Senior Counsel Of The Day

Admin at 11:30 am February 18, 2013

Dermot Flanagan.

Hates skimpy briefs.

The figures show that Dublin-based senior counsel, Dermot Flanagan, received €96,469 for representing the local authority [Clare County Council] at two An Bord Pleanala oral hearings last year.
The hearing into council plans to construct a new bridge crossing at Killaloe lasted 10 days, while a separate oral hearing into plans to construct a contentious pier at Doolin lasted one day.

€96,469.

11 days.

*doffs wig*

Council Paid €100k To Lawyer For Two Hearings (Independent.ie)

Pic via Law Library

Yeah Yeah Whatever

Admin at 11:19 am February 18, 2013

Dublin Bus now 100% wheelchair accessible.Good things are happening in Ireland & they should b celebrated as much as the bad is moaned about

— Alexandra Cashman (@Alex22cash) February 18, 2013

Via Alexanda Cashman

A Limerick A Day

John Moynes at 11:16 am February 18, 2013

According to all of the spinners,
FF are opinion poll winners,
But bould Michéal Martin,
Denies that he’s startin’
To make friends with those filthy Shinners.

John Moynes

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Good Times

Admin at 10:50 am February 18, 2013

In 1956 the Monaghan Co Manager wrote to the Department of Healthseeking approval of his plan to incarcerate unmarried mothers. He got it.

— Simon McGarr (@Tupp_Ed) February 18, 2013

From Chapter 10 of The Magdalene Report.

Lure Where Would You Get It?

Admin at 10:43 am February 18, 2013

Conor Lally writes:

I realise you don’t normally do this, but I’m fuming writing this email. I’m an avid angler and on Saturday went to a fishing expo in Swords, Co Dublin. This is one of the biggest shows of the year and is on in the National Show Centre. Unfortunately there have been a number of car break ins in their car park which is poorly policed. My own van
was targeted today and I’ve had a lot of my prized fishing tackle stolen. If you could put a picture of one item – my IMA lure vest, which is an unusual fishing/floatations vest it might alert anybody who sees it for sale around the country in the next few days. The vest contains a lot of unusual lures and gear which is of no use to anyone who is not as fanatical about shiny fishing gear like me.

Anyone?