Ciara Heffernan (top) and her sister Emma (above) at The Phoenix Park for July 4 celebrations.

Michael O’Muircheartaigh

Chris Tritt (with ball) during the Irish American Flag Football Classic.

Clondalkin Youth Band members Shauna Collins, left, and Fiona Nolan

American Ambassador Dan Rooney (centre) before kick off.

Ciara Heffernan

Taken this afternoon in the Phoenix Park at the July 4 party hosted by Ambassador Dan Rooney and his wife Patricia.

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Kevin ‘Doyler’ Doyle.

The Ireland striker without a current super-injunction.

Arsenal-bound, reportedly, for £12 million.

He Scores Goals And Works Hard: What’s Not To Like About Kevin Doyle? (Fanhouse)

Milly Dowler’s Voicemail Was Hacked By News Of the World (Guardian)

This is now.

Via Despair.com

Tweetstalk?

Thanks Annie West

Then so too can ‘load’ and ‘toe’.

Poetry rocks.

Irish Independent Letters

“Having accepted our share of the blame for creating the problem, it should also be acknowledged that Ireland is now doing its part to contribute to a solution.

“The new Government has taken a series of decisive actions in respect of the banking system that have set the banks on course to recovery.”

Gilmore Warning Over Greek Effect (Michael O’Regen, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

More faces contorted with tolerance and understanding at Saturday’s “All Ireland Rally For Life” in Dublin.

Includes sneaky ‘No To Norris’ placard (3rd pic).

Because, you know, if David was a straight woman he’d be up to his beard in abortions.

Pics from Big Mental Disease via I’m Not A Feminist tbh

Earlier: Termination Once Again

Good letter tho’.

Today’s Irish Times Letters

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYLj372c-zM&feature=player_embedded

A dog would’ve taken her hand off.

World’s Most Patient Cat Can Barely Contain Contempt For Baby (Jezebel)

Shortmail.

Longer than Twitter, shorter than email.

Hmmm.

Shortmail

Meanwhile, Nat has had a thought: