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The Irish Times youth wing want YOU to create the copy for a fantasy horror movie poster about the Irish recession.

Madam was all like ‘what’s a horror movie’ but they got it passed.

And it does bring the LOLz.

But what about movies where the actual title reflect our times and mood. Above is the Broadsheet choice. More of a movie within a movie but you get the drift.

Meanwhile, take eight minutes and watch Doris Magee and the best silent movie ever about our current economic plight.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gAfPWnRvRM

Google has been accused of saving billions of dollars in tax payments by channelling its money through low-tax countries.

Guess who’s among them?

Ireland’s strategy of offering tax incentives to attract multinationals allows companies to shift income out of the country with minimal tax consequences.

Google’s corporate tax rate in the US is 35%. Overseas, it drops to a mere 2.4%.

Google declares that much of its foreign revenue comes from Ireland.

To steer clear of an Irish withholding tax, payments from Google’s Dublin unit are funnelled through Bermuda. But they don’t go directly to Bermuda.

No. First they’re detoured via the Netherlands, because Irish tax law exempts certain royalties to companies in other EU- member nations. This Amsterdam-based subsidiary lists no employees.

It’s called a ‘Dutch Sandwich’.

Inevitably, the US will tell Ireland to plug this loophole.

At which point Google may well take its business elsewhere.

Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes (Bloomberg)

You’re reporting outside the House of Commons and some geezer’s stuck his poster behind you. You have two choices. You can walk away. Or you can go a bit Cleese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Ye06r2_n8&feature=player_embedded

‘Loosing it’, indeed. Nick explains all on his blog:

“I have a confession. After the news was over, I grabbed the sign and ripped it up – apparently you can watch video of my sign rage in full glorious technicolour on the web. I lost my temper and I regret that. However, as I explained afterwards to the protesters who disrupted my broadcast, there are many opportunities to debate whether the troops should be out of Afghanistan without the need to stick a sign on a long pole and wave it in front of a camera.”

Why?

It’s like cyber bullying, dude

Bullshit

No, it is. I’ve looked it up.

But she once posed as a beggar.

Chill. Everyone does. It’s how you get into journalism, bro’.

And then she wrote this: “It may not be the most honest way to earn some cash, but if you throw the remains of your begging bowl together with some social welfare, a night out on the town can be had at the expense of the nation’s kind-hearted souls.”.

Oh.

Back at 9am.

(Pic mash-up by Boards.ie contributor Stephen P)


We’d like to see him tr-

Hang on.

That’s the same name as ours.

Can he do that?

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Paddy Cullivan and co-writer Ryan last night in The Sugar Club launching the five-song ep, We Are Where We Are.

Where We Are: Contributing to a ‘fun news’ website.

Where Ryan is: Up the arse of the Kennedy family.

Where The Bearded Dude Is: You mean, spiritually?

Location Update: See Comments.

(Paddy Cullivan)