RTÉ 2FM’s Off The Ball Second Captains Game On is back in the Aviva Lansdowne Road Nua Fan Studio tonight ahead of Sunday’s rugby international with England.

Broadcasting loive from 7pm in front of 50 Ireland fans, host, Hugh Cahill oversees a panel comprising Shane “Munch” Byrne, Alan Quinlan, Kevin McLaughlin, Gary Murphy and Bryan Cullen.

All fanboy no girl?

FIGHT

RTÉ Aviva Fan Studio

Earlier: Rose & Crown

Meanwhile…

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Ah here.

Thanks Rory Fitzgerald

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Monday night.

Dustin Lance Black at UCD on the May marriage equality referendum.

A memorable speech.

But don’t take our word for it.

Ian Fahy, auditor of the UCD Laaw Society, writes:

I would like to draw your attention to a speech delivered by Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk (2008), Dustin Lance Black at an event to confer him with Honorary Life membership of the UCD Law Society.. Black’s boyfriend, British Diving Champion, Tom Daley also attended the award event.

He delivered an impassioned speech about the strength of storytelling and the effect it can have on winning the upcoming Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland.

It was truly one of the most incredible speeches delivered to the UCD Law Society and has been recognised as such by long standing University officials.

Black is an internationally recognised advocate for Gay rights across the world and took time  to specifically come to Ireland to deliver this speech in the hope of having some impact on the upcoming referendum.

He reminisced about his youth and the struggle he faced with coming to terms with his own sexuality – something that was extremely difficult and dangerous coming from a Mormon-Texan-military family. He called for the youth of Ireland to tell their own stories, something that he claims is the most powerful form of achieving positive change.

My term as Auditor is coming to end, and over my last three years in UCD I have never felt so strongly that an address to our society needed to be published in the national media. I genuinely believe this video if shared can have a real and positive impact upon the Marriage Equality referendum. All I ask is for you to please watch this 18 minute clip (above), and see for yourself.

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Joan Burton. The Taoiseach launching the Low Pay Commission at St Andrew’s Resource Centre in Dublin 2 this morning. The commission is to recommend an appropriate national minimum wage to Government

When he [Enda Kenny]  was asked: “Are you actually worth three-and-a-half grand a week?” the Taoiseach responded: “Very much so.”

He added: “Salaries are down by 40% in the case of the Taoisigh – we’ve cut everything to the bone.”

Forty per cent down?

But €214,187 to €185,350 is a 13.46% decrease

Anyone?

Taoiseach: Am I worth €3,500 a week? Very much so! (Irish Examiner)

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bikes

Not just any old bikes.

Tara writes:

I know you don’t normally do this but..My Aunt and Uncles house on Barton Road, Rathfarnham [Co Dublin] was broken into on Monday between 10am – 3 pm and both of my uncle’s precious motorbikes were taken from their garage.

He’s nearly 70 and still out riding every weekend, or he was until some heartless little sod stole them. He is the first to help out any newcomers to the sport and to lend his bikes to those without, he probably would have lent it to them if they’d just asked.

If anyone has any information or see them advertised please get in touch. Blue: Honda XR 250 with cylinder removed with Husky WP forks. Red: Yamaha WR 250F Blue with blue hand guards They mean a huge amount to him and won’t be easily replaced. Thank you.

Anyone?

Anyone?

Previously: Stop That

UPDATE:

UPDATE:

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Guillote writes:

It’s landed…in Ballymun

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