Tomorrow’s Sunday Independent.
Yes. That Alison O’Riordan.
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Ah, Now.
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Today’s Irish Times magazine.
We don’t care if he is one of Ireland’s hottest young Irish fashion designers.
We are not wearing a doily.
(As chosen by Miriam O’Callaghan and voted by the Late Late Show viewers)
“I want to see Ireland – North and South – the wounds of violence healed, play its rightful role in a Europe that will, for all Irish people, be a shared bond of patriotism and new endeavour.
“I want to see Ireland as an example to men and women everywhere of what can be achieved by living for ideals, rather than fighting for them, and by viewing each and every person as worthy of respect and honour.”
John Hume, Nobel speech.
That do not include an opinion on Ireland’s Greatest – The Ones That Got Away, above.
Taken from the New York Times’ Crib sheet:
1. Osama bin Laden is reportedly “living in relative comfort” in a house, not a cave. He got tired of stalactites and waiting for the cable guy to show up.
2. Chilean miners seeking payday break secrecy pact. Pinky swears don’t count that far below ground.
3. Unexpected revenue streams: Elin Nordegren’s reported divorce payout is $110 million; Russell Brand says that sleeping with Kate Moss in 2006 is what made him famous.
4. Tony Curtis was buried with his iPhone, a Percoset and seven packs of Splenda. Tony’s heaven is one big “Sex and the City” episode.
5. First “unabashedly comic novel” wins a Booker Prize. Helen Fielding’s cigarette burns a large hole in restaurant tablecloth.
6. Ken Buck, Colorado Senate candidate, likens gay people to alcoholics. Either can get you a show on Bravo.
7. The actor Andrew McCarthy named travel journalist of the year. Paul Theroux goes to his agent’s office, peevishly re-enacts scenes from “Weekend at Bernie’s.”
8. Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general, supports legalization of marijuana. It’s Tiparillos she despises.
9. The leader of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, on gay marriage, at New York gubernatorial candidate debate: “… if you want to marry a shoe, I’ll marry you.” Gay men marrying their shoes: Yes.
Back at 9am, Tuesday, with intermittent posting in between.
Leaving the training ground today, minutes after that photograph.
Football’s Greatest U-Turners (The Mail)
(PA)
Well, there’s you.
And some of the newsreaders.
And, hey, look at all the orange shirts.
Wayne Rooney, and the gaffer (in a photo released by Manchester United this morning), after signing a five-year contract with the club this morning.
Below: Ronan and Yvonne in Australia on Tuesday ‘unaware’ their ‘happiness’ was being photographed. Is she actually making a fist?
From Aran, the Animal Rights Action Network:
“Today a long time member and supporter of Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN), based in Dublin, who wishes to remain anonymous, has just contacted the organisation to offer the genuine cash reward (10K) for information leading to the arrest and successful conviction of the person(s) responsible for the horrific torment and purported killing
of an Australian marsupial in the Clarion Hotel, Liffey
Valley, Dublin.ARAN are calling on members of the public at large, and indeed those who attended the party that night, to contact the organisation immediately/directly with information leading to the successful conviction of anyone involved with the incident. ARAN’s donor wishes to remain anonymous, but has stepped forward with complete and utter disgust that such an unwarranted, cruel and depraved act of animal
abuse occurred.“I want to get the monster responsible for this act of cruelty. My country’s national emblem has literally being pissed on in Ireland, most people in Australia are horrified to hear of what has happened, this will no doubt leave Ireland with a bad reputation in my country, said the ARAN supporter who wishes to remain anonymous, please help us find these people.”
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact ARAN on arancampaigns@eircom.net