Anon writes from Cobh, Co. Cork:
“This popped through the letterbox this morning. What I want to know is what Seán Sherlock going to do about the terrible smell of desperation lingering around the Labour party?”
But isn’t Simon Coveney claiming the credit for cleaning up Haulbowline?
Anyone?
Also: FIGHT!
How does someone casually get stuck up a pole? via @98FM #Dublin pic.twitter.com/vk4uwnJHDU
— Alan Curley (@CurleyAL) May 19, 2014
Thanks Laura Holland
A Cheers-themed, comic-packed promo for the The Sky Cat Laughs festival (May 29 – June 2).
George Wendt (Norm from Cheers) is returning for the 20th Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, having hosted the first chucklethon in 1994.!
We have FIVE pairs of tickets to shows at the festival featuring Apres Match, Jason Byrne, Neil Delamere and many OTHERS over the weekend to literally give away.
To enter:
NAME as many comedians AS YOU CAN in the video (above).
Lines MUST close at 3.15pm 4.45pm
No cash, favours, feline-based laughter were given for this post.
Le Gulp.
Daniel Dudek Corrigan writes:
“Everyone complaining about prices in Temple Bar [Dublin]… This is from a random, not too touristy, place in Paris {France]…”
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Asdee, Co Kerry.
Thanks Grainne
Related: Thormanby Road, Howth, Co. Dublin.
(Pix: Oisín Kane)
Senator Ronan Mullen and with his fellow candidates Ben Gilroy, of Direct Democracy Ireland; Thomas Byrne, of Fianna Fáil; Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Independent; Mark Dearey, of the Green Party and TJ Fay and Mark Fitzsmons, both Independents, on RTE Prime Time’s debate of Midlands-North-West MEP candidates last night
You may have caught Senator Ronan Mullen on Prime Time’s second panel debate of the Midlands-North-West MEP candidates last night.
During Senator Mullen’s appearance, he took host Miriam O’Callaghan to task, accusing RTE of bias, censorship and of being too cosy with Government parties – an outburst that earned vocal approval and agreement from Mr Flanagan.
Senator Mullen’s claims came on foot of Senator Mullen and Mr Flanagan’s annoyance over their exclusion from the first panel debate.
This morning, the RTE Player had the debates from last night posted but it stopped short in the second panel’s debate, just before Ms O’Callaghan turns to speak to Mr Mullen and when Mr Flanagan is in mid-sentence – therefore those looking back this morning cannot see Senator Mullen’s outburst.
In total, of the 44-minute video posted, 37.15 minutes consisted of the first panel’s debate, with the remaining seven or so minutes consisting of the second panel’s debate – with the seven or so minutes consisting only of contributions from Thomas Byrne, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and Mark Deary.
The two debates in total were actually approximately an hour and 15 minutes.
Now, in the last few minutes, it appears the Prime Time debate has been removed from the RTE Player entirely.
Prior to the the second panel’s debate, an earlier panel consisted of Senator Lorraine Higgins, from Labour; Cllr Matt Carthy, of Sinn Féin; Mairead McGuinness, Fine Gael MEP; Jim Higgins, Fine Gael MEP; Marian Harkin, Independent MEP; and Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher, Fianna Fail MEP.
The first panel consisted of sitting MEPs and those candidates whose parties, or Independents, who won 10% support or more at the last election – a set-up which prompted complaints from both Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and Senator Mullen.
Anyone?
UPDATE: RTE has since posted the two debates in their entirety.
UPDATE: RTE Player no longer has the debates on its website.
UPDATE:
@RonanMullen @RTE_PrimeTime @kevinbakhurst It’s just a technical glitch Rónán& @RTEDigital & @RTEplayer working very hard to get it up asap
— Miriam O’Callaghan (@MiriamOCal) May 19, 2014
Update:
The technical issue with @RTE_PrimeTime has now been resolved and can be watched in full here: http://t.co/Kuw7DdJ9jz … @rte @rtenews
— RTE Player (@RTEplayer) May 19, 2014
Created by Ranga Vadhineni, Localmint is a site and companion iOS app that lets you find out opening times of shops around you.
It doesn’t sound like something that would be hard to to find using Google, but it surprisingly IS especially when you’re in a hurry.
It’s one of those apps that you’ll have on your phone, forgotten about until the last can is drunk and you need to get to the closest shop still open.
Ranga and his co-founder Oisin Ryan are currently part of the current batch of start ups in the NDRC Launchpad programme and are working to bring their app to the UK and Australia.
The app is available now on the Apple App Store and an Android version is in the pipeline to be released in July.
Do you have an Irish app? Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
