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What you may need to know:

1. SWAT officer Kate Macy (Emily Blunt) tracks a Mexican drug lord with the help of mercenary Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro).

2. Nice trailer. Great cast.

3. From Incendies (2010) to Prisoners (2013) and psychological headscratcher Enemy (2013), director Denis Villeneuve has a very impressive track record.

4. A record which will likely be broken by the upcoming Blade Runner sequel. Some things should be left alone.

5. Benicio is looking like Brad Pitt after a rough night on the sauce.

6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Traffic 2: Stuck in Traffic.

Release Date: September 25.

(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)

Puerto Rico’s governor [Alejandro García Padilla], saying he needs to pull the island out of a “death spiral,” has concluded that the commonwealth cannot pay its roughly $72 billion in debts, an admission that will probably have wide-reaching financial repercussions.

Puerto Rico’s Governor Says Island’s Debts Are ‘Not Payable’ (New York Times)

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Sunday Independent writer Carol Hunt on the plinth outside Leinster House this morning as it’s announced that she’s standing for the ‘Independent Alliance’ in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Meanwhile…

Related: The reason why I’m thinking of running for Ross (Carol Hunt, Sunday Independent, March 22, 2015)

Pic: TJ_Politics

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“One of the great things about the old Late Late Show was not knowing who the guests were until they appeared on screen, it kept the whole thing lively, so I just thought well how would it be if the host didn’t know who they were until they walked out either. Every time I thought about it, it just made me laugh so…………let’s see ! Doing it front of a live audience is the key for me, it all seems like good unpredictable fun.”

Tommy Tiernan (above)

The Tommy Tiernan Show a new ‘mystery guest’ chat show on RTÉ 2fm, starting this Saturday [and every Saturday in July] at 1pm broadcast LIVE from The Sugar Club on Leeson Street, Dublin 2. Tickets are free but limited and “booking is essential” (tommy@rte.ie).

Pic: Tony Kinlan

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