Screen Shot 2015-06-05 at 09.53.38Tallaght Hospital

Paul Cullen, of the Irish Times, reports:

“Tallaght hospital has expressed regret over a delay which resulted in a 102-year-old woman spending more than 26 hours on a trolley in its emergency department this week.”

“The woman, who has a history of heart attack, arthritis and high blood pressure, was given a blood transfusion while on the trolley in the emergency department.”

Woman (102) spends 26 hours on trolley in Tallaght hospital (Irish Times)

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Thierry Henry (left) and Sepp Blatter

Supporters of soccer will say,
That sport teaches children fair play,
If the other side cheats,
You’re in for some treats,
Shut up and enjoy your pay day.

John Moynes

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Eamon Dunphy (top) and John Delaney in Poznan Slovakia, Poland in 2012

“I think it suggests it was a bit late to the Sopranos. Tony decides that this fella is annoying me, he is giving me grief. He reaches for the cheque book, signs the cheque. There’s $5m, we’ll make it a loan. If you don’t qualify for the next World Cup, will you shut up?

“And John Delaney took it. If John Delaney was chancing his arm, and I think he was, then I think most Irish people would say fair play to him provided the money went into Irish soccer.”

Eamon Dunphy on the ‘Hand of Wad’ controversy.

Alternatively…

“How could anyone with any soul or simple respect for their fellow-man put a price on the heartache suffered by Dunne, those fabulous fans and a sport craving probity? How could the FAI consider with a straight face investing that Fifa “loan” into any stadium used by players who dream of reaching a World Cup?
As somebody remarked the day after the game: “It’s not about money. This is about sporting integrity.” Who said that? Step forward John Delaney, chief executive of the FAI…”

Henry Winter, Daily Telegraph Football Correspondent.

FIGHT!

Thierry Henry’s handball was shameful – but FAI’s crime was a betrayal (Henry Winter, Daily Telegraph)

Fifa corruption crisis: pressure mounts on FAI over €5m payment – live (Guardian)

How John Delaney Sleepwalked Into Fifa Crisis (Goal.com)

Yesterday The Fifa Palm-Off

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This morning.

Dublin Club Guide, a website aimed at ‘making it much easier for Dublin clubgoers to decide where they want to go’ has just gone live.

Founder Graham Phillips writes:

‘At present, the market is completely saturated with misinformation, wrong information and in some cases, no information about what Dublin’s nightlife can provide consumers. We feel that this is very bad for businesses in Dublin as choice is being hampered with the absence of clear and precise information to allow the consumer choose where they would like to go’
We are a new start-up company and as a 23-year-old year old, I felt that there was a gap in the market that needed to be plugged and solved.’

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