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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.

First weekend of French holidays. Expect delays going south. Weather hot too!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by bill

Départs en vacances : le pic de 499 km d’embouteillages atteint à midi. 500kms tail backs. Last year the same w/e had 600 kms.   Bison Futé affirme sur son site internet que le pic de bouchons pour ce samedi … Continue reading →

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Disabled sailor to compete in the Transat across the Atlantic.

Posted on July 9, 2016 by bill

“Une transat dans un fauteuil!” : tétraplégique, il se lance à l’assaut de l’Atlantique   Jean d’Artigues, un chef d’entreprise de 52 ans atteint de la maladie de Charcot, une maladie neurodégénérative incurable, s’apprête à traverser l’Atlantique sur un voilier. … Continue reading →

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Pamplona: Bulls 14, Runners 0!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by bill

Plus de 10 blessés lors du lâcher de taureaux de Pampelune par Rédaction de France Info samedi 9 juillet 2016 10:09 Les taureaux ont chargé certains des coureurs © Maxppp. Bulls charged many runners. This guy looks to caught by … Continue reading →

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Use of electronic phones and tablets bad for children under 13 years.

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bill

Les portables et les tablettes pour les moins de 13 ans : attention danger par Bruno Rougier vendredi 8 juillet 2016 06:52 Les enfants ne doivent pas rester l’oreille collée au portable pendant deux ou trois heures © maxPPP partager … Continue reading →

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French Road traffic deaths drop in June 2016 to lowest ever recorded.

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bill

Le mois de juin a été le moins meurtrier de l’histoire sur les routes de France. Lowest June road death on record. par vendredi 8 juillet 2016 21:45 Accident mortel le 16 février sur la RN52 a hauteur de Mexy … Continue reading →

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Avignon festival welcomes triumphant return of la Comedie Francaise after 23 years absence.

Posted on July 7, 2016 by bill

Le retour triomphal de la Comédie-Française à Avignon   Les Damnés © Christophe Raynaud de Lage Le festival d’Avignon est lancé, hier la cour d’honneur du palais des papes a ouvert cette 70e édition avec la Comédie-Française qui revenait après … Continue reading →

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Juno without Paecock: Jupiter reached and orbited.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by bill

La sonde Juno réussit sa mise en orbite autour de Jupiter par Rédaction de France Info mardi 5 juillet 2016 05:58, mis à jour le mardi 5 juillet 2016 à 09h50 Succès du voyage vers Jupiter pour la sonde Juno … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Easyjet in turmoil.

Posted on July 4, 2016 by bill

EasyJet dans la tourmente suite au Brexit   Un déménagement du siège juridique hors du Royaume-Uni est quasi-inévitable © DR EasyJet va-t-elle devenir une compagnie française, irlandaise, espagnole ou hongroise pour échapper aux conséquences du Brexit ? Ce n’est pas … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 21 stages, 3,519Kms live on TG4. Bravo.

Posted on July 2, 2016 by bill

9th Stage, Pyrenees, Contador abandons. Froome stays in Yellow. Dan Martin finishes 14th today and is now 3rd on GC. Sam Bennett the lantern rouge. 14 D.MARTIN  (EQS – IRL) m.t. 3 D.MARTIN  (EQS – IRL) à 19” 193 S.BENNETT … Continue reading →

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Euro 16: What if: Four French players dope tested this morning: fail the tests?? (Ire v Ice?)

Posted on June 29, 2016 by bill

Euro 2016 : contrôle antidopage à Clairefontaine pour quatre Bleus par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 29 juin 2016 11:22 Contrôle antidopage pour quatre joueurs de l’équipe de France de football à Clairefontaine © MaxPPP. Anti doping tests for four … Continue reading →

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