College Humor imagines what it would be like if Apple ‘gave us the features we truly deserved’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0gl18v5ouU&app=desktop
Do we?
Really?
Tom writes:
“Have you reported on Coolock’s favourite son Baldy? He films his fight talk supposedly on an iphone he pinched…Decent head of hair in fairness.”
More as Bucko gets it.
Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger raised the issue of repealing the Eighth Amendment in the Dáil yesterday.
Not to worry.
There’s a report pending.
Update:
This afternoon Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and Ruth Coppinger challenged the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar on the Eighth Amendment.
Clare Daly told the Minister to:
“Wise up. You’re a young man. Ireland’s abortion reality and rates are pretty much the same as they are in every other country.”
Mick Wallace asked the Minister,
“Is the Government more focused on the next election than on the suffering caused by the denial of services to women seeking abortions due to rape, incest, fatal foetal abnormality or serious risk to health?”
Ruth Coppinger suggested the referendum on marriage equality and repeal of the Eighth Amendment be held on the same day and said:
“It would be a double endorsement of progress in this country. It would be a signal to the rest of the world that the Catholic Church’s writ doesn’t run despite the wishes of the majority in society and it would be a hammer blow to the Catholic Church’s domination of many areas of life in this country.”
Minister Varadkar replied:
“I think it would be a really bad idea in 2015 if in the run-in to a general election for us to have that kind of debate happening in that millieu because we’ve been there before. That’s exactly what happened in 1983. In the run-up to a general election people were put in a position where they made commitments in the run-in to a general election where maybe they shouldn’t have. So let’s not repeat the mistake of 1983 and have all that again in 2015.
…It shouldn’t be done on foot of a tragedy or a very hard case and it shouldn’t be done on the run-in to a general election.”
Earlier: What Do We Want
What the flux?
Ciana writes:
“Happenings are screening Back to the Future (1985) in association with Dublin City Council in Merrion Square [Dublin 2] TONIGHT. There will be lots of delicious food and drinks on sale from Vintage Flair, Caryna’s Cakes and Irish Village Markets. Please bring warm clothes, something to sit on and your good vibes…”
Gates 6.30pm. Film 19.55 8.15pm. €5
Entry via Merrion Square EAST (opposite the clock tower).
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Hello you.
Breakingnews.ie reports:
Milk chocolate digestives are the nation’s favourite biccies, according to Tesco. The retailer has been looking at biscuit sales over the past five months. Digestives topped the list, with almost nine million sold in the last five weeks. Chocolate chip cookies coming second.
All the more vastly superior Hobnobs for us so.
SUCKERS!
Milk-choc digestives are nation’s favourite biscuit (Breakingnews.ie)
Pic: Bitterwallet
Jenny writes:
Here’s the new video for Raglans’ latest single ‘White Lightning’ it was filmed in Cavan during the summer by Finn Keenan. Great buncha lads :)
Me Feiners
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Dec writes;
“Now I know I have a bias here, but Sinn Fein is voting against the EU association agreement with Ukraine. Apparently they all for self determination except when it comes to Scotland (sound of silence) and Ukraine!”
FIGHT!
Voting here
Asylum-seekers, including children, protest outside the Ashbourne House Hotel direct provision centre this morning
Barry Roche, of the Irish Times, reports:
Asylum-seekers at a second Cork reception centre have begun a protest at the direct provision system – the fifth such centre nationally to see protests in the space of the past week.
Up to 90 residents of the Ashbourne House Hotel in Glounthaune in east Cork began a protest this morning, highlighting the delays that they are experiencing.
Asylum-seekers at second Cork centre begin protest (Irish Times)
Pic via Brian O’Connell
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