Monthly Archives: June 2012

Joan Collins TD:” To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the numbers of persons employed in each local authority earning more than €100,000 per annum.”

Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment: “As of 31 March, 2012 there were 235.8 local authority staff, consisting of City and County Managers, Assistant Managers and Directors of Service, on salary scales the maximum points of which are in excess of €100,000.”

Dept of Enviornment Local Authoritv Staff (KildareStreet.com)

(Mark Stedman/Photocall ireland)

 

 

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

What you may need to know.

1. Alex Cross features cross-dressing megastar Tyler Perry (star of the Medea movies) in his dramatic leading debut.

2. Matthew Fox plays the psychotic bad guy. He’s been working out. And going full method – allegedly.

3. Morgan Freeman previously played the Cross character – created by novelist James Paterson –  in Kiss The Girls (1997) and Along Came A Spider (2001).

4. Yes, the tagline reads ‘Don’t Ever Cross Alex Cross’

5. We can’t quite believe this is a real movie.

6. Funniest trailer of 2012.

Release date: Unconfirmed (probably November)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LrRkHpB4do&feature=player_embedded#

Holi Lurgan – The Festival of Colours (Féile na nDathanna).

From the youngsters at Colaiste Lurgan, Indreabhan, Co. Galway,

550 scoláire ag siamsaíocht le dathanna agus ceol. Ní dhéanfar dearmad ar an lá seo go ceann i bhfad.  Filmeáilte agus eagraithe ag Eamonn Mc Manus/ Baseplate. Filmáil sa mbreis: Treelightpics.

 

Damn young, happy hipster Irish-language students and their colours

‘Festival of Colours’ Video Promotes Irish Language (Della Kilroy, Worldirish.com)

Thanks Darragh Doyle