Yearly Archives: 2014
Hangin’
A debut single from Limerick band, Randolf & The Crokers.
Thanks Keith
“The people that I want to see around the bed are the doctors, not the lawyers. In my view the eighth amendment does not actually serve women well when issues of their life, their safety, their health, are in question.”
“The thing that I find extraordinarily difficult about this kind of a case is that as a consequence of the eighth amendment, and I’m somebody who was opposed to the eighth amendment, the Labour Party was opposed to the eighth amendment, we said it was wrong to put it into the constitution, but the people of Ireland in their wisdom decided differently – and that’s their prerogative in any referendum to make a decision as they see fit.
“But what we have now, and will have, without a doubt, is over a period of time cases which will throw up the most agonising and difficult dilemmas and at the centre of that will inevitably be young women and the babies that they’re carrying.“
Tánaiste Joan Burton speaking to political correspondents earlier today.
Joan Burton says abortion laws do not serve women well (Irish Times)
Previously: How Soon Is Now
Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
Forever
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Ian Bailey arriving at the Four Courts this morning
Breaking News reports:
“The jury in the former journalist’s [Ian Bailey’s] damages action for wrongful arrest over the French film producer’s death has been listening to a series of phone calls taped at Bandon garda station. In June 25, 1997, Det Sgt Liam Hogan and Chief Superintendent Sean Camon discuss preparing the book of evidence for the Director of Public Prosecutions in the du Plantier murder case.
In their recorded conversation about Ian Bailey, Sgt Hogan says all they have is “very weak circumstantial evidence”. He tells his superior “unless we break Jules” it is “a 50/50…we need her broken”, in what appears to be a clear reference to Mr Bailey’s partner Jules Thomas. Liam Hogan, now deceased, also talks about going back to “fill in” statements.”
What you may need to know:
1. Landscape gardener Sabine de Barra (Kate Winslet) is selected by the court of King Louis XIV (Alan Rickman) to construct the gardens at Versailles.
2. LANDSCAPE GARDENING, SUCKERS!!! Diarmud Gavin must be wetting himself.
3. This costume drama directed by Rickman obviously won’t appeal to everyone – it’s hard to find tension and drama in hardy perennials and hibiscus borders.
4. The Hogwarts gravy train has arrived at the station, so it’s back to the day job for Professor Snape.
5. It’s that time of year, so let’s treat ourselves to a bit of Hans Gruber.
6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Mulch ado about nothing.
Release Date: April 17, 2015.
Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie
Eddie Or Not
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Two €50 vouchers to Rocket’s by Eddie Rocket’s (at the IFSC and Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Dublin) were on offer.
We asked: what was your most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience.
You answered in your dozens.
Runners up:
Schweddy: “My most memorable Eddie Rockets moment was when I woke up after a session in Whelans with yellow fingers. Took me a few hours to remember that we’d ended up in Eddie Rockets and that I’d absolutely destroyed a bowl of cheese chips.”
SB: “My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience involved my daughter not realising it was sugar she was pouring over her chips. She had never seen one of those salt-shaker-like sugar dispensers before. Sweet!”
Gina Tonic: “My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience involved an evening meal with my Jewish friend. She rang her mother to say she was home before sundown on the sabbath, but she was actually in Eddie’s with me tucking into a hot dog. Oy vey!”
Cloflo: My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience involves every Christmas eve for the past few years meeting my best friend in town, we both live abroad and meet up to traipse around getting all of her Christmas shopping, then hit Eddies for the long overdue catch up.
Brian: “My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience involved what I thought was a closed bottle of ketchup, followed by me shaking it vigorously. Ketchup all over me and people in the booths to my left and right. Shake it off shake it off!!”
realPolithick: “My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience was when some bo**ix in the booth next to me shook his fu*king bottle of ketchup with the lid off and it went all over me and my mates. €50 is the least I deserve!”
Winners:
Selina Vav: “My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience involved taking a trip down to Killarney and we popped into Eddie Rocket’s for a bite to eat. As we waited for our food, we decided to give the Juke box a go. Not really sure why cause never usually works…But low and behold the minute we selected our song IT CAME ON!!!”
pmc: “My most memorable Eddie Rocket’s experience is being gee-eyed and trying to score with my hot Film Studies lecturer – following him into the toilets and everything. He’s not gay. I am. Morto.”
Thanks all
Previously: Love And Rocket’s