →

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French Controle Technique gets tougher.

Posted on May 21, 2018 by bill

Points de contrôle, délais, sanctions : ce qu’il faut savoir sur le nouveau contrôle technique qui entre en vigueur aujourd’hui. Inspections, delays, fines: what to know about the new controle technique which comes in today. La nouvelle version de cet … Continue reading →

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Speeding fines continue for man in prison. Car in gendarmes compound.

Posted on May 18, 2018 by bill

En prison depuis trois ans, il continue de recevoir les PV de sa voiture… utilisée par les gendarmes. A car belonging to a man in prison continues to receive speeding fines..it is in use by the gendarmes. Malik Kessaci, un … Continue reading →

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Rennes 2 ~University cancels exams due student protests..

Posted on May 17, 2018 by bill

L’université Rennes 2 annonce l’annulation des examens en raison du blocage du site Les étudiants et manifestants responsables du blocage protestent contre la loi réformant les conditions d’accès à l’université. L’université Rennes 2 (Ille-et-Vilaine) lors d’un blocage, le 1er février … Continue reading →

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SpaceX, Falcon 5 Block 5, launches it’s most powerful rocket.

Posted on May 12, 2018 by bill

SpaceX a lancé avec succès Falcon 9 Block 5, sa plus puissante fusée Cette fusée de nouvelle génération, présentée comme plus puissante et plus facile à réutiliser que sa petite soeur Falcon 9, a effectué son vol inaugural vendredi, après un … Continue reading →

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Eurovision Song Contest: China pulls transmission of Ireland’s Song and Albania’s tatoos.

Posted on May 11, 2018 by bill

Le concours de l’Eurovision diffusé en Chine, mais sans tatouages ni couple gay La plateforme MangoTV a diffusé une demi-finale du concours expurgée de certains éléments considérés comme déviants par le régime, mercredi, sur l’internet chinois. Eugent Bushpepa, candidat albanais … Continue reading →

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Rockefeller Art Collection on auction in New York by Christies for charity.

Posted on May 9, 2018 by bill

La “Fillette” de Picasso adjugée 115 millions de dollars : les enchères de la collection Rockefeller deviennent les plus chères de l’histoire. La Fillette à la corbeille fleurie, went under the hammer at $115M: The auctions of the Rockefeller art collection … Continue reading →

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