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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.

Realt na Mara: History talk on the statue: NRH Wed 23 Nov @ 19h00.

Posted on November 16, 2016 by bill

Realt na Mara, the Iconic statue mounted at the end of the Bull Wall, Clontarf in Dublin. A talk on the history of the monument will be given by Bill Nelson (Volunteer) in the NRH on: Wednesday 23 November @ … Continue reading →

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Ancient Nimrod site recaptured from Deach in Iraq.

Posted on November 13, 2016 by bill

Le site antique de Nimrod repris en Irak au groupe Etat islamique L’armée irakienne n’a livré aucun élément sur l’état des vestiges de cette cité antique, joyau archéologique. The Irakian army have freed up the vestiges of this ancient city … Continue reading →

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Super moon on Monday 14 Nov. Biggest of the XXI century.

Posted on November 3, 2016 by bill

La “plus grande super Lune du XXIe siècle” aura lieu le 14 novembre : êtes-vous prêt ? Are you ready? Le 14 novembre, la Lune va paraître plus grande et plus brillante qu’elle ne l’a jamais été depuis 1948, selon … Continue reading →

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Calais Jungle: Last unaccompanied minors moved out to 60 other locations.

Posted on November 2, 2016 by bill

Les derniers mineurs isolés ont quitté la “jungle” de Calais Près de 1 500 mineurs étaient regroupés et hébergés dans un centre d’accueil provisoire (CAP) depuis le 24 octobre dernier. Almost 1,500 minors were collected and re-housed in a provisional … Continue reading →

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Rugby: Equipe’s hommage to Anthony Foley.

Posted on October 22, 2016 by bill

Clermont v Bordeaux: Respect for Foley: A minute’s applause before the match. Les joueurs et les spectateurs observent une minute d’applaudissement en hommage à Anthony Foley, ancien international irlandais et entraîneur du Munster, décédé le weekend dernier d’une crise cardiaque. … Continue reading →

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Pro2D results w/e 14 Oct.

Posted on October 16, 2016 by bill

Angoulême  29–14 Dax Biarritz  36–18 Carcassonne Bourgoin-Jallieu 14–21 Agen Mont de Marsan 32–12 Albi Vannes  21–27 Narbonne Oyonnax  36–10 US Montauban Dimanche 16 octobre 2016 Béziers  13–24 Perpignan Aurillac  19-13 Colomiers Classement Aurillac Agen Angoulême  Oyonnax Colomiers Mont de Marsan … Continue reading →

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Balcony collapses in Angers, 4 die, 14 injured, all students.

Posted on October 16, 2016 by bill

Quatre morts après l’effondrement d’un balcon à Angers Publié le 16/10/2016 . Mis à jour à 12h58 par SudOuest.fr avec AFP Une dizaine de personnes se trouvait sur le balcon au moment des faits, peu avant minuit. © AFP JEAN-FRANCOIS … Continue reading →

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Niqab law enforced in Marseille, three police injured.

Posted on October 12, 2016 by bill

Le contrôle d’une femme en niqab à Marseille tourne mal, trois policiers blessés MARSEILLE – Parmi les agents blessés, une fonctionnaire de la BAC arrivée en renfort a été mordue par la femme portant le voile. Among those injured was … Continue reading →

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Morocco: Huge rock formation collapses onto beach:

Posted on October 9, 2016 by bill

Une immense arche rocheuse s’effondre au Maroc Publié le 25/09/2016 . Mis à jour à 11h12 par Sudouest.fr avec AFP L’effondrement de l’arche serait principalement dû à l’érosion © AFP STRINGER  L’un des emblèmes du tourisme national marocain vient de … Continue reading →

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French Rugby: Top 14/Pro2D results w/e 8 Oct.

Posted on October 9, 2016 by bill

TOP 14 Samedi 8 octobre 2016 14:45 Racing 29–22 Stade Français 18:30 Bordeaux-Bègles 27–25 Brive 18:30 Grenoble 44–16 Bayonne 18:30 Montpellier 28–19 Castres 20:45 La Rochelle 17–17 Toulon Dimanche 9 octobre 2016 12:30 Lyon 27–22 Pau 16:15 Clermont 29–25 Stade … Continue reading →

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