A mere sample of the results of a Photoshop competition by online graphic design marketplace DesignCrowd to create believable hipsterised versions of famous folk.
The comp ended last week. Leo DiCaprio won.
[From top: Former Chief Executive of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) Ian Elliott in September 2012 and Bishop of Down and Connor, Noel Treanor at a press conference after a meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference in Maynooth, Co. Kildare in 2008]
You may recall reports from earlier this month claiming that Mr Elliot – who carried out fieldwork in the diocese of Down and Connor in May 2013 – may sue Bishop Treanor over the December 2013 publication of the NBSCCCI review of safeguarding practice in the Diocese of Down and Connor, claiming the report failed to include a serious clerical child abuse case.
Mr Elliot told the Irish Independent that the diocese blocked the release of information it had about former priest Jim Donaghy, who was jailed for 10 years in 2012 for abusing two altar boys and a trainee priest.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland rejected the claim in a statement on its website this week while also claiming that Mr Elliot “has not yet responded to our correspondence with him”.
This morning, Patsy McGarry reports:
Last night Mr Elliott told The Irish Times that he “stands resolutely by the comments [he] made” and that it was untrue of the board to say he had not responded to its correspondence. “We have been in communication through our respective lawyers.”
Catholic Church child protection board rejects criticisms of audit by Ian Elliott (Irish Times)
Church watchdog denies omissions in abuse report (Irish Independent)
Related: Ian Elliott may sue Catholic bishop over child protection report (BBC, March 8, 2014)
Previously: “By Covert Means”
Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
Is it too late to stop and ask why,
We’re bidding our culture goodbye?
It’s a beautiful game,
So it’s really a shame,
To sell off the bogball to Sky.
John Moynes
[District Court Judge Anthony Halpin]
In Tallaght District Court:
A judge has caused outrage after saying he thinks “Muslims feel they can actually beat their wives” during the trial of a Somali man [Khadar Younis] accused of burglary at his former wife’s [Kara Ibrahim] house.
…
[Defence solicitor John O’Leary] said there was no suggestion of a physical assault and Ms Ibrahim then said that she wanted to drop the case.
Outrage as judge claims: ‘Muslims feel they can beat their wives’ (Independent.ie)
Pic: Irish Sun
Daily Infographic sez:
Ever wonder why Google is installing extreamly fast gigabit internet infrastructure when the average person needs 200x less speed? It is because of the future of the Internet of Things. In less than 10 years, the internet will not just be for your phone or laptop, everything will be online.
Blimey.
“I am very much amused by the many people who deny knowledge of phone tapping in Garda stations. If you consider the practicalities of the initiative, someone had to assess the various bugging products available, choose one, buy it, install it, run it and then change the tapes almost daily back in the 1980s when cassette tapes were used.
As technology changed, newer equipment had to be bought, invoices approved, rubber-stamped by officials and paid out. Over the decades there must have been hundreds of gardaí involved all around the country running the system. It is not remotely conceivable that at least some gardaí at every rank in every station did not know exactly what was happening.”Joe Bergin, Naas, Co Kildare
Revelations? We’ve known about garda recordings for years (Independent.ie)
Previously: Your Garda Bugging Legal Questions Answered
On It Early
at
G’wan the electric breakfast.
Kevin Whitty writes:
“Dutch Gold and Coffee. on the walk up to Leeson Bridge, Dublin right now.”
[Above: Will Sliney with his Cú Chulainn’ in Ballycotton, Co Cork last year and, top, Will’s Spider-man]
Anon writes:
“Cork artist Will Sliney [author of Celtic Warrior The Legend of Cú Chulainn’ ] has been announced as the artist on Marvel’s new Spider-Man 2099 series….”
He’s a bit of a legend in fairness.
SPIDER-MAN 2099 Swings Again In New Ongoing Series with Peter David (Newsarama)
Previously: Meanwhile, In Ballycotton
Workmule.
Launched this week
Mark Farrell writes:
“We’re a new Irish owned and run independent website, all job posts are currently free and posts will be actively promoted around various job and community centres.
The site contains a rating system on your skills, qualifications and experience which makes it quicker to apply and does away with the need for uploading CVs..”
All feedback welcome…
Emer O’Brien writes:
Our cat went missing before Christmas from Hollystown, Dublin 15. She is a small dark tortoiseshell and is spayed. She may have been seen around Seafield Road in Clontarf recently. We would love to get her back.