A few years ago, a video described as ‘The Drunkest Guy Ever’ (but more likely depicting a geezer visiting a mini-mall off his face on ketamine) did the rounds of the internet.

Well now it’s been recut as a silent movie because, well, because the internet, frankly.

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Labour Election Manifesto 2011

Fine Gael Election Manifesto 2011

THE FINE Gael-Labour Coalition has installed large numbers of people with party links to State boards since coming into office, despite promises to end the system of political patronage.

Those appointed include at least 20 past or present party members, strategists or donors. In no case was the link identified at the time the Government announced the appointment.

Five out of six judges nominated by the Government have links to Fine Gael or Labour, along with two of the three members of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board appointed by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.

Coalition Puts Party insiders On State Boards (Irish Times)

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Yesterday’s match against Northampton ended with a Ronan O’Gara drop goal.

And a classic piece of excitable commentary on RTE Radio by Michael ‘Corky’ Corcoran.

O’Gara Shoots Down Saints In Thriller (Gerry Thornley, Irish Times)

Talent agent Noel Kelly (centre). known as the ‘Godfather’, who represents all the people in the photo above (plus Pat Kenny, Joe Duffy, Colm Hayes, Brendan O’Connor, Derek Mooney, Claire Byrne, John Kelly, Maura Derrane, Baz Ashmawy among other RTE stars) claimed this morning that his roster of clients are in financial difficulties because of pay cuts at Montrose.

“Some of the talent on my books have taken a number of pay cuts since 2008. There is no doubt about it, they are stepping up to the plate time and time again.”

And he revealed the financial pressures that some of Ireland’s household names were now facing: “Some of the talent can’t afford to pay their bills or bloody mortgages with what they earn and with work not being renewed. If a show is cancelled what can you do? You can’t exactly force them [the RTE bosses] to keep it on.

“We have people struggling like everyone else, trying to get an interest-only mortgage and not being able to get one, having to sell their cars. This idea of them living in this ivory tower on huge wages is simply not true.

“When you look at a footballer’s career, they only get a certain amount of time and there’s no certainty in it, and it’s the same in the media.”


RTE Stars ‘Are Struggling To Pay Their Mortgage Bills’ (Niamh Horan, Sunday Independent)

Kenny Tops RTÉ’s Best-Paid List Earning €729,604 (Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times)

New RTE Director General Promises More Shows Presented By Clients Of Noel Kelly (Broadsheet, November 10 2010)

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