Garda Scanlon told the court that having noticed the worn tyres on Mr Ó Muiris’s Hiace van, his attention was immediately drawn to the inside of the vehicle, where he saw a donkey looking back at him.

‘Whistling donkey’ leaves court in tears of laughter

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Spotted at a restaurant in Richmond Virginia, the star of the upcoming Speilberg biopic is rumoured to have been in character (complete with accent) since March and so committed to the role that his name doesn’t even appear on the call sheet.

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The Kookaburra has one of the most identifiable calls of all birds. The Cincinnati Zoo has one trained for its Wings of Wonder bird show, to call on cue.

Impressive. Unless you’re Australian. In which case: meh, heard it.

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Osthe (‘Pinnacle’) an Indian Tamil action film released this month, directed by S. Dharani and starring Silambarasan Rajendar. Guns, dancing, ridiculously over-the-top SFX, Horatio Caine sunglasses action. It’s got the lot.

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FOR nearly 20 years he has criss-crossed the country. There has been a warm welcome for him in every town and village in Ireland.

But much-loved RTE ‘Nationwide’ presenter Michael Ryan has finally reached journey’s end due to budget cuts at the station, and will be finishing up at the end of the year.

He officially retired two years ago from RTE but the 67-year-old had been working for the station on a freelance basis.

However due to cutbacks, he has been told that his contract is not being renewed when it finishes next month.

Michael bids farewell as RTE tells him he will no longer front Nationwide (Independent)

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