Monthly Archives: March 2013

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Bankrupt former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick has told the High Court he intended any profits from his Stg£250,000 investment in a London property, funded via a loan from Anglo, would give “a lift” and “a chance of money” to a “bright young kid” who joined the bank from school.

Mark Redmond could have made thousands “or nothing, which is what it turned out to be”, Mr FitzPpatrick said.

Mr FitzPatrick added he paid, from his own money as “gifts”, school and college fees for some children of Anglo officials.

Mmf.

The man’s a saint.

FitzPatrick says he paid education fees of Anglo officials’ children as “gifts” (Mary Carolan, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

Coast-to-Coast_Poster

Probably spilling all over their laps. Toast crumbs everywhere. What are we paying our road tax for?

Perishing rockers.

Aidan sez:

Coast to Coast: Tea and Toast. Our cross country charity promotional event pairs promoting Irish bands with raising money for Down Syndrome Ireland culminating with a finale gig in Whelan’s Dublin on March 30th 2013.

And the tay?

Team Goldenplec crosses the country, Coast to Coast from Dublin to Galway on Good Friday 29th March meeting a band in every county we pass through for a cup of tay, a slice of toast and a one song gig recorded on mobile phones.

Ah.

Tickets for the Whelan’s gig are €10 and a “very decent” headline act is promised.

Oh, go on then.

*slurp*

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Time please, puzzle fans.

It’s the slickly-presented game they’re all talking about.

‘They all’ being the bloke at the end of the bar nursing a half shandy and a whole lifetime of regrets.

Can you name the four Dublin pubs?

Tables cleared at 5.45am.10am

Tip your lounge boy.

Created by Barry Keating

Previously: Name Those Pubs

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The shamrock and bowl years

Diarmaid Keane, of the US Embassy, Dublin, writes:

From Reagan to Clinton, Nixon to JFK – every U.S. President since 1952 has embraced the shamrock ceremony at The White House differently.
With help from the National Archives of Ireland and the RTE archives we have put together a short video explaining how the day has evolved over the years.

 

Top pic: Ambassador Thomas Kiernan and John F Kennedy on St Patrick’s Day, 1961 via Boston Irish Heritage
Pic 2: Ireland’s ambassador William Fay and Richard Nixon, White House, March 17, 1969. Via Nixon Foundation
Pic 3: Garrett Fitzgerald, then Foreign Minister with Jimmy Carter, 1977 via US Embassy, Dublin
Pic 4: Brian Lenihan Snr and then Vice President George H Bush, 1988.
Pic 5: Albert Reynolds, Bill Clinton and Phil Coulter, 1994 via US Embassy, Dublin
pic 6: John Bruton and Bill Clinton, 1995 as above
Pic 7: Bertie Ahern and George W Bush, 2001 via CDR
Pic 8: Brian Cowen and Barack Obama, 2010 via US Embassy, Dublin
Pic 9: Waterford Crystal bowl for Barack Obama, 2012 via US Embassy, Dublin