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Friday 12 August 2022
The weather takes precedence. Even over popular TV actors.
Idaho teenager Eldon Samuel III had been taught how to “shoot them in the head.”
It wasn’t the right choice.
Here are the shows that’ll be on your Twitter timeline later.
Several of you stayed up until the wee hours to watch the show.
No spoilers allowed.
CARL! GET IN THE HOUSE!
Frank Darabont says he hasn’t seen a penny in profits.
What’s the show that people are turning to post Breaking Bad really all about?
Game of Thrones, Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory all make the list.
How will people react if (when?) the apocalypse comes?
TODAY IS THE first day of the Puck Fair, an annual three-day event in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, which is said to be Ireland’s oldest festival.
The festival’s centrepiece is a wild goat, which is caught from the mountains and brought back to the town for the fair, traditionally by a local schoolgirl.
But animal rights advocates have raised concerns about the event for many years, which includes the tradition of placing the “King Puck” on a 50-foot tall platform for the duration of the three day festival.
This year there are specific concerns about the welfare of the goat amid a hot spell of weather.
A spokesman for the festival has said that if necessary, the animal will be taken down if the heat gets too much and will be given a health check.
So today we’re asking: Have you ever been to the Puck Fair?
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