90317083(Eamon Dunphy at the Anglo HQ shell on the quays, Dublin earlier this month)

“If you get caught doing something wrong in England you get punished, like the former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne, and his wife [both jailed for swapping penalty points]. If that happened in Ireland there wouldn’t be a hope in hell that they would serve one day. It wouldn’t have even got to court.
There’s a penalty points scandal here now and the Garda Commissioner is one of those who has had his points deducted. It’s a jungle here. There’s no law.
…We couldn’t have called Rupert Murdoch and his son up. We couldn’t have got to the bottom of the phone hacking. We don’t have the institutions or the will. We just don’t live in that kind of democracy. We don’t have a democracy. It’s a total and utter sham here.

…Why don’t Irish people rise up? Well, their representatives are in the loop with the big boys. That’s why. It’s no secret, and most of the journalists are in the same loop. It’s a rotten society.”

Eamon Dunphy in The Irish Post

Eamon Dunphy: ‘Irish media partly to blame for rotten society’ (Robert Mulhern, Irish Post)

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Thanks Robert

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What you may need to know

1. Seriously, they’ve done an Anchorman 2 trailer especially for Irish audiences.

2. We met Will Ferrell once. He’s disconcertingly normal.

3. Ever see the ‘lost’ Ron Burgundy movie? It’s entirely made up of outtakes from the first Anchorman. It’s batshit, and awful in parts, but contains moments of genius. Watch it in full here.

4. Our favourite Will Ferrell character (who’s not Buddy The Elf)? Gotta be Ashley Schaeffer. That shit is dark.

5. Can Anchorman 2 possibly live up to insane expectations? Or will they pull an Arrested Development on the deal? We remain hopeful.

Release Date: December 20

Pembroke - Seat Pembroke - SeatLaurence Kinlan (Love/Hate’s Elmo) picked up the keys to his all new SEAT Leon in Dublin City centre the other day. Jammy sod.

As a ‘SEAT brand ambassador’, Laurence will also host workshops for up and coming actors in SEAT dealerships around the country.

Details of these events will be announced on the SEAT Ireland Facebook page.

Meanwhile, as seen in today’s Irish Sun Laurence is temporarily on two wheels as he plays the role of Tony Gregory in the Charlie Haughey inspired drama Citizen Charlie.

elmo2FIGHT!

Photos: Jason Clarke Photography

Irish Sun/Enda Bolger

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You may recall how Banksy set up a stall in Central Park on October 13 in which an elderly man sold apparently selling $60 Banksy knockoffs that were actually real and worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In seven hours, just three people bought seven canvasses

A week later, a different group of artists — Dave Cicirelli, Lance Pilgrim and Michael Pilgrim — set up a table at the same spot in Central Park but sold fake $60 Banksy paintings.

They sold all 40 paintings – and even the price sign – in an hour.

Previously: Pranksy

Via Mashable

TD‘Sup?

Frank Fitzgibbon tweetz:

“Our news editor after last night’s practice match ahead of media v pols in Aviva on Friday. Twas a TD did it.”

The match is for charidee.

You can watch the Hacks versus Politicians this Friday at 7:30pm in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Tickets: Adults €10, children €5, all proceeds to Temple Street Hospital and Concern.

You can also donate here.

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Teddy boys, Stoneybatter, Dublin 1962.

Darragh Geraghty writes:

Last week we launched our new photographic exhibition, entitled Where Were You? Inspired by Garry O’Neil’s book of the same name, it explores Dublin’s youth culture and street style from the 1950’s -2000.
We would like the exhibition to reach the widest possible audience, and were wondering if you could help us out. I think many of your readers would be fascinated both by the disparity between today’s youth and what is on display, and the incredible fashion and attitude of some of these youngsters. We’d love to bring the exhibition to the attention of any Mods, Rockers, Punks, Teddy Boys, Skinheads, etc. (past or present!).

 

Where Were You? Dublin Street Style 1950-2000 (Little Museum of Dublin)

Pic: Ciara Farrell

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