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Yearly Archives: 2014
Dad’s Army
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On this day in 1979, Eamonn Casey and Michael Cleary were the warmup act for Pope John Paul II in Ballybrit, Galway.
They wanted to bind us together.
He told us he loved us.
Good times.
Watch in full here.
Previously: Where Were You When We Were Getting High?
Howya Heads
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Brendan Gleeson in Calvary (2014), Tom Vaughan Lawlor in Love/Hate and Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth In Game Of Thrones.
By Galway-based artist Kathy Ross
Nullion
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Spotted earlier today in Vienna.
Anker is a local bakery in Wien (W).
(Thanks James Murphy)
Genius Footwear mogul Jason Kavanagh (centre) with Alex (left) and Rob of Missing Andy.
A pair of shoes/boots from Genius, Exchequer Street, Dublin (worth up to €120) was up for ‘grabs’ to the wittiest caption to accompany the above image.
You answered in your dozens.
Runners up
Dav: “Does it come in a 12?”
G_A: “The moustache wax hardened, the two men took hold and with the power of denim and leather, proceeded to lift the bearded messiah up off the ground. Then the sky bled and the seas boiled.”
qwerty: “Elaborate canine smuggling attempt foiled – the dog has been returned to its overjoyed owner.”
nevan: “So moustache pulling has no affect on you, eh? Then it’s time for the finger! Now tell me, WHERE DID YOU HIDE MY PENNY FARTHING??”
Mark: “I saw my Granny tune in a radio once, I’m pretty sure this is what you do”
Mick Flavin: “You know how to whistle, don’t you Jason? You just get two blokes to draw aside your ridiculous moustache, and blow.”
Mike Dublin: “I mustache to Genius for my new shoes.”
Ahjayziz: “The pubic lice. They’ve adapted.”
And the winner…
bertie blenkinsop: “So George Clooney’s bride isn’t the only beard to hit the headlines this week…”
Thanks all
Yesterday: Win His Shoes
It’s sounds like some terrible dream,
But the government have a new scheme,
It may seem quite odd,
But they’re taking on God,
So they want all of us to blaspheme.
John Moynes
Pic: Examiner
Hilary Quinlan
The Irish Times reports this morning that junior minister at the Department of the Environment and Waterford TD, Paudie Coffey, has hired former Waterford Fine Gael councillor and Irish Water director, Hilary Quinlan, as his personal driver – earning him €665 a week.
Splutter.
Fiach Kelly reports:
“You tell me one party out there who doesn’t look after their own. I don’t see anything wrong with it. It’s politics.” [Mr Quinlan] asked why there isn’t more of a focus on the economy. “We were all nearly eating out of bins three years ago.”
Hmmm.
In January – before Mr Quinlan lost his seat at Waterford City Council at the local elections in May – he spoke to WLRFM about his €15,000-a-year appointment at Irish Water, saying Environment Minister Phil Hogan appointed him.
The Irish Daily Mail reported at the time:
Asked about the public perception of getting the post, Mr Quinlan told WLRFM: ‘Look, live in the real world now please. I’ve said what I have to say about it. I want to speak to you about the reasons why Irish Water was set up. I’m trying to put a positive spin on the New Year.’
“Revealing that his board member salary would be in the region of ’15 grand’, the Fine Gael representative, who has been a councillor for 29 years, added that he would ‘probably’ get travel and overnight expenses too. But he insisted: ‘That’s not my motivation. It never has been my motivation.’ When pressed on his appointment, he said: ‘I was in the right place at the right time.’
Irish Water director hired as personal driver by Minister (Fiach Kelly, Irish Times)
Previously: The John Deasy Transcript
Pic: Irish Water
Apple’s European headquarters in Holyhill, Cork
Sky News reports:
A preliminary finding by the European Commission has found that Ireland provided illegal state aid to tech giant Apple for more than 20 years. It said it has doubts that two “sweetheart” tax deals agreed in 1991 and 2007 between Apple and Ireland are compatible with the internal market of the European Union.
In a statement, the European Commission said: “Accordingly, the commission is of the opinion that through those rulings the Irish authorities confer an advantage on Apple. That advantage is obtained every year and ongoing. At this stage, the commission has no indication that the contested measure can be considered compatible with the internal market”. It added: “The commission’s preliminary view is that the tax ruling of 1991 and of 2007 in favour of the Apple group constitute state aid.”
The Irish government has already responded and said: “As this is an ongoing legal process, Ireland will not be commenting further on any individual aspects of this case.”
Read the European Commission’s decision in full here
EU Probe Slams Ireland Over Apple Tax Deals (Sky News)
Pic: Irish Apple Blog
