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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.

Make a society against djihadists

Posted on January 17, 2016 by bill

“Faire société” contre le djihadisme En direct de l’Europe par Anja Vogel dimanche 17 janvier 2016 Campagne www.stop-djihadisme.gouv.fr © Maxppp Quelle est la responsabilité de nos sociétés dans le développement du djihadisme européen ? Philippe Lamberts, coprésident des Verts au … Continue reading →

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Burkino Faso djihadist attack kills 29 people, including two French.

Posted on January 16, 2016 by bill

Attaques de Ouagadougou : au moins 29 morts dont deux Français EN DIRECT par Elise Delève samedi 16 janvier 2016 06:07, mis à jour le samedi 16 janvier 2016 à 16h45 Les soldats français à leur arrivée sur le site des … Continue reading →

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Air France dilutes it’s staff reduction plan.

Posted on January 15, 2016 by bill

Air France : un nouveau plan de départs volontaires annoncé en CCE extraordinaire par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 15 janvier 2016 12:42 Le plan B qui prévoyait environ 3.000 suppression d’emplois est abandonné © Maxppp Air France prévoit un … Continue reading →

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Snow and ice orange alerts in eleven departments in France.

Posted on January 15, 2016 by bill

Neige-verglas : 11 départements en vigilance orange par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 15 janvier 2016 11:04, mis à jour le vendredi 15 janvier 2016 à 14h15 La Meurthe-et-Moselle, la Moselle et le Bas-Rhin en vigilance neige et verglas (illustration) … Continue reading →

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René Angélil, Husband of Celine Dion dies age 73 years.

Posted on January 15, 2016 by bill

René Angélil, mari et imprésario de Céline Dion, est décédé par Rédaction de France Info jeudi 14 janvier 2016 22:29 Le mari de Céline Dion est mort des suites d’un cancer © Maxppp Selon nos confrères de Radio Canada, le … Continue reading →

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French Alps avalanche: Injured Teacher arrested.

Posted on January 14, 2016 by bill

Avalanche en Isère : le professeur blessé placé en garde à vue par Rédaction de France Info jeudi 14 janvier 2016 17:24, mis à jour le jeudi 14 janvier 2016 à 17h41 L’avalanche a fait trois morts, dont deux élèves … Continue reading →

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France bombards Daech communications centre in Irak.

Posted on January 14, 2016 by bill

La France a bombardé un centre de télécommunications de Daech par Rédaction de France Info jeudi 14 janvier 2016 09:55 Daech recule en Irak selon Jean-Yves Le Drian © WITT/SIPA C’est dans les environs de Mossoul, dans le nord de … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2017 Dusseldorf Departure: first stage with time trial.

Posted on January 14, 2016 by bill

Tour de France 2017 : un contre-la-montre pour la première étape en Allemagne par Rédaction de France Info jeudi 14 janvier 2016 10:22 Une partie du parcours de ce contre-la-montre © ASO L’édition 2017 du Tour de France, qui s’élancera … Continue reading →

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Three French Muslim cultural associations dissolved by the Government.

Posted on January 13, 2016 by bill

Mosquée de Lagny : dissolution de trois associations cultuelles par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 13 janvier 2016 12:44 Le ministre de l’Intérieur, Bernard Cazeneuve, a annoncé mercredi la dissolution de trois associations cultuelles liées à la mosquée de Lagny-sur-Marne … Continue reading →

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French Alps avalanche: three dead, including two students.

Posted on January 13, 2016 by bill

Avalanche aux Deux-Alpes : ouverture d’une information judiciaire pour homicide involontaire (préfet de l’Isère). Judicial information procedure opened for involuntary homicide. par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 13 janvier 2016 22:35 Le procureur de la République de Grenoble a annoncé … Continue reading →

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