Yes, even him.
Warning: Contains the phrase ‘As the natives might put it, LOL’.
Vast Online Community Should Run Internet (Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times)
Best comment so far?
Previously: Old media Now Completely Freaking Out
You can fuck off Stephen #Ireland!!! Surprise surprise we qualify and now he’s interested! twitter.com/richiekav/stat…
— Richie Kavanagh (@richiekav) February 7, 2012
Evidently.
Previously: Inside Stephen Ireland’s House
Enda Kenny and new FG member, Senator Eamonn Coghlan on the plinth at Leinster House literally moments ago.
Go. Just Go.
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Irish unemployment tripled to an average 14.2 percent last year from 4.5 percent in 2007, as the economy shrunk by about 15 percent as a real-estate bubble collapsed. Emigration rose to the highest since the 19th century in the 12 months ended last April, with about 76,400 people leaving Ireland during the period, according to the Central Statistics Office.
And those closing lines:
Outside the social welfare office in central Dublin just off the campus of Trinity College, floor layer [Anthony] Roche says he is bracing for a year of suffering.
“This is going to be the hardest year of all, much harder than last year as the government is cutting everywhere,” he said. “I am trying to get my youngest son to go Australia if he can get a visa. I’ve told him we’ll even put together a bit of money to send to him every month.”
Irish Urge Children to Leave as Export Gain Masks Lost Jobs (Bloomberg)
(Mark Stedman/Photocall ireland)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnxzJ0SSOw&feature=player_embedded
The trailer is here.
Andrew Garfield is Peter Parker is the amazing Spider-Man.
His nemesis? Rhys Ifans.
Rhys Ifans.
Release Date(Ireland): Summer
FIGHT
atI cannot BELIEVE the national broadcaster @RTE has allowed the “Listeners prefer men” MYTH to be rpesented as FACT on @johnmurrayshow
— MargaretEWard (@MargaretEWard) February 7, 2012
@johnmurrayshow Please feel free to call me and I can present the FACTS.
— MargaretEWard (@MargaretEWard) February 7, 2012
Don’t call him.
His deep voice will persuade you that you’re wrong.
Pierstroika
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This weeks RTEGuide freebie-a packet of powdered soup in an age of austerity. twitter.com/anthonymurnane…
— anthony murnane (@anthonymurnane) February 7, 2012
He’s the Kevin Myers of haute couture.
On the Greek economic crisis:
Nobody wants Greece to disappear, but they have really disgusting habits — Italy as well.
On Russian women:
If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly. There are a few handsome ones, like Naomi Campbell’s boyfriend, but there you see the most beautiful women and the most horrible men.
On M.I.A. flipping the bird:
Nowadays people give the middle finger quite quickly — it’s not the best behavior. Everybody does that, what’s new about that? It’s just become a bad habit. People in magazines are 50 percent bimbo and 50 percent pregnant women.
On the Obamas:
Yes he does [deserve to be re-elected], especially because of Mrs. Obama. I’m a big fan of Mrs. Obama – and her face, I think, is magical. He would not be there without her. Mrs. Obama is not a fashion statement, but she has other things to do. My favorite thing about Mrs Obama was when she was asked if her skirt was not too tight and she answered “Why you don’t like my big black ass?”* I want [Barack] Obama to win because there is nothing better anyway, and especially because of her.
I never voted in my life. I will never vote. I know too much about politics from what’s going on backstage. To vote you have to believe all that garbage that they promise you, and they can’t keep those promises. If someone gave me an Obama pin, I would just put it on.
On being politically correct:
Be politically correct, but don’t become a bore for that. People should be sensitive in these matters, but not make so much noise. Be politically correct, but do we have to know your opinion?