Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Irish Daily Mail reports this morning that a file is being sent to the DPP into suspected voter fraud in South Kerry during the March election – and that the claims relate to people connected with the Healy Rae campaign.

It concerns at least three incidents of canvassers calling to elderly residents asking to “collect” their postal votes. One reported in The Kerryman in March, involved an 87-year-old man.

“This is the postal ballot that a person would fill out themselves,” said FG councillor Bobby O’Connell. “Then they asked the person would they be able to fill it out themselves, and should they not fill it out for them.. The woman went to another house in the locality that we know of . When the person was asked to identify themselves they gave a false name at first. This has all been given in a statement to the guards. I am satisfied myself that the charges relate to a member of the Healy Rae campaign.”

A further claim that canvassers gave free cigarettes to Travellers to secure their votes is also being investigated.

(Photocall Ireland)

ALSO: In civilised societies this late night call alone might be considered harrassment.

Ever wonder what Lord Of The Rings would look like, if it was set in Brooklyn? Imagine no longer! The amazingly talented Noelle Stevenson has illustrated a gaggle of endearing hipsterfied LOTR images.

Above: Arwen Eowyn, the indie coffee-shop queen, hipster Merry and Pippin, hipster Nazgul on his fixie and an obscure poem from hipster Aragorn.

GALLERY: Behold Hipster Lord Of The Rings: Where The Nazgul Ride Fixies (i09)

Flora Davis creates jewelry out of fur groomed from her cat, a flame-point Ragamuffin called Gaia who sheds mounds of fluffy hair each week. She then sells her fluffy creations on Etsy.

So far, Davis has created a range of different necklace designs, a little cage featuring a number of cat-hair baubles that’s “informal and goes nicely with a T-shirt and jeans,” a piece called Bubbles that features a range of fur balls attached to a branchlike necklace that “would be appropriate at any gala event,” and some more classic necklaces which look a little like chunky pearl necklaces.

Prices start at $95, rising to $280.

Jewelry Made From Cat Fur Now Exists. Thanks, Internet (Underwire)