Fintan Gillespie writes:

Denis Mahony Motors [North Road, Dublin 11] offered anyone who liked their Facebook page over the last few days entry into a draw to win a new Mercedes.The Contest was to end on Sunday. They have just revealed that this offer was an April Fool’s.

The fan count dropped from 10,000 to about 5,000 in just over 20 minutes:

Oh.

Denis Mahony Group (Facebook)

Motorists on the northbound lane of the N11 [ between Ashford and Coynes Cross, Co Wicklow] were all asking the same question this morning. Who is Sarah and what did he do that he is so sorry? Laura Wood of East Coast FM’s morning show Freshly Squeezed said the amount of texts and calls to the show were unbelievable and social networks also were asking the same question.

Who is Sarah? (Wicklow News)

Thanks Susan Clarke

In his opening address to the ardfheis at the National Convention Centre, Mr Kenny also urged people who had not done so to register for the household charge by the deadline of midnight tomorrow night.

“I know that new taxes are never popular. The Household Charge is no exception. But it is needed to fund essential local services,” he said in his opening address to the Fine Gael ardfheis.

“To close the gap in our public finances, we must instead broaden the tax base to include a property based charge because this is less harmful than taxes on work and investment.”

Well, we’re certainly convinced.

Kenny Urges Referendum Yes Vote (Maire O’Halloran, Irish Times)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sG1shD3ObA

Infectious, melodic, power pop-infused, goddamn hipsters, The Gandhis are playing Stag’s Head Raw (the home of new Irish music upstairs at The Stag’s Head, Dame Court, Dublin) on April 1.

The Dublin band’s new album ‘After Autumn’ is released this very weekend. This is their single ‘Hunting’ from late last year and a rather nifty video directed by Cock and Bull TV’s Donnacha Coffey.

8pm. €8.

The Gandhis (Facebook)

 

Well, Cleavage Day is only once a year.

Model Karena Kooples at Brown Thomas, Dublin, this afternoon wearing Marlies Dekkers lingerie.

Sairey Stemp, Fashion Editor of Cosmopolitan,will host a “lingerie workshop” at the store (from 1pm tomorrow) demonstrating how to “build your key seasonal outfits using Marlies Dekkers as a fashion staple”. Also: DJ Mo Kelly on the decks and a free glass of Champagne.

They had us at lingerie.

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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