Yearly Archives: 2016

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Former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter

Mr Shatter said that when he and he wife tried to “get away from all of this” for a holiday in France after his resignation he was “subjected to a tirade from an Irish guy” who had travelled on the same flight.”

Alan Shatter ‘spat at’ and ‘abused’ after leaving minister role (irish Times)

‘sheet reader ‘Bonkers’ writes:

I’m sure you have seen the story on RTÉ and elsewhere about Alan Shatter saying he was spat at in public and abused “in an airport in another country”.

I can’t be 100% certain but he might have been referring to myself who challenged him in Gatwick Airport over his handling of the Garda whistleblowers. If it is myself he is referring to then, in my honest opinion, he is engaging in spin.

I addressed him respectfully as Deputy Shatter and asked him why he hadn’t taken [Garda whistleblower] Maurice McCabe’s complaints seriously.

Rather than engage with me and explain that he had (as he is now claiming) his immediate response was to go on the attack by saying “Who the fuck are you?”.

I was taken aback by this and as we got on the escalator in Gatwick I turned around and replied “I’m just a voter who was wondering how the Minister for Justice got taken down by a hippy builder in a pink shirt” (referring to Mick Wallace being instrumental in his resignation)

At this point Shatter was seething, I had made my point and left. But in no way was the conversation one of abuse, I approached him politely and asked a question to which he replied with expletives.

If anything he was the one abusing me and it certainly wasn’t the type of language you would expect out of a man whose is supposed to represent the people.

Anyway that’s just my own experience of asking Alan Shatter a question. It does amaze me how he has spun the incident a full 180 degrees though and its taken as fact by RTÉ and other media organisations….

FIGHT!

Rollingnews

bingo

Eurovision 2016 bingo.

It’s a douzy.

Cormac Flynn writes:

I’m the guy who did the Marriage Equality Bingo game last year.. Having the code lying around, I thought I’d glue some sequins to it to create Eurovision Bingo.

You can play online – with a special surprise for a full house – but it’s really made to be printed [at link below] and played with friends. You can print up to 20 random cards at a time…

Eurovision Bingo Card

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This afternoon.

Fatima Halawa (Ibrahim Halawa’s sister) highlight Ibrahim Halawa’s 1,000th day in prison.

Ibrahim is a 20-year-old Irish Student who is facing the death penalty after being detained illegally in Egypt.

Previously: Ibrahim Halawa on Broadsheet

Leah Farrell/Rollingnews

Meanwhile…

Ibrahim

Via Duroyan Fertl

Free Ibrahim Halawa (Facebook)

thom

‘sup?

Gavin Feiritear writes:

Lovely 35mm surprise from Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead just dropped on our doorstep today!

We’re gonna squeeze in the music video for ‘Daydreaming’ on 35mm before selected screenings at the Light House Cinema [Smithfield, Dublin 7] this weekend.

Tonight: 5.45pm – Everybody Wants Some: 6.10pm – Green Room Saturday:  4.45pm – Everybody Wants Some 6.50pm – Green Room 9.00pm – Green Room.

Be sure to arrive on time to catch it…

Light House Cinema

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This afternoon.

Rob writes:

Dublin city from the Blue Light [Barnacullia, Sandyford], at the foot of the Dublin mountains…

Meanwhile…

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This afternoon.

Daniel writes:

Beautiful MSC Splendida, the largest cruise ship ever to visit Dublin port. At over 330 m long and 60 m high, she’s very close in size to the USS Voyager (sans warp nacelles…). And a great day for it, too!

poligravytrain

In place of the usual advertised programme [Frilly Keane’s normaL column].

A Night At The Áras

‘Transcribed’ by Frily Keane and illustrated (above) by PoliticalMoose

(Practice yere accents)

FF: “Excuse me, no, that’s where I sit Leo.”

LV: (Tries to snort but ends up sneezing) “Ok Mother.”

RB: “Watch It! Will you … you’re supposed to be a doctor” ( slyly slides FFitz’s scarf across the snot on his shoulder)

FF: “No need for that, you just need to act like a grown up now Dr Leo, so go down there by that other Northsider …what’s his name again?”

PD “Finbarr, Tanaithsta.”

RD-CW: “‘scuse me now can I have yere attention before the Prayers, it’s clear some of the new Ministers need to learn to conduct themselves and act classy – knock off this photobombing and shoving colleagues out of the way. It’s making ye look pushy and…”

KZ: “What are you …. I take offence at been accused of been pushy in any way … I’m quite camera shy actually.” (A chorus of sniggers, giggles and ha!’s rings around the Phoenix Park)

MMOC: “Jesus Christ, she’s still giving out … I told you I thought t’was just senior ministers.”

MC: “Ah sur t’was all a bitta nathin’ … plenty more goes’ for ye all ahead.”

MMOC: “What about that Heather’wan there…bloody well blocking everyone out’ve the way ….What else could I do but bend out.”

MN: “Over … more like … now that Oliva Mitchell taught you right … oh she did, so she did ooover there in that Mmmaunt Aaaan’val ya call it .. isn’t that right?”Continue reading →