Ultrafast rapper and grammar nazi Mac Lethal vents on ‘you’re/your’ abuse, using an obligatory Gotye backing track to posit that ‘possessives and contractions are apparently just something that you used to know’.
He’s strident and we don’t approve of his appropriation of Bill Hicks’ image, but he has a point.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
On my way to Ireland to do the Saturday night show!!!xo m
— Marcia Cross (@ReallyMarcia) May 18, 2012
ALL HOSPITALS in the State have been urged to stop using hospital corridors to accommodate patients following a damning report which found the practice was putting lives at risk.
An investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority has severely criticised Dublin’s Tallaght hospital for its “persistent tolerance” of leaving patients on trolleys for long periods.
Other hospitals were also struggling to deal with overcrowding, the report found. On a single day in August last year, an audit by the authority found 24 out of 25 emergency departments failed to meet targets for waiting times. A further nine hospitals failed to provide any data.
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Hospitals to be called in by Minister over safety concerns (Irish Times)
@broadsheet_ie one solution for harassed swans on the canal near lesson st bridge.This is in Castlefields,Manchester. twitter.com/murf_eire/stat…
— Wayne Murphy (@murf_eire) May 17, 2012
Related: Mother To Be, Grand Canal
At the first council of ministers on Thursday afternoon, the government voted on its first measure, a 30% wage reduction for all ministers and the president, as promised by Hollande in his election campaign.
Instead of €21,194 (£17,045) a month before tax, the president and prime minister will each receive €14,836. Ministerial monthly salaries drop from €13,423 to €9,396.
As a symbolic gesture in times of austerity, it was a masterstroke. Better still, it sat in stark contrast to the actions of Hollande’s predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, whose first move upon taking office was to increase his salary by about 170%.
In another move in keeping with the tone of sobriety in office, ministers were told they would be expected to adhere to a strict code of conduct. The code rules out presents and private invitations, and encourages ministers to take the train whenever possible and, if travelling by car, to respect the highway code.
Can stop the ‘Inner Eejit’.
Enda Kenny with Suzanne O’Connor launching the start of the strawberry season (no really) at Clarke’s Fresh Fruit in Stamullen,, Co Meath, this afternoon.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
