Lisa Garvey writes:
Just wondering if any chance you could do a shout out for my comedy group Ghost Train Willy’s show this week? It’s called Rhubarb Crumble – it’s on in The Civic Theatre [Tallaght, D24] tonight and runs until this Saturday 29th November at 8:15pm. Tickets here.
It’s the comedy tale of a second-rate children’s theatre company, whose members all fantasise about the lives they could have led had they not been held back by each other.
Your analogies are invited.
FAI chief executive John Delaney
The FAI met and they chose,
To ignore the events that arose,
When they threatened to sue,
Those who simply spoke true,
Now they’re bringing it all to a close.
John Moynes
The Taoiseach gets a coding lesson from @laurenboyletech for the #hourofcode : pic.twitter.com/RS3t6s5bUt
— MerrionStreet.ie (@merrionstreet) November 27, 2014
Until you say it is.
Aww.
By photographer and film director, Conor Horgan.
Conor sez:
“I was at the end of the South Wall a few weeks ago, thinking about how Dublin can be such an intimate city – there’s something about the scale of it that lends itself to us being at ease with other, most of the time anyway. I saw two young Brazilian guys enjoying the sunset, and quietly shot a few frames of them. They noticed me and came over, and I showed them what I’d done. One of them asked me to do a shot of both them, and this is what happened. It hadn’t been apparent until then that they were a couple. I love this picture.”
PAC to seek advice of Attorney General on protecting whistleblowers after official submits dossier alleging ministers held Anbacher accounts
— Shane Phelan (@shanephelanindo) November 27, 2014
Meanwhile…
Geraldine Larkin, CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board [Bord na gCon] in the Public Accounts Committee this morning
Breakingnews.ie reports:
“The Public Accounts Committee is today focusing on mismanagement of public money in relation to the purchase of lands for Limerick Greyhound Stadium. A meeting this morning will also look at the knock-on effect of cost overruns on the financial position of Bord na gCon, the commerical state body responsible for the promotion and regulation of the greyhound industry in Ireland. A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General has raised a number of concerns in relation to the Limerick Greyhound Stadium project, which is costing €21m.”
PAC focuses on purchase of lands for Limerick Greyhound Stadium (Breakingnews.ie)
Related: Conflict of interest in greyhound stadium deal (Conor Ryan, Irish Examiner, September 6, 2012)
Watch live here
Kerry footballing legends Colm Cooper (left) and Darragh O’Se
Enda Kenny’s party are considering approaching Colm “Gooch” Cooper to join its panel in the new five-seater constituency. But Micheal Martin’s party is also set to try lure Darragh O Se to its election team, pitting the GAA heroes against each other.
A Fine Gael source said: “We can’t ignore how many votes The Gooch could pull in for us. His dad the late Michael Cooper was chairman of the local Fine Gael Killarney branch. So Colm’s credentials are impeccable..”
A Fianna Fail source said: “We need a female candidate in Co Clare…So it is unlikely he [O’Se] will run in Clare but he would probably run in Dublin and would perform well.”
Illuminati dude.
Pics: irish Mirror
This morning.
Damien O’Connor writes:
Litter outside Stanley Street Council Depot [Dublin 7] for three days now. Is this why we pay property tax?
Lois in Dublin writes:
Our Macy just loves Christmas and she not pleading to be set free .
James Chimney writes:
Currently roaming around Chimney Towers. Styled by Mrs. Chimney. Poor, poor Buster.
Kate Larkin writes:
“Just come on and take the stupid photo!” – ‘Stan’ Larkin
Cliona de Paor writes:
Belle, preparing to decorate the tree…
Lorraine Ward writes:
Rocco J Ward in his lovely Christmas jumper.
Trevor Larkin’s dog.
“Stoked.”
Lorna Power writes:
Erwin Schrödinger’s Christmas spirit is simultaneously alive and dead.Yes that is his name and yes it does sound ridiculous when you call him on the street or when he gets sent post.
Alan Conroy writes:
Poor Parnell, I leave him alone for half a day and this is what happens to him
Does your pet LOVE the Xmas season? Send your pet at Xmas marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’ to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Abtran office in Cork
Company handling post for Irish Water confirms it received information pack smeared with excrement – Gardai called to investigate. #ntfm
— Jonathan Healy (@jonathanhealy) November 27, 2014
Jaykers.
The Irish Examiner reports:
“The company handling customer queries for Irish Water has denied a report that a staff member was “rushed to hospital” after a customer pack including human excrement was received.”
“Cork’s 96FM reports the staff member noticed a cut on his hand, and was brought to hospital, and that another staff member fainted and was also brought to hospital by ambulance.”
“While confirming that an “offensive” item was received yesterday, Abran said no members of staff had been impacted – “other than it being an offensive matter”.”
Meanwhile…
“They have not received over 700,000 letters back it’s more like 600,00 now this IS including the no consent forms, they actually don’t know how many have signed up because ALL the letters are in a warehouse in Cork, so people that have filled in the forms, their PPS details are in an unsupervised warehouse. The reason being is because people sent back sh*t and bangers and other stuff in the letters…”
Part of an anonymous email to Broadsheet on October 31
Irish Water pack containing human excrement sent to call centre staff (Irish Examiner)
Pic: RTE
