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The story so far.

Well that’s that. Quite frankly, we’re all cried out here. Many thanks to everyone who sent in pix.

Broadsheet hearts 2009.

1. Anglo Irish Bank, Stephen’s Green: ‘Nope. Still there.’ (Klepto)

2. Bentleys TownHouse Restaurant, Stephen’s Green: ‘Ah, Bentleys. More of a Skoda, really!’ (Gastronaut)

3. McDonald’s, Bray Town Hall: ‘It’s still there but I try to pretend it’s not. “Come Friendly recession and fall on Maccers, For turning tastebuds into knackers”. Thank yew.’ (The Harbour Barfly)

4. St Luke’s, Drumcondra: ‘Bertie Ahern’s old constituency office. You can still see where the tentacles used to burrow into the underbelly of Irish society.’ (CupboardGirl)

5. Hughes & Hughes, Dundalk: ‘Good news here. It reopened earlier this month!’ (orig. Kenneth Wilson)

6. Dell, Limerick: ‘When the carpark was full’. (DirtyDog)

7. Nirvana Headshop, Capel St, Dublin: ‘Nnnnnngh, coz now we’ve all had to go back on de geear!’ (Seamus Hayes)

8. The Montrose Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin: ‘Now owned by Nama or should I say us!’ (Stephen Devine)

9. Premier Blinds, Bray, Wicklow: ‘Gone. And now there’s a ‘cash for gold’ place there. Sad. Sad. Sad.’ (Mountaineer)

10. Leon Cafe, Wicklow Street, Dublin: ‘Great coffee, cosy atmos, overpriced cakes. RIP’ (MarsupialFeatures)

11. Road Records, Fade St., D2: ‘Downloads or High-fidelity style snobbery?’ (Sonic)

12. The Bridge Tavern B&B, Wicklow: ‘The only pub I know that hasn’t rebranded or simply changed management’ (Kealan Blaney)

13. Bang Cafe, Merrion Row, Dublin: ‘Bang, boom back’ (The GF)

14. Starbucks, Dalkey: ‘The famous Dalkey Starbucks.’ (Stephen)

15. Mint, Ranelagh, Dublin: Dylan McGrath’s old restaurant. The first place we thought of when we came up with this idea.

16. The Elysian, Cork: ‘Ireland’s tallest building. Michael O’Flynn’s luxury apartment complex opened September 2008. (ouch). Could not have been a worse time’. (Barney Magee)

17. Budget Travel, Bachelor’s Walk, Dublin: ‘All gone. This one’s a discount bookshop now.’ (Karl M)

18. The Irish Glass Bottle Site, Dublin: ‘The ultimate folly and the straw that broke the tiger’s back’. (Dirty Dog)

19. EP Mooney, Naas Road, Dublin: ‘Showrooms and forecourt empty now’ (Gobnait O’Lunacy)

20. Morrissey’s Family Butchers, Wexford Street, Dublin: ‘Just because it had been there for donkey’s. No pun intended, not getting at anything there’. (Suzanne Kirk)

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She’s launching a new modelling agency.

To teach a new generation of lovely girls how to hold a snake/oversized-mobile phone/flat jockey, etc. with poise and grace.

One day they will build a statue to her in Stephen’s Green.

In the meantime, this gallery will have to do.

(Photocall Ireland)

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At UCD last night.

“Tell people the truth. Say what has to be done. And then say how we will get out of this”. We’ve got to get our mojo back.”

Now. Where the chicks at?

There Is Nothing Wrong With Us That We Can’t Fix (Irish Times)

(Photocall Ireland)

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Derek ‘Claridge’s’ Quinlan, Nama property developer (he owes €600 mil – half to Anglo), resident of Switzerland and former, cough, splutter, tax inspector, is selling his Shrewsbury Road home. Don’t worry he owns two others.

The Irish Times is, of course, positively drooling:

Quinlan’s house, Derrymore, is in mint condition and extends to about 465sq m(5,005sq ft). Three spacious interconnecting reception rooms lead off the hall, which itself is large enough to accommdate the owner’s Steinway baby grand piano. A double drawingroom has steps leading down to a grand dining room with wall panelling (above) by Queen Elizabeth’s nephew Viscount Linley.

OK. Enough. Where’s that frickin’ cement truck?

Derek Quinlan Sells Up (Irish Times)