Monthly Archives: February 2013

A €230,000 house bought for a family of 13 Travellers in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, pictured last month.

The same house this morning.

House at Centre Of Traveller Housing Row Burned In “Suspicious” Blaze  (Donegal Democrat)

Meanwhile, back in January:

[Opposing the purchase of the house for the family] Fianna Fail [Donegal] county councillor Sean McEniff said: “I am not a racist or a bigot, but I believe Travellers should live in isolation.”
Fine Gael Cllr Eugene Dolan supported Mr McEniff’s comments, saying: “As far as I’m concerned they can be sent to Spike Island [a former prison in Co Cork] for all I care.”

 

I Am Not A Bigot, Says Councillor In Storm Over €230,000 Luxury House For Travellers (Greg Harkin, Irish Indpendent, January 18)

Pics via Irish Independent and Donegal Democrat

Par-tay.

Irish Central is reporting New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan (above) is a contender to be the next pope.

How Irish?

“I tried to trace my family roots in Ireland, but I got so embarrassed that I had to stop. It was not a pretty picture.”

Oh.

Cardinal Dolan Profile *(New York Times)

 Interview: Timothy Dolan (Blathnaid Healy, Worldirish.com)

Earlier: Ratz Leaves Sinking Ship

Pic via NY Post

Previously: And Well Might He Yawn

This Is The Guy Who Investigated Abuse In The Irish Church

 

“A 21-year-old Irishman was stabbed in the neck during a drunken street brawl in Scarborough. Police received reports of three to four men fighting on Helmsley Street about 2.30pm yesterday.

“Insp. David Picton-King said the Kenwick man, an Australian resident, was kicked, punched and stabbed in the neck, while another man had a bottle smashed over his head during the fracas. He said the men involved had been drinking when the fight broke out. There were several witnesses to the brawl.

“A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said the Kenwick man was taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He remains in a critical condition this morning. Police have charged a 32-year-old Atwell man with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He will appear in the Perth Magistrate’s Court today.”

 

Man Stabbed In Neck In Scarbs Brawl (The West Australian)

Previously: Notice From Western Australia Police 

Chillaxe.

Aisling Carroll writes:

iPhone4 found in Cow’s Lane [Temple Bar, Dublin] at 8.30 this morning, but there was lots of rain on it so I’d say it’s been there over night. But it’s still working and currently charging (above). The person who owns it has a few meeting reminders popping up. I would like to get this back to the owner so if they could get in touch and tell me something about the phone so I know it’s theirs, that would be great.

 

Anyone?

Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie

Statement from Pope Benedict:

Dear Brothers,


I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.

I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me.


For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.

Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects.

And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff.


With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.

Benedictus PP XVI
Vatican, February 10, 2013

Any excuse to play this:

Thanks Ross O’Mullane