Yearly Archives: 2014

00119318 (l-r) Bernie Smyth, Kathy Sinnott, Dana Rosemary Scallon

An anti-abortion protester accused of behaving like a witch told a Belfast court: “I’m no witch, I’m a Catholic”.

Bernadette Smyth, who leads the anti-abortion group Precious Life, was replying to a prosecution lawyer.

Mrs Smyth, of Suffolk Street, Ballymena, County Antrim, denies harassing Marie Stopes clinic director Dawn Purvis.

The lawyer suggested she had laughed at Ms Purvis in a “cackling, jeering, mocking way, in a witch’s manner.”

Ms Smyth replied: “I can’t agree with this court that I’m a witch. I’m a Catholic.”

The case concerns two incidents involving the accused that happened outside the Marie Stopes Clinic, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, in January and February.

The case continues.

Catholic of the Year 2013, awarded by the Knights of St. Columbanus no less.

It’s not a Golden Cleric but it’s a start.

Bernadette Smyth tells court: ‘I’m no witch, I’m a Catholic’ (BBC News NI)

Charge of harassing former MLA a set-up says pro-life lobbyist (Irish News)

Previously: Bernie Smyth on Broadsheet

File Pic: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

sponsor

Nonsense.

Corduff FC (above).

The mini-booted Pride of Blanchardstown.

Corduff writes:

“Is there anyone in Dublin who would like to sponsor this season’s nursery for 4,5 and 6-years-olds* at a cost of €500?”

Anyone?

*Corduff FC charges just €2 each week per tyke player.

Corduff FC (Facebook)

Update:

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Cordfuff FC write:

“….The fantastic @Powerpainting have committed €500 to our nursery…”

G’wan the Power

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Like graphic designer Romain Jacquet-Lagreze, Australian photographer Peter Stewart creates vertiginous eye candy from the courtyards and plazas of colourful buildings around the world – in this case, the illuminated residential blocks and skyscrapers of Hong Kong (pix 1-4, 6-7), Perth (pic 5), Guangzhou (pic 8) and Paris (pix 9,10).

thisisnthappiness/fubiz

howmuch

Yup.

They’re going ‘middle class’

Plonkers!

Chateau Nenin Pomerol (Lidl)

Thanks STP

UPDATE: We have a BOTTLE of Chateau Nenin Pomero  – worth 65 big ones – to give away to ONE grape-ful reader. Just complete this sentence: ‘If I was a Bordeaux a wine critic might describe me as_____________________________________________’

Lines stay open until midnight.

sppedofsnaskes

‘The video depict[s] a futuristic Neo-Dublin in all its shady glory. Sleek but grimy, the film shows a slice of life of one of Dublin’s proto-robotic street crawlers. A study in sentience and consciousness amid a hail of badass synthery!”

Yikes!

Speed of Snakes – Backbone of Night

Kits writes:

“Filmed in the old John Player Blue factory [South Circular Road, Dublin]  by an Irish director (Stevie Russell), Irish band and Irish crew that even has a cute kitten in it, what more could you want? Pretty great, methinks.Hope you like it….”