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The inevitable ‘legals’ from Himself.

Will this ever end?

To: Meagher Solicitors
From: Broadsheet:

Hello there

May we draw your attention to this post today. You will see that we made clear when reprinting the ‘Waterford Whispers News’ article that it (the article) was satire and the website (WWN) is a fake news website.

May we also draw your attention to the definition of defamation in the Defamation Act 2009. Having regard to the context in which we presented the WWN article, no reasonable person could think we were asserting its contents were true. Quite the contrary. Accordingly your client has not been defamed and there are no grounds to remove the article.

Thank you very much

Ooh.

FIGHT!

Earlier: No One Is beyond Satire

Been there? Buy the T-shirt.

Trembly UPDATE:

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A war on two fronts?

Letter received last night by stoic and reasonably-priced ‘sheet web providers Hosting Ireland.

More as we/they/you/all of us get it.

Thanks Will

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‘sup?

This afternoon.

Ireland’s Allen Bertram (above) riding Romanov and USA’s Georgina Bloomberg (second pic) the daughter of the former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg riding Lilli in the Nations Cup [Aga Kahn trophy] watched by President Higgins and Sabina.

More as we get it.

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

Update:

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Neigh!

Ireland, winner of the Nations Cup, from left:  Greg Broderick, Kenny Darragh , Chef D’Equipe Robert Splaine, Allen Bertram and Cian O Connor (boo hiss).

(Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie)

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A satirical study by art history professor John Seed. To wit:

“If the great European artists of the past were alive today, what kinds of statements would they need to write to explain and justify their work?”

Artist’s Statements Of The Old Masters (Amazon)

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In his endless quest for decent vintage jammers Patrick ‘Carspotter’ Cummins revisits Walkinstown, Co Dublin to sniff out two unarguable classics and a deceptively underwhelming Nissan van.

1. Vauxhall Victor: “Found in the same garden as the Fiat 124 Coupe from last week the Victor looks abundantly more salvageable. It would be interesting to find out the reason for two classic icons to be found seemingly abondoned in the same garden. This was the last of the Victor models before the VX name took over in the late 1970s.

2. Triumph Toldeo: “Triumph launched the Toledo in 1970 and aimed it at the small saloon car market. Tax and insurance expired on this Toledo in 1999 so I wonder has it been lying up since then. Perhaps the mechanicals gave up rendering the car in need of restoration and the owner lost interest. The body is in bad shape currently.”

3. Nissan Vanette (1995):” I know it might seem a little underwhelming to submit a mid-90s commercial here but the second generation Vanette doesn’t rear its head too often. This example has seemingly nothing more than a very flat paint job. If the structure isn’t in tatters then this is certainly within the realms of becoming road-worthy again.”

Pics: Patrick Cummins

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This afternoon.

Outside the Amnesty International council meeting being held at the Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin.

Eillen King (above) and other members of the Pro Life Campaign hold an ‘awareness event’ to highlight Amnesty Ireland’s call for the repeal of the 8th Amendment claiming it has nothing to do with the organisation’s founding principles.

Update: Placard lettering reads : ‘Amnesty pushes abortion and stays silent when babies born alive after induced abortions are left to die alone in hospital corridors‘

Yesterday: Meanwhile, At Government Buildings

(Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie)

Thanks Nially

Meanwhile…

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This morning.

President Higgins delivering the opening address at the Amnesty International Council meeting, ‘Campaigning for Human Rights in the Contemporary World’ at CityWest Hotel.

(Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie)

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Earlier: No One Is Beyond Satire

Thanks Ciaran

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“So what’s this about? I’m honestly bemused. If you don’t like a beer, don’t f**king drink it. What on earth gives this person the motivation to go to the effort of getting this [sticker] printed, going down to the shops and putting this on a basket that I packed by hand and sent out into the world?

…I’d like the person who is doing this this to know that they’ve properly pissed off 7 talented homebrewers and me – as an effort to hurt the livelihood of people who learned their craft over years in their kitchens out of crippling obsession and passion, and it is the most lousy thing I can think of…”

Alex Lawes, Head Brewer, Rye River Brewing Company, Kildare-based makers of McGargles.

Recent Attacks On McGargles (Beoir.org)

Thanks Bill

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