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Yikes!

Rory writes:

Yesterday it was revealed that climate records have been shattered worldwide. I think that an important subject related to this is how much Ireland will be fined if it does not reducec arbon emissions to acceptable levels.

Brendan Howlin has previously stated that said fines could run into 100s of millions of euro.

But this article suggests the fine could be as much as 2 billion. And this is not taking into account the economic costs of 1-2 billion for agri sector by mid century due to climate change itself.

So how much could Ireland be fined?

Anyone?

Save Poolbeg.

Graph: Environmental Protection Agency

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A comedy ‘short’.

From Rob Reeves, who writes:

I’m currently doing a series of 12 comedy sketches/short films in the hopes of getting a show commissioned. I’d love if your readers  could check out one or more of the three already completed [see also below’. They’re all 3-5 minutes long and have received a great response so far at screenings around Dublin.

Also:

One Dying Woman

The Things We Do For Love

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Donough ‘Pencil Robot’ O’Malley writes:

I’ve been illustrating scenes from over the summer. the good, the bad, and the ugly. I thought your readers might recognise this scene particularly from Dublin( with all the young tykes taking to the waterways in the heat. Other illustrations from the series ‘I drew what you did last summer’ can be found here

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvXtPk8gjYE

A recently aired segment of Turkish TV channel ATV’s Ana Haber news programme, a reporter reads from a notebook of ‘secret codes’ allegedly found in the trash of Gülenists and used in the anti-Erdogan coup.

They’re Grand Theft Auto IV cheat codes.

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Meanwhile…

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Above from left: Liam van Der Spek, Grace Williams and Dearbhla Quinn all from Labour Youth

This afternoon.

Turkish Embassy, Raglan Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Members of Labour Youth deliver a letter of protest against the detention of 13 CHP Youth activists in Turkey this week. The arrests came two weeks after the purported coup against Turkish president Erdogan

CHP Youth are the youth wing of the secularist Republican People’s Party Republican People’s Party, who are the Labours sister party in Turkey.

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Andy Byrne writes:

I know you don’t usually partake in things like this, but my wife’s bike appears to have been stolen sometime last night from the shed. It was, and likely still is, a silver Specialized commuting bike (as above) and has mudguards and a back rack. It was savagely taken from Artane [Dublin 5]. Any help in getting it returned is appreciated :)

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Some of the 124 before and after photos released by Aleppo’s Olympia Restaurant showing the devastation of a once beautiful Syrian city by four years of bombing, looting and the destruction of historic monuments.

More

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Propercorn: Tasty

Last Thursday, with THREE boxes of mixed Propercorn flavours (a THREE month supply) to give away, we asked YOU to create your own Propercorn popcorn flavour blend.

You answered in your tens.

Runners up:

Didierdrogba55: “My own Propercorn flavour would involve a controversial blend of coffee and cigarettes. Perfect for first thing in the morning.”


Munkfisht:”My own Propercorn flavour combination would involve a controversial blend of salt tears and disappointment when I don’t win.”

Bobby J: “My own popcorn flavour combination would include a controversial blend of Oreo and bacon.”

Kolmo:“My own Propercorn flavour combination would involve a controversial blend of Blu Wkd and the merest hint on the nose of John Player Blue smoke, it’d be like a crunchy bag of memories from when you first met your spouse, started a life together, had the kids, loud, loud kids, got lumbered with an anvil of a mortgage around your neck for a poorly built house, in a far off-town – ah…then you finish the popcorn bag, snap out of it, toss it in the bin and go for a walk – happy days.”

Boj: “My own Propercorn flavour combination would involve a controversial blend of smoked salmon and Greek yoghurt. It’s creamy savoury & salty…mmmm.”

Essexhian: ‘My own Propercorn flavour combination would involve a controversial blend of shrimps and Marmite’. Yum Yum, Shake yer bum!”

And the winner is…

Sheila Larkin: “My own Propercorn flavour combination would involve a controversial blend of soy sauce and chopped fresh chilli. FYI I love popcorn. I would eat a self-refilling bowl of popcorn if it was put in front of me.”

Sheila wins a three month supply of Propercorn.

Thanks all.

Propercorn

Previously: You’re Twisting My Honeycomb

Thanks Tara Walsh