Monthly Archives: September 2010
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Comedic buddy-cop movies seem to be back in vogue, with this following on from Kevin Smith’s Cop Out.
Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are the mismatched misfits with The Rock, Samuel L Jackson and Steve Coogan helping to bring the lolz.
Early IMDB review: “Will Ferrell is Funny Again!”
Release Date (Ireland): 17th of September
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“It seemed that no one exposed to him could be immune to his magnetism. The media coverage and the nation’s reaction is a testament to how much a self-developed code of ethics and a strict discipline of treating all with respect, even if it wasn’t reciprocal, could shape a character of such rarity.”
Mick Lally’s son, Darach, yesterday.
Final Ovation For Mick Lally (Kathryn Holmquist – Irish Times)
Marie Mullen Remembers A Scholar With A Voice Of Silk (Galway Advertiser)
All photographs by Eamonn Farrell (Photocall Ireland)
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And we think it was worth it.
Newbridge band Schmackey and the Salads pay homage to Matt Dillon ( The Outsiders-era Matt Dillon).
And they brought their dads too. Sweet.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPv3bklAKY&feature=player_embedded#!
Pac Man Paranoia by Swedish ‘Nintendo death punk’ band Bondage Fairies. Doing the rounds at the moment even though the song’s over a year old.
The squeal of dial-up modems won’t suit everyone’s ears, but the video’s great.
Check out Bored Panda’s photo set of true-to-life fast food treats versus their as-advertised equivalents.
Flaccid lips-n-nozzles patty in a dead bun, anyone?
Blooooaarrgh!
Peter Boone of The London School of Economics and Simon Johnson, former chief economist with the IMF have penned a blog about the Irish economy for the New York Times. Ho hum, you say. Not another one.
This is a little different:
“Ireland had more prudent choices. It could have cut the budget deficit while also acknowledging insolvency and requiring creditors to share some of the burdens. But a strong lobby of real estate developers, the investors who bought banks’ bonds and politicians with links to the failed developments (and their bankers) prefer that taxpayers, rather than creditors, pay.”
And this means…
“Under the current program, we estimate that each Irish family of four will be liable for 200,000 euros in public debt by 2015. There are only 73,000 children born into the country each year, and these children will be paying off debts for decades to come.”
In conclusion?
“Ireland, simply put, appears insolvent under plausible possibilities with current policies.”
Good morning.