Angela Kerins of Rehab and Justice Minister Alan Shatter in The Phoenix magazine, in shops now.
Meanwhile, Paddy Power is no longer taking bets on Rehab CEO Angela Kerins’ salary.Last week it opened bets, offering odds of 7/4 for over €275,000.
Our ‘book’ remains open.
Around 400 ‘big ones’ might be a good fancy.
*taps nose*
Previously: Scratch That
From the pageant of Instagram sadness that is Miserable Men, wherein sorry-assed dudes are captured in abject poses waiting for their partners to finish shopping.
Two Norwegian politicians say they have jointly nominated former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel peace prize.
Socialist politicians Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former environment minister, and Snorre Valen said the public debate and policy changes “in the wake of Snowden’s whistleblowing has contributed to a more stable and peaceful world order”.
Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize (The Guardian)
Junior finance minister Brian Hayes is going to run Fine Gael in the European elections in May.
The Irish Independent reports:
Fine Gael is only going to run one candidate after failing to identify a good-quality running mate for him. The OPW minister (44) told party members in his Dublin South-West constituency of his keenly anticipated decision at a meeting last night. He is expected to announce his decision this morning.
Mr Hayes is giving up the chance of getting a full cabinet portfolio when Taoiseach Enda Kenny re-jigs his ministers later in the year. Although Mr Hayes is far and away the best performer on the junior ministerial benches, there was no guarantee that he would have been promoted to Cabinet. “If the bossman (Mr Kenny) had wanted him for that, he would have made it clear to him,” a source said.
Hayes to run for Fine Gael in the EU elections (Irish Independent)
Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
They think it’s all over.
Thanks SH
Minister for Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, in the Dáil moments ago.
The Dáil is currently discussing the approval of an order to include Irish Water in the Freedom of Information Act. It will be applied retrospectively, going back to July, 17, 2013, when it was legally established as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann.
This means questions can be asked about the operations of the body going back to that date.
*rubs hands*
Related: Freedom of Information to cover Irish Water
Watch live here
In me hole.
ATM stolen from Bank of Ireland, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo.
In and out in 4 minutes, apparently.
Via James Brett
Zebra – Repression.
Dublin’s dreadlock-free jah-sters Zebra’s only single from1979.
Musically ‘perfectly respectable’ and politically still topical.
You fight decide.
Featuring: Peter Deane (Vocals Guitar); Steven Rekab (Vocals Guitar);
Mark Thyme and leo Mallon ( Drums); Bernard Rangel (Percussion Vocals);
Brian Nartey (Bass) and Norman Morrow (Keyboards). Where are they now anyone?
Irish Reggae & Ska : Recorded work (1960s-1980s) (Sam McGrath, ComeHereToMe)
Pics: Irishrock.org
Right so.
Resettlement Worker (JobBridge)
Thanks Julie
Meanwhile…
[Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn at the Launch of the Youth Guarantee Implementation Planyesterday
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton unveiled the Youth Guarantee Fund aimed at getting young people into work….But included in it is a sneaky cut to jobseeker’s benefit if a young person doesn’t sign on for JobBridge or accept a placement – which has been branded cheap labour It will also slash the dole if the unemployed person doesn’t “register their CV on ‘recommended jobs websites”.
Ms Burton said these sanctions are only used in “the fairly limited number of cases where people fail to engage”.
