Europe’s Babel 

Multilingualism is a special feature of the EU, but at the same time it presents an obstacle to understanding. Should Europe agree to use English as a lingua franca or must it promote each individual language? Europe’s Babel [via Digg]

Robert Greacen dies at 87 

GREACEN Robert Henry (Sandymount and formerly London and Belfast) – April 13, 2008, aged 87 years, at St Vincent’s University Hospital, husband of the late Patricia Hutchins and loved father of Arethusa. Poet and member of Aosdana. Sadly missed by his family and his circle of friends and fellow writers. Memorial Service (following private cremation) [...]