Author Marian Keyes

“I only read women. I know that men write books. But their lives are so limited. It’s such a small and narrow experience,

Their literature just really can’t match anything written by a woman. I just think ‘**** off’.

I’m tired of women being treated as second-class writers.

If a man is really, really good and I can believe the glowing reviews have any basis in fact, then I will read the occasional one but not really, no, not when there’s so many fabulous women.”

Marian Keyes, promoting her new novel Grown-Ups this week

Gulp.

Author Marian Keyes has confessed she only reads books written by women because she feels men’s lives are too limited (MailOnline)

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Meanwhile…

Fianna Fáil justice spokesman and barrister Jim O’Callaghan advised Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams

This morning.

Via Independent.ie:

Mr O’Callaghan yesterday led his party’s attacks on Sinn Féin over its handling of the Paul Quinn murder.

But the Irish Independent has learned the TD, who also works as a barrister, was hired by former Sinn Féin president Mr Adams to act in a defamation action against a national newspaper.

According to court filings, Mr O’Callaghan helped draft a statement of claim for Mr Adams

…Asked how he could square his representation of Mr Adams with his stance on Sinn Féin, Mr O’Callaghan defended his actions. He referenced the code of conduct of the Irish Bar which prohibits discriminating in favour of or against any person availing of their services.

Good times.

Revealed: FF TD’s work on legal case for Gerry Adams (Indpendent.ie)

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 A short by Luis Usón and Andrés Aguilar for Equadorian studio MATTE CG wherein the monotonous afterwork life of Groompy – the lead rabbit in a cartoon series – is suddenly interrupted by the appearance of the object he desires most.

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Ballot boxes ready to go to polling stations ahead of voting tomorrow in the Generel Election

Please think hard before you all choose
What to do with your ones and your twos
It’s important to note
That a later vote
Won’t decide who will win or who’ll lose

John Moynes

Rollingnews

In fairness.

This afternoon.

Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Luke McDermot from Mulhuddart with Mason Flood (in buggy) from Tyrelstown lets it rip outside Fingal County Council’s Blanchardstown offices protesting over the housing crisis.

Later…

Don’t be ashamed, Luke.

It’s good to vent.

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From left: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald during the final TV leaders’ debate at the RTÉ studios in Donnybrook, Dublin on Tuesday night

This evening.

Via An Phoblacht:

RTÉ provided Fianna Fáil with advance notice of the topics for the RTÉ Leaders’ Debate on Tuesday, An Phoblacht can reveal.

Correspondence seen by An Phoblacht shows that an e-mail outlining the main questions and topics was provided to Fianna Fáil at 1.24am on Tuesday morning.

However Sinn Féin, who only received an invite to the debate on Monday after widespread public outrage over their exclusion, did not receive similar information until 13 hours later, despite repeated requests

Anyone?

Exclusive: RTÉ provided Fianna Fáil advance notice of Leaders’ Debate questions (An Phoblacht)

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Thanks Vanessa

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