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Facebook Video Chat, announced at [yesterday’s] (debatably) “awesome” event, integrates Skype video calling into Facebook Chat. It isn’t perfect—the video quality is average and calling is restricted to one friend, for now—but the new feature makes video calling a whole lot more convenient for Facebook’s 750 million users.

You can get Facebook Video Chat today by navigating to facebook.com/videocalling . On Facebook.com, you can initiate your first call by opening a chat with an active, Webcam-equipped friend and clicking the video camera icon to start a video call.

And what a joy it would be to videochat with any of the fine geeks featured in the video.

Hands On: Facebook Video Chat With Skype (PC World)

Roscommon Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan outside the Dail earlier this evening trying to explain why he was about to vote to downgrade Roscommon Hospital having got elected two months ago promising this:

“Fine Gael is determined that its plan to retain and enhance services at hospitals like Roscommon will finally put a halt to this much-touted reconfiguration plan of hospitals in the West which essentially amounts to downgrading by stealth.”

His FG constituency colleague Denis Naughten voted against the cuts.

FG’s Naughten Votes Against Government In Dáil Vote (Michael O’Regan, Maire O’Halloran, Irish Times)

What They Said: Before The Election (Roscommon People)

Meanwhile, protests led by Roscommon Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, continued outside Leinster House:

Luke Ming Flanagan with his wife Judy, and daughters Katie (6) and Isabelle (8)
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

 

Don’t worry, help is at hand.

Aoibhin Garrihy, her off ‘Fair City’, “reminding keen golfers” this afternoon to register for Golf With The Stars, a fundraising event in aid of Bothar.

“Entrants get a chance to play a round with a sporting legend. Entries to the Golf With Stars draw can be purchased online at golfwithstars.com or lo call 1850 82 99 99. Tickets cost 20 euro for one entry. Three entries cost 50 euro or seven cost 100 euro. This year Golf with Stars is headed up by rugby star Tommy Bowe and will be held in The K Club Saturday July 16th.

To promote this event further here’s a picture of Aoibhin gratuitously jumping:

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Bothar
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