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[Wexford’s Adam Nolan and Wicklow’s Katie Taylor at the refurbished Bray Boxing Club in Bray, Co Wicklow yesterday]

Following a €300,000 renovation.

Including long-promised ‘Jacks’.

[Said Katie] “We’re probably the best equipped club in the country now at this stage, so it’s definitely going to make training a lot easier for myself and Adam and the rest of boxers in the club.” Taoiseach Enda Kenny famously paid a visit to Bray Boxing Gym in May 2012…with boxers forced to use the toilets in the nearby Harbour Bar.

Katie Taylor opens new Bray boxing gym (WicklowNews)

Pic: Joseph Keogh

Phoenixfront

Angela Kerins of Rehab and Justice Minister Alan Shatter in The Phoenix magazine, in shops now.

Meanwhile, Paddy Power is no longer taking bets on Rehab CEO Angela Kerins’ salary.Last week it opened bets, offering odds of 7/4 for over €275,000.

Our ‘book’ remains open.

Around 400 ‘big ones’ might be a good fancy.

*taps nose*

Previously: Scratch That

Phoenix (Facebook)

Snowdeen

Two Norwegian politicians say they have jointly nominated former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel peace prize.

Socialist politicians Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former environment minister, and Snorre Valen said the public debate and policy changes “in the wake of Snowden’s whistleblowing has contributed to a more stable and peaceful world order”.

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize (The Guardian)

Hayes

Junior finance minister Brian Hayes is going to run Fine Gael in the European elections in May.

The Irish Independent reports:

Fine Gael is only going to run one candidate after failing to identify a good-quality running mate for him. The OPW minister (44) told party members in his Dublin South-West constituency of his keenly anticipated decision at a meeting last night. He is expected to announce his decision this morning.

Mr Hayes is giving up the chance of getting a full cabinet portfolio when Taoiseach Enda Kenny re-jigs his ministers later in the year. Although Mr Hayes is far and away the best performer on the junior ministerial benches, there was no guarantee that he would have been promoted to Cabinet. “If the bossman (Mr Kenny) had wanted him for that, he would have made it clear to him,” a source said.

Hayes to run for Fine Gael in the EU elections (Irish Independent)

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