Monthly Archives: May 2011

Crikey.

They really do have cars as big as bars.

After coming unstuck on a ramp outside the American Embassy in Ballsbridge, the president’s stretch Cadillac was spotted on a removal truck at the back of the Burlington Hotel on Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Dave Letterman presents the 10 things going through Obama’s mind when the Beast got burdened.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9C34p3fbgs&feature=player_embedded

Pic via Winter H

In the run up to yesterday’s last-ever Oprah Show, emails have been flooding in from fans. Inevitably, given the similar spelling, some have ended up being sent to the browser company Opera, whose accommodating staff have been collating the best as a kind of oblique farewell tribute.

Oprah Winfrey We Will Miss You (My Opera)

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Ivana Bacik, Marie Moloney, Susan O’Keeffe, Lorraine Higgins and Katherine Zappone
Eamon Coughlan and Martin McAleese
Marie Louise O’Donnell
Imelda Henry
James Heffernan and Marie Moloney
Fiach Mac Conghail
Averil Power

And by people we do mean party workers, unsuccessful Dail candidates and the well-connected.

First day of the new term. Taken this afternoon.

New Seanad Holds First Meeting (Irish Times)

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

But they don’t want to put the voodoo on it just yet.

The Irish Aviation Authority has said that the ash cloud from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano will have no impact on Irish airspace for the next 48 hours.

Earlier, Met Éireann said there is a chance that volcanic ash could enter Irish airspace tomorrow. Meteorologist Jean Byrne says any particles will clear on Friday, but UK airspace could be at risk.

However, the long-term forecast for the UK and Ireland looks positive with little possibility of ash in airspace after the weekend. The news comes as the eruption at the Grimsvotn volcano dies down and is no longer spewing out ash.

Irish airspace given all-clear for 48 hours (RTE News)

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A sometimes fatal airborne mould has been discovered in the walls of the neonatal unit of Holles Street Hospital, Independent.ie has learned.

The mould, called aspergillus, was found during preparation building works for a new theatre development at the Dublin city centre hospital where 10,000 babies are born every year.

EXCLUSIVE: Dangerous mould found in national maternity hospital (Independent)

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