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This is the moment a man who appeared in court naked and highly agitated over his missing emotional support cat was reunited with his beloved feline.

Joseph Davis (51) declared himself “the happiest man in the world” after the Sunday World drove him across the city to be reunited with his much-loved pet Oliver.

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Ireland and Spain have reiterated their intention to forge an alliance of countries that will soon recognise Palestine as a nation state.... Recognition of Palestinian statehood “is coming much closer”, Harris told a joint press conference. Ireland would move with Spain and other countries “when the time is right”, he said, without giving a timeline or naming the other countries. "When we move forward, we would like to do so with as many others as possible to lend weight to the decision and to send the strongest message."

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Lennon, J. (1988). Fairs and Assemblies in Ireland. "Before I Forget…": Journal of the Poyntzpass and District Local History Society, 2, 55–62. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25512034

Basically his argument is:

  • The Tailteann Games predate the Olympics by five centuries.

  • A manuscript mentions that there were Greek traders at the Tailteann Games.

  • Therefore it's possible the merchants travelling back to Greece brought the idea back to them and that became the Greek Olympics

Reasonable enough chain of thought, but totally speculative. I rate it 10% probability.

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