Nice graphical front page layout by the Irish Examiner. Kudos for making the point so well.
Kayne West… well, Bill Cosby’s shoes were available to be filled.
#voteTaylor
Spud
+1.
Best front page I’ve seen in ages.
SOQ
+1. It lays out the two big stories yet ties them together. Very creative.
The Old Boy
It’s an excellent layout, top-notch stuff.
Ollie Cromwell
Just a small point.
The two faces are the wrong way around.
Put McCabe on the right and you have perfect symmetry.
giggidygoo
McCourt and Naughten. A photo tells a lot. Like the ‘that’s my boy’ placing of the hand on the shoulder.
Naughten should still be answering questions. The stink hasn’t gone away.
Ooooooooh… that was noisey… 6am Waterford to Dublin ploughed through debris from storm Calllum just outside Thomastown.
Stopped for a minute, pulled off again slowly, but all good again… although I’m not any good at telling speed when all the windows are like shiney blackboards :)
Arrived Kilkenny, driver announced apologies for late arrival/departure.
Train hit a “huge tree” that damaged the front of the train cab, smashing head lights and we’re now running at reduced speed.
Poor guy must’ve got some shock… lifted me a little, sitting in the front cabin all by me lonesome at the time.
Anyhoo, all’s good now… or “fixed now” as Bodger would say :)
Bar the Examiner, most treating the Tribunal as a side story.
The press have been shameful in many ways & this caps it.
Lilly
Really annoying ad for Indo on radio this morning, stuffed with cliches. Good to know they’re engaging a ‘war on beige’ – says it all.
Please
Tiny headline on front page about corrupt Garda chief
Lilly
They’re too busy waging their war on beige.
Please
In fairness that’s also a worthy cause
Next week let’s hope they tackle turquoise
DataGlo
Stop the press, they have decided spicy orange is this year’s hot colour. What kind of tedious minds come up with that crap.
Why do I even care?
the same as those who comment about their campaign on beige etc
DataGlo
Yes, we know you don’t care there in Talbot Street but if you’re going to go to the trouble of advertising on the national airwaves, try to make your ads a little less beige, and maybe tantalise would-be readers with more pressing concerns.
scottser
Irish daily mail lowering the bar again, i see.
The expression ‘shot with balls of their own shite’ comes to mind.
edalicious
+1
Balls of their own shite, indeed.
Ollie Cromwell
Dry your eyes m8.
I’m struggling to see what has offended you so much about the Irish Daily Mail’s front page ?
scottser
ollie, i’m not surprised by the IDM’s tendency to publish the lurid and graphic details of a death rather than putting something newsworthy on the front page. neither am i offended as i didn’t know the parties involved. however, most normal, empathetic folks would find the gory details sensationalised by that rag somewhat distasteful.
but not you, i totally get that.
Why do I even care?
quite
Ollie Cromwell
Newspapers have been putting gory court cases on the front pages for as long as they’ve existed old cock.
Would you rather the headline say ” Elderly farmer killed in handbags at dawn ” ?
scottser
i don’t doubt it ollie. but it’s telling that’s what they ran with on what was undoubtedly an important day, news-wise. they certainly reached their ‘level’.
Ollie Cromwell
If it bleeds it leads.
Selling newspapers since Caxton introduced the printing press to England.
Martco
Are there no consequences now for Callinan?
he could be away to his second home in Portugal on full pension and god knows what other payments playing golf.
For such a heinous thing he should serve time & lose his golden handshake.
Am I correct in thinking he can’t be prosecuted at all?
Vanessa off the Telly
there is nothing to stop a civil action
Unless part of his exit package included full indemnity
AKA another Tax Payer Bailout
Sham Bob
Why is the government’s majority under threat? Did Naughten resign as a TD as well as Minister? Or is it the case that they can’t rely on his vote?
(no news on ANY criminal investigation into the fraud, how much was stolen,by whom)
Lilly
What fraud, Johnny? Any idea why Kieran McLaughlin stepped down.
Okay, I found it since. Former Dallas employee embezzled money.
Lilly
McLoughlin fell on his sword because it happened on his watch. So un-Irish that.
johnny
Put a few bits under Sunday papers, hoping have update next few days,tracking down the lawsuit the AIF filled to try ‘get back’ the missing million (s),he resigned prior to this being made public.
They were aware of this fraud/embezzlement last March,but he only recently resigned as Times Irl was working on the finishing touches to its story.
Its normally the ‘cover up’ that makes everything worse in these situations, in my experience these ‘charity’ frauds and scandals are always under reported at first then…….
Lilly
I heard rumours about this a while ago but didn’t believe them. I’d say an Aer Lingus plane from JFK to the old sod is being boarded this weekend.
johnny
It was well know he was making over 600,000 a year which was justified as worth it, in the sense that he was some super,professional type executive,which clearly he wasn’t.
The much bigger loss is the amount of political capital invested by FG in the AIF,with Enda in Palm Beach and Leo in DC this year, attending events and pressing the flesh,meeting donors.
That loss is much bigger, as this scandal looks to be spinning out of AIF’s control, still no law enforcement, outside agencies….
In the bigger picture, the AIF presented itself as having ‘access’ at the highest levels,the lack off any Ambassador tells you all you need know.
Lilly
He claims to have raised $300m since he took over, so maybe the board felt he was worth it.
Johnny
They had revenue in ‘16 in US of 13 million !
That’s the ahem “impact” not actual dead presidents-post on that coming :)
Thank you just heading grab bite,will try find the actual court docs-not sure if they filed using “AIF” as I could not find them-have them now :)
Thank you.
Lilly
Anything new in them?
Lilly
Johnny, my sources say no way would he be involved in anything untoward.
johnny
Lilly-its a Irish govt supported charity that became aware of this massive fraud in March,he resigned just before this hit the papers.During that time who can tell what was done or not done, but it certainly wasn’t made public.Nor so far have any outside authorities like gosh say the police beenbrought in!
That’s simply awful management,of course it came out, he simply walks way leaving others to clean up his mess ?
This is only start of the ‘story’,how can the Irish govt continue to support such a secretive,non transparent charity,what were they so afraid off or what were they cleaning,covering up ?
Thats a ‘plant’ of a story in IT.The Times will have a decent one Sun.It was well know this week that the Times was working this story,IT and AIF preempted it.
ps-its quite early here for a sat morning,coffee papers:)
johnny
-still tracking down court documents, tried Karla/Carla but still digging-if I have drive Texas I get them.There is a scheduled hearing Oct 18th,I will endeavor to have any Broadsheet readers interested,fully up speed in advance.Going try LexisNexis and Pacer this morning,was in and on Texas court records last nite.
Lilly
Good on you! You’re up early, enjoy your coffee :)
I’m amazed the cops haven’t been called in. The Irish government can’t stop that happening. It’s US citizens who have been keeping the coffers afloat.
johnny
I left Ireland for a few reasons, there was little or no work in my industry being one, another was that awful D4 clubby, insider,small time nepotistic business culture at the upper echelons of Irish business.
In NY at a certain level, its hi yeah great ok,Dodgers win it this year, yeah cool-ok what’s this deal, how much you need,done you got it.
In Dublin,its TEN meetings, where’d you go school, you played SCT you must know,oh wow you played Leinster,hows’ your father, are you related to….
We are going need think about this and get back to you, how’s ….
The AIF is the epitome of an out dated, old Ireland,its a bit like the Late Late from London last night,full corpulent,fraudulent fat old men,hangers on and enablers in suits,which is why I dislike it so much……
Lilly
The photos from their Gala dinners would agree with you!
Ollie Cromwell
” Dublin attracts the most companies, but no sign of ‘Brexodus’ ”
That’s not what the ” experts ” at the Irish Times have been predicting for the last two years.
Newspaper of note mehole.
“Il Santo Padre Francesco ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale dell’arcidiocesi di Washington (U.S.A.), presentata dall’Em.mo Card. Donald W. Wuerl.”
Nice graphical front page layout by the Irish Examiner. Kudos for making the point so well.
Kayne West… well, Bill Cosby’s shoes were available to be filled.
#voteTaylor
+1.
Best front page I’ve seen in ages.
+1. It lays out the two big stories yet ties them together. Very creative.
It’s an excellent layout, top-notch stuff.
Just a small point.
The two faces are the wrong way around.
Put McCabe on the right and you have perfect symmetry.
McCourt and Naughten. A photo tells a lot. Like the ‘that’s my boy’ placing of the hand on the shoulder.
Naughten should still be answering questions. The stink hasn’t gone away.
Ooooooooh… that was noisey… 6am Waterford to Dublin ploughed through debris from storm Calllum just outside Thomastown.
Stopped for a minute, pulled off again slowly, but all good again… although I’m not any good at telling speed when all the windows are like shiney blackboards :)
Arrived Kilkenny, driver announced apologies for late arrival/departure.
Train hit a “huge tree” that damaged the front of the train cab, smashing head lights and we’re now running at reduced speed.
Poor guy must’ve got some shock… lifted me a little, sitting in the front cabin all by me lonesome at the time.
Anyhoo, all’s good now… or “fixed now” as Bodger would say :)
!
All’s good Bodger :)
pics or it never happened! ;-)
Sent to BS :)
Off the leash for the weekend so Clamps.
If only :)
Bar the Examiner, most treating the Tribunal as a side story.
The press have been shameful in many ways & this caps it.
Really annoying ad for Indo on radio this morning, stuffed with cliches. Good to know they’re engaging a ‘war on beige’ – says it all.
Tiny headline on front page about corrupt Garda chief
They’re too busy waging their war on beige.
In fairness that’s also a worthy cause
Next week let’s hope they tackle turquoise
Stop the press, they have decided spicy orange is this year’s hot colour. What kind of tedious minds come up with that crap.
the same as those who comment about their campaign on beige etc
Yes, we know you don’t care there in Talbot Street but if you’re going to go to the trouble of advertising on the national airwaves, try to make your ads a little less beige, and maybe tantalise would-be readers with more pressing concerns.
Irish daily mail lowering the bar again, i see.
The expression ‘shot with balls of their own shite’ comes to mind.
+1
Balls of their own shite, indeed.
Dry your eyes m8.
I’m struggling to see what has offended you so much about the Irish Daily Mail’s front page ?
ollie, i’m not surprised by the IDM’s tendency to publish the lurid and graphic details of a death rather than putting something newsworthy on the front page. neither am i offended as i didn’t know the parties involved. however, most normal, empathetic folks would find the gory details sensationalised by that rag somewhat distasteful.
but not you, i totally get that.
quite
Newspapers have been putting gory court cases on the front pages for as long as they’ve existed old cock.
Would you rather the headline say ” Elderly farmer killed in handbags at dawn ” ?
i don’t doubt it ollie. but it’s telling that’s what they ran with on what was undoubtedly an important day, news-wise. they certainly reached their ‘level’.
If it bleeds it leads.
Selling newspapers since Caxton introduced the printing press to England.
Are there no consequences now for Callinan?
he could be away to his second home in Portugal on full pension and god knows what other payments playing golf.
For such a heinous thing he should serve time & lose his golden handshake.
Am I correct in thinking he can’t be prosecuted at all?
there is nothing to stop a civil action
Unless part of his exit package included full indemnity
AKA another Tax Payer Bailout
Why is the government’s majority under threat? Did Naughten resign as a TD as well as Minister? Or is it the case that they can’t rely on his vote?
and so it begins…
“These are the people who support hundreds of community, political, cultural and charitable organizations, including those like the Ireland Funds which have done so much for reconciliation, charity and the arts in Ireland.”
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/liberal-irish-america-is-not-dead-and-gone-1.3661197
(no news on ANY criminal investigation into the fraud, how much was stolen,by whom)
What fraud, Johnny? Any idea why Kieran McLaughlin stepped down.
Okay, I found it since. Former Dallas employee embezzled money.
McLoughlin fell on his sword because it happened on his watch. So un-Irish that.
Put a few bits under Sunday papers, hoping have update next few days,tracking down the lawsuit the AIF filled to try ‘get back’ the missing million (s),he resigned prior to this being made public.
They were aware of this fraud/embezzlement last March,but he only recently resigned as Times Irl was working on the finishing touches to its story.
Its normally the ‘cover up’ that makes everything worse in these situations, in my experience these ‘charity’ frauds and scandals are always under reported at first then…….
I heard rumours about this a while ago but didn’t believe them. I’d say an Aer Lingus plane from JFK to the old sod is being boarded this weekend.
It was well know he was making over 600,000 a year which was justified as worth it, in the sense that he was some super,professional type executive,which clearly he wasn’t.
The much bigger loss is the amount of political capital invested by FG in the AIF,with Enda in Palm Beach and Leo in DC this year, attending events and pressing the flesh,meeting donors.
That loss is much bigger, as this scandal looks to be spinning out of AIF’s control, still no law enforcement, outside agencies….
In the bigger picture, the AIF presented itself as having ‘access’ at the highest levels,the lack off any Ambassador tells you all you need know.
He claims to have raised $300m since he took over, so maybe the board felt he was worth it.
They had revenue in ‘16 in US of 13 million !
That’s the ahem “impact” not actual dead presidents-post on that coming :)
https://bit.ly/2IU8ogL
Thank you just heading grab bite,will try find the actual court docs-not sure if they filed using “AIF” as I could not find them-have them now :)
Thank you.
Anything new in them?
Johnny, my sources say no way would he be involved in anything untoward.
Lilly-its a Irish govt supported charity that became aware of this massive fraud in March,he resigned just before this hit the papers.During that time who can tell what was done or not done, but it certainly wasn’t made public.Nor so far have any outside authorities like gosh say the police beenbrought in!
That’s simply awful management,of course it came out, he simply walks way leaving others to clean up his mess ?
This is only start of the ‘story’,how can the Irish govt continue to support such a secretive,non transparent charity,what were they so afraid off or what were they cleaning,covering up ?
Thats a ‘plant’ of a story in IT.The Times will have a decent one Sun.It was well know this week that the Times was working this story,IT and AIF preempted it.
ps-its quite early here for a sat morning,coffee papers:)
-still tracking down court documents, tried Karla/Carla but still digging-if I have drive Texas I get them.There is a scheduled hearing Oct 18th,I will endeavor to have any Broadsheet readers interested,fully up speed in advance.Going try LexisNexis and Pacer this morning,was in and on Texas court records last nite.
Good on you! You’re up early, enjoy your coffee :)
I’m amazed the cops haven’t been called in. The Irish government can’t stop that happening. It’s US citizens who have been keeping the coffers afloat.
I left Ireland for a few reasons, there was little or no work in my industry being one, another was that awful D4 clubby, insider,small time nepotistic business culture at the upper echelons of Irish business.
In NY at a certain level, its hi yeah great ok,Dodgers win it this year, yeah cool-ok what’s this deal, how much you need,done you got it.
In Dublin,its TEN meetings, where’d you go school, you played SCT you must know,oh wow you played Leinster,hows’ your father, are you related to….
We are going need think about this and get back to you, how’s ….
The AIF is the epitome of an out dated, old Ireland,its a bit like the Late Late from London last night,full corpulent,fraudulent fat old men,hangers on and enablers in suits,which is why I dislike it so much……
The photos from their Gala dinners would agree with you!
” Dublin attracts the most companies, but no sign of ‘Brexodus’ ”
That’s not what the ” experts ” at the Irish Times have been predicting for the last two years.
Newspaper of note mehole.
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/dublin-attracts-the-most-companies-but-no-sign-of-brexodus-1.3660553
“Il Santo Padre Francesco ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale dell’arcidiocesi di Washington (U.S.A.), presentata dall’Em.mo Card. Donald W. Wuerl.”
http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/10/12/0745/01593.html
-Wuerl resigned, the chap that pulled out the Dublin summit,over sexual abuse cases in Pennsylvania-