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Sunday Reflection 24 - Trinity Sunday

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses the Trinity, their unity and their individuality.

TRSI 98 – Get off the streets you jackasses

AP has gotten a hold of leaked documents which show that China was not cooperating with the WHO at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak; a police officer in America is shot and left to bleed out on the sidewalk; and protesters here show you that it doesn't matter if you're right or wrong if you're stupid enough about it.

 

https://apnews.com/3c061794970661042b18d5aeaaed9fae

The Irish Herbalist 07 - Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense)

In this podcast, Medical Herbalist Ciara Murphy talks about the medicinal virtues of Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) which is abundant throughout the Irish countryside, fields and grassy places during the summer months.

TRSI 97 - You can't trust foreigners

We had planned to have a wonderful discussion of a women walking her dog in a park but we've had to adjust the programming as America seems to have caught fire.

TRSI 96 - The colour of the firing squad's uniform

Tom Curran to leave FG, although we'll believe it when we see the corpse; the Green's want to do what they've always wanted to do, but now it must be done sooner due to Covid-19; and Trump begins to move against the social media companies.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/ - the full text of the executive order.

TRSI 95 - That depends what you mean when you say 'picnic'

The country debates what a picnic is and how to tell if you're seeing one, Chinese diplomacy backfires as Brazil and Taiwan build diplomatic links, and Fergus O'Dowd calls the head of Nursing Homes Ireland a liar for saying that nursing homes were not adequately supported during the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/explainer-did-the-taoiseach-ignore-public-health-rules-by-going-on-a-picnic-1.4263129
https://gript.ie/chinese-recommendation-brazil/
https://indianliterature.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/overcoat_by_nicolai_gogol.pdf - A translation of Gogol's short story 'The Overcoat', considered one of the finest pieces of Russian literature ever published, for those of you who read the show notes. It's not related to the show at all, it's just a great read I wanted to pass on to you as a thanks for listening.

The Irish Herbalist 6 - Rosacea – The Curse of the Celts

The Irish Herbalist talks to you about Rosacea, called the curse of the Celts, a condition which causes the skin to appear red and inflamed. She talks about ways to treat the condition, from changes in your diet to the herbs you can use to minimize its impact.

You Can Cook Too 35 - Shrimp, oyster sauce and ginger

Patricia shows you how to make a beautifully flavorful shrimp in oyster sauce with ginger that's perfect with noodles or rice.

For 2

 
Ingredients

  1 tablespoons oyster sauce

  1 tablespoon soy sauce

  1 handful fresh coriander (chopped finely)

  1 teaspoons cornflour (optional)

  1/2 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined, tails left intact optional) or prawns

  1 tablespoon cooking oil (divided)

  1 ½  stalks green onion (chopped, white and light green parts)

  1 ½ -2 garlic cloves (finely minced)

  1 teaspoons fresh ginger (finely minced or grated)

 

Instructions

1.     In a small bowl, combine oyster sauce, soy sauce and coriander and set aside.

2.     Pat the shrimp very dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl, add shrimp and cornflour and toss to coat.

3.     In a wok or large saute pan over high heat, add half the cooking oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. When the wok is very hot, add the shrimp in a single layer and cook partially until one side is nicely seared, about 1 minute. Flip and sear the other side of each shrimp, about one more minute. They don't need to be cooked all the way through yet. Remove them to a plate and set aside.

4.     Turn the heat down to medium and let wok cool off a bit to prevent the aromatics from burning. Add the remaining cooking oil and add green onion, garlic and ginger and stir fry for a minute until fragrant. [If you are using other vegetables, like snow peas, add them to the wok now and stir fry for a minute or until the vegetables are bright in colour and crisp-crunchy.

5.     Pour in the sauce mixture and add the shrimp back into the pan. Stir fry for another minute or so until shrimp is cooked through. Serve immediately.

TRSI 94 - Get your roads girl

China is winning hearts and minds by starting a trade war with Australia, putting forward a bill to destroy Hong Kong, and moving troops into Indian territory in Ladakh. Also Verona Murphy looks set to have the last laugh as FG approach her to support the government.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/23/india-china-border-skirmishes/ - Foreign Policy on Ladakh
https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/china-s-tactical-play-in-ladakh-isn-t-just-about-the-boundary-analysis/story-aJy8XQDURYzT6nN70GsxzK.html
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/100-tents-machinery-for-bunkers-china-bolsters-its-presence-in-ladakh-india-maintains-aggressive-posturing/596150

Sunday Reflection 23 - Ascension Sunday

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he talks about Ascension Sunday.