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Baz: The Lost Muslim,

Trailer for a two part series [beginning on RTÉ2 next Tuesday, December 15, at 10pm] featuring Emmy-winning Baz Ashmawy and billed as a ‘personal journey into Islam – the faith of his late Egyptian father, into which he, himself, was born, but which he has never really understood… until now’.

Thanks Anne Louise Foley

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Cork camogie captain Ashling Thompson

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The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ One at 10pm.

Rayna Connery writes:

Recently married Ulster and Ireland rugby international Tommy Bowe will tell Ray all about his time at the Rugby World Cup and his plans for the future. Irish comedy rap act Abandoman will join Ray for a chat and a very special performance of their award-winning comedy routine. All-Ireland winning Cork Camogie captain Ashling Thompson will speak honestly about her experiences on and off the field. Fresh from appearing on Jools Holland’s show, Dublin based trad band Lynched will be performing a track from their album “Cold Old Fire.”

Previously: Cork camogie captain discusses depression and urges others not to hide their feelings

 

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The falling aiport Santa TV3 kid, Christmas 2010

‘Real Sam’ writes:

As I have no friends would your readers save me the bother of making up quotes [for a college project]. The question:  Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Four Years Ago? Better off can also mean happier, more content, self-medicated, etc.

Anyone?

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They love this time of year.

Jenny writes:

The Tiny Christmas-Loving Pup – Rico…

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Lorraine Culligan writes:

Rocco dry humping the tinsel and getting caught…every year.

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Stephen Breslin writes:

Can you spot the dog who hasn’t been able to trust penguins since he saw the [dog pestering] The Wrong Trousers (1993)…? A wary Sam and a terrified Fluke…

Earlier: Silent Night

My pet at Xmas to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’. A gift for every posted pet.

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From top: Denis O’Brien; Red Flag Pr consultancy’s logo

In the High Court.

Denis O’Brien’s conspiracy case against Red Flag for allegedly undermining Digicel’s public offering continues…

Senior Counsel Michael Collins said in Mr O’Brien’s first affidavit he said he hired “professional investigators” to carry out inquiries about the source of a possible campaign against him.

He said it later turned out that it was an accountant in Kiev who simply carried out a “one-man desk search” for media stories that were publicly available.

…In a subsequent statement he said the Red Flag involvement was revealed to him after a USB stick arrived on his desk anonymously.

Mr Collins said the USB stick “simply materialised on his desk like Doctor Who’s Tardis”.

He said a USB stick marked for his attention could not have simply arrived on his desk in his office at his business headquarters in Grand Canal Street as Mr O’Brien claims because it would have to have been delivered to someone or gone through security.

“It is inconceivable that someone just waltzed into his office and left it there yet there was no record of how it was delivered,” Mr Collins told the court.

Lawyers say O’Brien’s statements implausible (RTÉ)

(RollingNews)

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