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Adenike Yisa, who has two children, was lying on her sofa in the Sandy Row area, at 02:00 on Wednesday, when she heard a loud noise.

A hatchet smashed the livingroom window of her home and landed beside her on the floor. “Seriously, I thought it was gunshots,” she said, adding that all she could do was scream at the top of her voice. “I was so terrified for my children. “I don’t know how someone could be so bitter towards someone…to do something so terrifying to your fellow human being. I don’t know how they’ve been brought up or raised. “Someone shouldn’t be feeling this way. It’s a very bad feeling,” she said, speaking of her fear.

 

Hatchet attack hate crime at city house (UTV News)

Previously: Meanwhile, In East Belfast

Polish Guy Walks Into A Bar In Belfast

With A Childlike Vision Leaping Into View

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Irish Council for Civil Liberties – Know Your Rights

Martin accuses Taoiseach of “washing his hands” of Kanturk eviction (Eoin English, Irish Examiner)

Pic: John Delea

Previously: Meanwhile, In Kanturk

1186171_639264776106176_1795570514_nBUy5jKqCQAAYzYn.jpg_large625485_639333259432661_533492112_nThis two metre long schlong was found washed up on Lahinch beach, Co. Clare over the weekend.

On closer inspection, it turns out to be a formation of goose barnacles attached to a log.

Lahinch folk want to keep it all for themselves.

They’re a bit shellfish, in fairness.

Eyebrows raised in the mystery of the two-metre Lahinch beach langer (James McNamara, Irish Mirror)

Pics: Marguerite Kelly, Burren Geopark

nevan(Chef Neven Maguire in a Restaurants Association campaign being rolled out tomorrow)

Speaking to the Irish Times last week, Michael Noonan siad:

“So in very simple language, if I don’t bring it back I have to find something like €360 million elsewhere.

Noonan added, “when local Government and lobbyists were sending in their pre budget submission, they might suggest who I tax instead to get €360 million”.

However,

An ITIC report states that the cost for restaurants, hotels and tourism visitor fees to the State has cost €90m.

The 9,000 jobs created in tourism and hospitality has saved the Exchequer (welfare bill) €123m.

Noonan’s figures of 15,000 jobs overall then has saved €205m.

Yay!

Not so fast…

VATOh.

Previously: Do You Take Tips?

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