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An enormous betting agency advertisement showing a wallaby having sex with a lion has been painted in a field near Tullamarine Airport, designed to be visible to passengers on departing and arriving planes.
The 170-metre-by-90-metre image by online bookmaker Sportsbet, features the slogans “Rooting for the wallabies” with the twitter hashtag #rootingforoz and threatens to reignite a debate about industry standards.
The interdenominational Christian organisation Exodus International that sought to cure gay people of their homosexual desires has shut up shop after 37 years.
In an open letter to the LBGT community, founder Alan Chambers has apologised for the pain and hurt inflicted on people over nearly four decades saying that the group had “been imprisoned in a worldview that’s neither honoring toward our fellow human beings, nor biblical.”
There were several years that I conveniently omitted my ongoing same-sex attractions. I was afraid to share them as readily and easily as I do today. They brought me tremendous shame and I hid them in the hopes they would go away. Looking back, it seems so odd that I thought I could do something to make them stop. Today, however, I accept these feelings as parts of my life that will likely always be there. The days of feeling shame over being human in that way are long over, and I feel free simply accepting myself as my wife and family does. As my friends do. As God does.
I am sorry (Alan Chambers, Exodus International)
Jaimie writes:
While out walking with her owner last night in Milltown park, Dublin 6, little Jess got spooked by something and ran off into the bushes. After 4 hours trying to find her, occasionally spotting her in the bushes along the Dodder bank on the lane that joins Milltown to O’Sheas pub on the Clonskea road, we were forced to give up – as it was 2am and pitch dark. If anyone sees her or has her, please let us know. She is a really friendly dog and very, very dear to her owner. We are very upset and have no idea what happened tonight.
NB – Thanks to all the passersby, neighbours and friends who came & tried help get her back. Thanks for any news.
More to follow.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Thanks Enda Cunningham, Simon Webb, Mike Hogan 4FM, Kevin Doyle
Currently incarcerated Shell to Sea campaigner Liam Heffernan.
From The Rossport Solidarity Campaign
Last Wednesday Liam Heffernan – a campaigner from the Rossport Solidarity Camp – was arrested at Aughoose, County Mayo under sections 8 and 9 of the Public Order Act for allegedly obstructing Shell construction vehicles without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
At Belmullet Garda station Mr. Heffernan was offered to enter into a bail bond with the condition that he stay away from the Shell tunnelling compound at Aughoose.
After refusing this condition, he was remanded to Catlerea prison, Co. Roscommon for two days until the court sat on Friday morning last.
On Monday Liam Heffernan began a hunger strike in protest against his continued detention in Castlerea prison.
In Harristown Court, Castlerea… Mr. Heffernan accepted to enter into the bail conditions set out by the Judge and to appear before Belmullet District Court on the July 10.
The Judge however found problems with Mr. Heffernan’s signature and remanded the campaigner in custody until the next sitting of Harristown court.
Today [Thursday], marks Liam’s ninth day in prison and fourth day on hunger strike.
Supporters of Liam are invited to attend Harristown Court, Castlerea, tomorrow, Friday the 21st of June at 10.30am.
Corrib campaigner on hunger strike in Castlerea prison (Rossport Solidarity Campaign)
Pic: Rossport Solidarity Campaign
A pro-life ad truck (top) outside Buswell’s Hotel and pro life supporters with pro-choicer Eamon Reid (right) outside the Dail, Kildare Street, Dublin, this afternoon
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY8SS_qlchk
A full list (voiced by the late great Phil Hartman) of Troy McClure’s films, TV series, self-help specials, musicals and celebrity funerals – from The President’s Neck Is Missing to Smoke Yourself Thin – here.
He had one job….
No sooner had Irish deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore [above] released a statement saying that negotiations had been “concluded” were MEPs rushing to twitter and their press offices to denounce what they saw as an attempt to steamroller them into a deal.
Austrian socialist MEP Hannes Swoboda referred to “blackmail” by the EU presidency, representing member states, and said there had not been enough progress on one of the MEPs’ key demands – flexibility to allow unspent money to be used elsewhere rather than flowing back to member states.
Guy Verhofstadt, a Belgian liberal MEP, said “there is still no agreement” and criticized the scope of the proposed budget revision clause, saying parliament does not want to be locked into a “straitjacket.”
Negotiations were carried out with the Irish presidency and the parliament’s main budget MEPs, including the lead negotiator Alain Lamassoure, a French centre-right deputy.
Deal on EU budget in doubt (EU Observer)
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
