25 thoughts on “De Wednesday Papers

  1. Werty

    So the evidence for the “bomb” is a singed plastic bag?

    Terrifying.

    I blame the racists.

    Quick, somebody organise a march or something…

    1. Giggidygoo

      And two AnPost Valentine Day stamps from last year. Those packages would have had to be posted personally more than likely, so a postmistress / postmaster somewhere will have security footage.

  2. Cú Chulainn

    Just saw the headline. Nobody in Ireland writes ‘love Eire’. Either gra, or Ireland. I blame the u-kips..

  3. Ronan

    Ian Rush’s beour is at least 38, if not 39/40. She do be known around Cork.

    Also, Ant n Dec will rhumble on, gong or no gong.

    What was that about Brexit?

  4. eoin

    DOB is worth $4bn (exactly) says Forbes yesterday, down 15% from last year.

    Isn’t his principal source of wealth the Digicel business, which had just $96m of cash on hand at the end of December (which is nothing in a business which has $200m of short term loans). After the results for the business for the quarter ending December were published last week, the Digicel bonds suffered two days of record consecutive declines, though there was a slight recovery yesterday.

    I’d say he’s worth around €200m and the €2m of costs in the recent two court cases will be missed.

    But if he is worth $4bn, why the fupp doesn’t he fund his own Front Line Defenders charity? The one which promotes, erm, journalistic freedom, press freedom and freedom of expression. We, the Irish taxpayer, are giving him millions.

    https://www.forbes.com/profile/denis-obrien/

  5. eoin

    Trocaire launches its Lent donations campaign.

    Is Trocaire still a Catholic charity which withholds funding to medical facilities in developing countries for what most people, as expressed in last year’s referendum, in Ireland regard as healthcare?

    1. Andyourpointiswhatexactly?

      I think the work Trocaire does abroad is quite nuanced. Yes it’s Catholic but I think they’re also pragmatic.

  6. eoin

    That’s some main story in the FT, a normally conservative and sober publication.

    “Northern Ireland faces “grave” consequences from a no-deal Brexit, including a “sharp increase in unemployment”, a reduced choice of fresh food and the risk of social unrest, the head of the region’s civil service has concluded….The UK government said last week that the Northern Ireland economy risked losing out on 9.1 per cent of growth in the next 15 years under a no-deal scenario.”

    1. bisted

      …any type of brexit would end the stalemate in the north and hasten a move towards unity…people along the border have long since given up on the notion of brexit…it will be fudged and abandoned…the dreary status quo will be maintained for another generation and the DUP will claim victory…

  7. eoin

    You go to all the trouble of sending aid to the Brits in their no-deal Brexit Mad Max land with self igniting fire lighters and what happens? They call the guards on you. Ungrateful fuppers, they can freeze to death next month for all I care.

  8. Ron

    Why isn’t anyone talking about the hard border? But but but… didn’t Varadkar and his band of merry Muppets say there will be no border…

    Varadkar will sell this country out for his next gig in Europe or the UN and a return to a border means nothing to him. it’s all about survival of the political filth

    1. Cian

      What if I told you that Varadkar don’t get to choose a hard border or not. That is a decision that the UK will make.

      1. Ron

        @Cian… Sometimes I have to read your comments twice and slowly to process your particular brand of stupid. What if I told you that the decision to appoint Garda Patrols to a border area is everything to do with Varadkar and nothing to do with the UK. You do understand that don’t you? I’m gonna be very honest Cian, I don’t understand your particular kind of stupid but I am impressed by your total commitment to it.

      2. Hugh

        No the EU Will as they will dictate the type of border there will be
        Remember they have final agreement not us
        We are only one of twenty six

  9. Frilly Keane

    Lads
    Eoin
    You too Spag

    Ye’re on fire this morning
    What was it
    An extra shot
    Or wha’

    Lemme have what ye’re having

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