On Friday, the IMF hinted at a possible debt reduction for Ireland. The Minister For Social Protection took the ball and ran with it.

Another sporting analogy, anyone?

JOAN BURTON’S linking of better terms for Ireland’s bank debt with the fiscal treaty referendum is causing problems for the Government’s campaign, her Labour colleagues have claimed.

Labour Ministers are angry over remarks Ms Burton made in recent days. The Minister for Social Protection has twice linked a reduction in Ireland’s bank debt burden to support for the Yes side.

However, Government sources yesterday told The Irish Times while they are confident a deal reducing the debt will be reached, it is unlikely to be finalised before the vote.
“Joan has deliberately created unnecessary difficulties for the Government and you would have to wonder what game she is playing,” said one senior Labour Party figure.

That’ll do nicely.

Previously: Ireland’s Shoulder Angels

Burton intervention on treaty provokes Labour fury (Irish Times)

(Photocall Ireland)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy3gCVaYk8E

Riverdance/Hip Hop fusion finally gets the recognition it deserves.

Prodijig Win Sky’s ‘Got To Dance’ 2012 (Digital Spy)

Previously: So There’s These Guys

Thanks Ian

 

Meanwhile, Miranda Wright writes:

I am very surprised you haven’t seen fit to draw the attention of your readers to the behaviour of Mr Mannix Flynn towards the Occupy Dame Street protest. Why is this? It would seem the good councillor is somewhat to the fore of having this protest removed. So,why not let your readers know about that and comment? From Saturday’s Irish Times:

The Independent councillor Mannix Flynn, who describes the protest as “past its sell-by date”, raised it at the council’s economic and planning strategic policy committee last week. It is examining the issue “as a matter of urgency”. “The council is not very proactive on these things,” he says. “It won’t act unless they receive a complaint.”An “official complaint” has now been received about alleged planning violations by the erection of semi-permanent dwellings, according to the council. “That matter is being investigated,” says a spokesman.

And here is the good councillor himself, thanks to the audio on RTE.ie: (about 0:21 in)

 

Food artist Prudence Staite and her life size version of the Molly Malone statue made out of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate  (“live sculpted’ since Wednesday) in Dundrum Town Centre this afternoon.

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)


Project S.E.R.A: an action/horror short from Ben Howdeshell starring Julia Voth. Howdeshell worked as assistant editor on Resident Evil: Extinction and Afterlife so it’s a bit derivative, but still very impressive: from the mighty bullet time opening sequence to the final shoot-out.

(NSFW: violence, gore, blowing the heads off Rage virus-infected berserkers)

Short Film ‘Project S.E.R.A.’: ’28 Days Later’ Meets ‘Resident Evil’ (Screenrant)

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