The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, described the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, as a “liar” in a private exchange with Barack Obama at last week’s G20 summit in Cannes that was inadvertently broadcast to journalists.
“I cannot stand him. He’s a liar,” Sarkozy told Obama. The US president responded by saying: “You’re fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day.”
Sarkozy and Obama’s Netanyahu Gaffe Broadcast Via Microphones (Guardian)
Jim Higgins, who is helping the woman with her appeal, explained that she was denied the Lone Parent’s Allowance and the Supplementary Welfare payment because of a belief that she had been co-habitating.
It’s a lifestyle choice.
Mmm. Gloopy.
Brian Hayes this morning in Fingal Council chambers.
What are you, 12?
In the most pompous way imaginable.
Whatever animosities there have been must now be laid aside. Not merely do I wish him well, but upon reflection, I also accept that the personal antagonism existing between us was in part my fault: that some of the language I used about him was not merely too personal, but was an abuse of columnar privilege. I regret, and I apologise for, this. President-elect Higgins on Friday becomes President Higgins, head of state of the Republic, and my president: he is entitled to, and is accordingly granted, my unequivocal loyalty as citizen.
Columnar privilege.
Quite.
Photographer Lincoln Harrison spends up to 15 hours creating these incredible images of night skies in the Australian Outback. Using several cameras and a wide assortment of lenses, Harrison captures multiple exposures of the foreground and stars separately, combining them (often in their hundreds) to create the images.
More at Harrison’s Flickr set.
Taken on Sunday afternoon (by Jason Walsh).
Yes, it’s Ireland.
But where?
Lines close at 1pm.
1pm Update: Yes, it’s the heart-shaped Lough Ouler, Tonelagee, Wicklow
Like Viz’s Top Tips, only real. Their motto:
A problem that isn’t a problem. A solution that no-one in their right mind would invent.
Angry Birds in a cup, courtesy of Art of Coffee, Dublin. (Via Mark Little)
Sybil Mulcahy and Elaine Crowley
Jackie Lavin and Bill Cullen
Sinead Desmond
Anna Daly
Mark Cagney and Aidan Cooney
Aisling O’Loughlin
Karen Koster and John McGuire
Karl Broderick and Alan Hughes.
Guests at the wedding of Martin King and Jenny McCarthy yesterday in Kildare.
They call it Ballymount chic.
They manage to dress like this without a licence fee subsidy.
