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‘Jonnie Marbles’: the comedian and activist who attacked Rupert Murdoch (Guardian)
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In the aftermath of the alleged PayPal hack, sixteen suspected members of the Anonymous collective were arrested by the Feds yesterday morning in various US states.
The Department of Justice, in announcing the arrests and more than 35 search warrants in the case, said the case stemmed from an alleged cyberattack on the website PayPal over its action against controversial group WikiLeaks, one of the inspirations for the hacker group Anonymous.
They are charged with various counts of conspiracy and intentional damage to a protected computer, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Each count of conspiracy carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
16 Suspected ‘Anonymous’ Hackers Arrested in Nationwide Sweep (Fox News)
Eoghan O’Dea from Dalkey, Co. Dublin is currently leading the main event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. There are 10 players remaining from a starting field of 6,865 with a top prize of $8.7 million on offer.
You can watch a live stream of the final table here.
Irish Poker Boards
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ISRAELI foreign ministry officials have dismissed as “baseless” claims by organisers of the Gaza-bound flotilla that Israel was responsible for damage to the Irish ship MV Saoirse [lower pic], docked in Turkey.
Roni Bar-On, a member of Israel’s Knesset parliament from the opposition Kadima party, welcomed the latest setback to the effort to breach Israel’s maritime blockade on Gaza, terming it “the hand of God”. Earlier this week, activists also blamed Israel for sabotage to the Greek-Swedish ship Juliano , which was docked in Greece.
Some 300 international activists, including Irish citizens, are due to set sail in the coming days from Mediterranean ports in up to nine vessels from the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Sweden and Greece.
Israel Denies Damaging Irish Ship Bound For Gaza Flotilla (Irish Times)
Previously: Live From The Damaged MV Saoirse
A man has been arrested after he stabbed a garda, hijacked his jeep and went on the rampage in Cork Airport, hijacking a second vehicle.
The man was overpowered at Cork Airport after he broke through the security fence there and rammed several vehicles.
The man produced a knife to a garda who stopped him on Patrick St in Cork city centre at around 4.30pm. He slashed the garda across the face, hijacked his garda jeep and drove off, ramming several other vehicles and forcing terrified shoppers to dive for cover.
Man Held After Garda Attack, Hijackings (RTE News)
(pic: John Peavoy)
On tonight’s Prime Time, a slew of new details regarding former Anglo Irish Bank CEO, David Drumm’s financial dealings emerged in the light of his current bankruptcy case in the States.
Here’s the best one (drum roll): David Drumm has received a tax rebate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners to the tune of €11,886.95.
David Drumm. Tax rebate. €11,886.95.
We’ll just leave that there.
David Drumm/Sean Dunne Report (Richard Downes, Prime Time)
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The Garda intend to close streets across large areas of Dublin city, impose a no-parking zone on more than 50 roads for almost a week and conduct a stop-and-search operation on motorists and pedestrians as part of the security operation for the Queen’s visit.
During the four days of the Queen’s visit, between May 17th and 20th, the N7, N4 and M50 will be completely closed at times.
Panti is having a Eurovision party with Jean Byrne. We’re so there.