Monthly Archives: May 2012

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLSAMGBfLIM

You’ll like this.

Romuald Sintes writes;

I did a music video in Dublin last month with the singer of a French band called KAMI. Filmed in one day, this is the second part of a diptych realised for the band’s Another Shore EP. Two videos, two songs for two cities. Watch the first part (Berlin, Germany) with the song Let’s Get Insane here

 

Thanks Conor Horgan

Mr Tynan said the seven-year-old collapsed in the classroom. Social services were alerted and the child was examined by a doctor. Mr Tynan said the social worker assigned to the case was reluctant to describe the child as malnourished, but confirmed the child was “severely undernourished”.

He said the child’s mother, who was surviving on social welfare payments, had an empty fridge last Wednesday and could not afford to restock it until this Thursday. St Vincent de Paul Cork branch chief Brendan Dempsey said the undernourishment case was “bound to happen”.
“700,000 people are on the breadline living in poverty, 200,000 are children, and I know of mothers and fathers going hungry to feed their children.

“Two or three years ago we were being asked for shoes or help with the rent. Now we are simply being asked for food.”

Undernourished’ Child Collapses (Eoin English and Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Irish Examiner)

 

Scotland, Wales and possibly Republic of Ireland are considering making a late bid to host Euro 2020. The UEFA deadline for bids is midnight on May 15th, and as it stands only Turkey had officially put forward their interest.Now Scotland and Wales, who could possibly also include Republic of Ireland, have discussed the possibility of making a bid.

A source told the Press Association: “Discussions have taken place about bidding but we would not be able to bid alone. It may need to be three countries involved.”

Celtic Nations Eye 2020 bid (Sky Sports)

Gordon Hudson (head of the Athlone campaign against household charges and water taxes): “Take the bridge, head west and stay there.”

Enda Kenny: “What’s your name?”

Hudson: “It doesn’t matter.”

Kenny: “You could do with a day’s work, I’d say.”

Hudson: “Oi! Self-employed and had to pack it in because of ye. 29 years self employed. Don’t give me your crap.”

Listen here: Taoiseach’s Jibe At Athlone Protester (The Westmeath Independent)

Meanwhile: Angry Dad Accuses Taoiseach Of Forcing His Children To Emigrate (Eoghan MacConnell, Irish Independent)