In Malaysia
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Fifteen-year-old Nora Quoirin; Malaysian police press conference
After 8 hours, no results yet in the postmortem examination on the remains of Nóra Quoirin. It is still ongoing and they will have an update tomorrow morning.
— Jackie Fox (@jackiefox_) August 14, 2019
UPDATE:
RTÉ journalist Jackie Fox told RTÉ’s News At One:
“After eight hours, the police just came out to reporters there within the last few minutes and, speaking in Malaysian, we’re just getting some translation here.
“They said that the post-mortem started at 11.45am [local time] today on the remains of Nora Quoirin and police said that no cause of death has been determined yet after almost eight hours of examination.
“They said that four pathologists are working on it at the moment, including one from Kuala Lumpur hospital. They said that tomorrow they will hold another press conference. They did not give time or detail on that at the moment.
“But we’re still going to have to wait for answers on what happened to Nora Quoirin.”
Pic: Sumisha Naidu
Yesterday: In Malaysia
How Much?
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Got some of Erin’s 5th year books 2nd hand but went into shop with 100 euro to get last *3* books and they wanted €159.65!!! (3 books, yes)!
Am I out of touch?
And I’ve still to get parts of uniform and Finn’s things!
😯😭😭— Janette Revitup (@2RevItUp) August 14, 2019
Jaykers.
Three?
From top: Junior minister at the Department of State, Finian McGrath; Former Labour Party Senator Lorraine Higgins, now a lobbyist with MKC Communications
Thank you Genomics Medicine Ireland for the visit to your campus today in Cherrywood. @GenomicsMed is leading fantastic research studies across Ireland examining the relationship between genetics, health and disease. pic.twitter.com/auPJI9EU03
— Finian McGrath (@FinianMcGrathTD) June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019.
Meanwhile…
This is why ex-politicians are hot property in the PR and lobbying industries. It’s also why they should be banned from those industries for several years after they lose their seat or step down. We’re becoming more and more Americanized. pic.twitter.com/eJ2Labh3gZ
— David Gibney (@davegibney) August 14, 2019
They can’t help it.
Good times.
Previously: Former top civil servant joins MKC Communications
Bussed Up
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Carnegie All
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This morning.
An Post and artist Dorothy Smith mark the legacy of US tycoon Andrew Carnegie whose Carnegie Foundation built libraries across the world including Ireland (above), with a new ‘book’ of stamps.
Charming.
This morning.
Irish Times columnist Kathy Sheridan scolds Young Fine Gael member Killian Foley-Walsh for attending an American conservative youth conference featuring US Vice President Mike Pence.
That’ll learn him.
Kathy Sheridan: Killian Foley-Walsh should shut up and listen (Irish Times)
Previously: Freedom To Be Right
From the Central Statistics Office’s Residential Property Price Index June 2019 report (click to enlarge)
The Central Statistics Office reports:
Residential property prices increased by 2.0% nationally in the year to June. This compares with an increase of 2.6% in the year to May and an increase of 11.9% in the twelve months to June 2018.
In Dublin, residential property prices rose by 0.1% in the year to June, with house prices unchanged and apartments rising by 0.1%. The highest house price growth in Dublin was in South Dublin at 3.6%, while Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown saw a decline of 4.0%.
Residential property prices in Ireland excluding Dublin were 3.9% higher in the year to June, with house prices up by 3.6% and apartments by 6.1%.
The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest rise in house prices was the Border at 14.7%, while the Mid-East recorded a decline of 0.1%.
…Property prices nationally have increased by 83.0% from their trough in early 2013. Dublin residential property prices have risen 92.7% from their February 2012 low, whilst residential property prices in the Rest of Ireland are 81.1% higher than at the trough, which was in May 2013.
Residential property prices rise by 2.0% in the year to June (CSO)
Related: Property price growth cools to six-year low of 2% (The Irish Times)
Top pic: Rollingnews
Uncanning
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Um.
Declan Varley writes:
Your man in The Avengers; Endgame (Jeremy Renner, left) is the dead spit of Galways’ Joe Canning (right).