Paul Quigley at Newswhip writes:

“The most shared stories in Ireland this morning are the Northern Lights on IrishTimes.com and Independent.ie. Silicon Republic’s coverage of ACTA (a SOPA-like treaty the EU is planning to ratify) got over 1,000 Facebook shares overnight and is still spreading this morning.

“Spreading fastest globally is a piece on US Presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s opposition to abortion in cases of rape: Santorum says women should “make the best out of a bad situation.”

See what’s trending globally on NewsWhip.com, and locally on NewsWhip.com/Ireland


From the Tumblr Ross Kemp Folds: whereby people are invited to fold up pictures of former Eastenders star and globe-trotting presenter Ross Kemp to create freakish sub-Kemp abominations.

Why would anyone want to peruse that for the best part of eight minutes, horfing into their tea? Why?

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte and Charles Roarty, Energy Action Ltd, clutch an extremely poor cut-out of Ireland wearing a scarf at the launch yesterday of the 2012 Energy Action Conference Programme in the Department of Communications, which highlight initiatives to combat fuel poverty.

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEw7p5W-hM8

As Orwell once put it:

“If you want a vision of the future, imagine an Irish guy pretending to be German slapping on a human face – forever.”

 

(Thanks DD)

Previously: The Man Who Slipped On The Ice: The Documentary

Julie Patell writes:

Hollywood making the same movies again? One For The Money (2012) vs. The Bounty Hunter (2010) – Mashup.

 

One For The Money (IMDB)
The Bounty Hunter (IMDB)
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