Monthly Archives: April 2012

Front page of yesterday Sunday Times.

Ireland could apply to the IMF for another bailout regardless of how we vote in the fiscal treaty referendum.

Yesterday afternoon, Michael Noonan released a statement saying this was not true.

This was repeated by Pat Rabbitte on last night’s The Week In Politics

Echoed by reports today’s Irish Independent and Wall Street Journal

But within the last 30 minutes:

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said Ireland could apply to the IMF for a second bailout even if the country votes against the EU Treaty referendum.

Gilmore: Ireland Could Apply To IMF For Money Even If Treaty Rejected (BreakingNews)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX38z_Ar9yI&feature=player_embedded

The Voice UK’s ‘coaches’ (including Danny O’Donoghue of The Script) utterly mangle U2’s Beautiful Day on Saturday night.

Worst Cover Version In History? (NME)

Alternatively:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT3Jog8tEok

Alice Leahy, of Trust, writes:

It is interesting to note plans by London councils to relocate homeless people on housing benefit to a location 200 km away. While not wishing to comment on issues outside the jurisdiction of this State, such a move is likely to be replicated here, as whatever happens in London follows here as sure as night follows day.

Moving people out of the city has been happening here for some time, even if in a subtle manner in some instances. A large number of homeless people we know ended up in prison for the high-profile visits of Queen Elizabeth and President Barack Obama.

 

Moving Homeless Out Of The City (Alice Leahy, Irish Times Letters)

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Jerry Buttimer (above with Lucinda Creighton) has become Fine Gael’s first TD to come out after the party launched a new forum to push for gay equality. The Cork deputy said the creation of the group for FG representatives and activists was the appropriate moment to speak about his private life. “I am a TD who just happens to be gay — it is one little composition of the story that is me, and I will continue to be the politician I was yesterday,” he said.

Buttimer: I Am A TD Who Also Just Happens To Be Gay (Shaun Connolly, Irish Examiner)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)