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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.

Democratic Republic of Congo: Trouble flares after elections postponed.

Posted on December 21, 2016 by bill

Des violences ont éclaté mardi à Kinshasa et dans d’autres villes du pays, après l’annonce du président qui repousse les élections présidentielles jusqu’en 2018. Violence broke out in Kinshasa on Tuesday and other towns after the president announced postponement of … Continue reading →

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French traffic: Fatal Pile-up involving 40 vehicles in Western France.

Posted on December 20, 2016 by bill

Carambolage gigantesque en Vendée : 40 véhicules impliqués, au moins cinq morts et de nombreux blessés. At least five dead and many injured. 11h06, le 20 décembre 2016, modifié à 16h45, le 20 décembre 2016 L’incident s’est produit sur la … Continue reading →

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Traffic on French roads over Christmas.

Posted on December 20, 2016 by bill

Vacances de Noël : vendredi et samedi orange sur les routes. Christmas holidays: Alert Orange for traffic. 17h46, le 20 décembre 2016, modifié à 18h25, le 20 décembre 2016 Samedi 24 décembre, la journée classée sera classée rouge en région … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis at 80 years old, still battling against Vatican Curia traditionalists.

Posted on December 18, 2016 by bill

Pas de grandes festivités pour l’anniversaire du pape, qui prône toujours une église plus moderne. Mais ses intentions sont contestées au sein de la curie. No great festivities for the pope’s birthday, who constantly advocates a more modern church. But … Continue reading →

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Air Egypt crash 8 December 2016: No clues yet.

Posted on December 10, 2016 by bill

Crash du vol MS804 : des messages du pilote dévoilés Une conversation entre un pilote du vol MS804 et un contrôleur aérien suisse a été rendue publique. Le point avec France 2.   Mis à jour le 22/05/2016 | 15:23 … Continue reading →

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Egypt: Nubie Abou Simbel temple (Philae) under threat of deterioration.

Posted on December 7, 2016 by bill

Égypte : le temple d’Abou Simbel, un trésor menacé Monuments de Nubie d’Abou Simbel à Philae Cette zone archéologique est jalonnée de monuments admirables, comme les temples de Ramsès II à Abou Simbel et le sanctuaire d’Isis à Philae, qui … Continue reading →

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NRH: Realt na Mara presentation.

Posted on December 3, 2016 by bill
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Syria: The clown of Alepo is dead.

Posted on December 3, 2016 by bill

Syrie : le clown d’Alep, qui réconfortait les enfants traumatisés, est mort. The clown that entertained the traumatised children of Alepo is dead.  Anas Al-Basha a été tué lors d’un bombardement, mardi. He was killed during a bombardment on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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French Republican party primary: Fillon leads Juppé by 2:1 after 70.1% and 91% (progressively) votes counted.

Posted on November 27, 2016 by bill

Primaire de la droite : François Fillon domine largement Alain Juppé, découvrez les résultats du second tour en direct. Fillon dominating Juppé at the polls by 2:1. After 91% votes in, Fillon is now at 66.9% against 33.7% for Juppé. … Continue reading →

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French Presidential Primary – Right wing

Posted on November 17, 2016 by bill

Primaire à droite : ce que disent les sondages à quelques jours du premier tour.                                 What the polls say just a few days before the first vote.   L to R: Jean-Fédéric Poisson, Francois Fillon, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Nicolas Sarkozy, Jean-François … Continue reading →

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