Own Our Oil

Own Our Oil is an Irish group of citizens with no political affiliation, who are deeply concerned that deals cut between previous Irish governments and oil and gas exploration companies are depriving people of Ireland of what is rightfully theirs.

Our mission is to change the terms relating to licensing and oversight of Ireland’s offshore and onshore oil & gas. We need (your help) to act now and we need you to be the driving force to bring about change urgently.

http://www.ownouroil.ie

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Amazing escape: Baby thrown into path of lorry

A one-year-old girl has had an amazing escape after being involved in a road smash that saw her flung in front of oncoming traffic.

The Mitsubishi car that the child was travelling in with her parents spun out of control while trying to overtake on an icy road in Russia.

The vehicle skidded backwards and crashed into traffic on the opposite side of the road, sending the little girl flying out of the window into the middle of the carriageway.

via Amazing escape: Baby thrown into path of lorry – Emirates 24/7.

via Amazing escape: Baby thrown into path of lorry – Emirates 24/7.

The Most Viral Irish Video Ever?

James Corballis writes:

This day last week I hurriedly posted a video of my cat to YouTube in order to share with my friends on Facebook.

I went out to work that afternoon and my phone never stopped buzzing with emails all night. It was only then that I realised it had gone viral.

A week later, I now have a theory that this could be the most viral Irish video ever…. (as in fastest growing, not most views). The closest I can come up with is The Rubberbandits’ Horse Outside video which received 530,000 views in 72 hours…. In 72 hours, my video received 1,018,445.

It is currently getting over 10,000 views an hour.

At the time of writing the view count is 1,949,000. I’m still in shock. I’m sure there might be others though that I’ve overlooked?

Anyone?

via The Most Viral Irish Video Ever? | Broadsheet.ie.

via The Most Viral Irish Video Ever? | Broadsheet.ie.