No longer.

AIB Chief Says Planned 2,000 Lay-offs Will Kick In From October (Irish Independent)

Previously: AIB Paid €216 Million Three Years Ago For Shares In A Bulgarian Bank

Phone Hacking: Soham Families Contacted By Police (Guardian)

Earlier: Should A Boycott Include The IRISH News of the World?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECqOE8JwfKQ&feature=player_embedded

Will Ireland elect a gay president?

The team from The Line (Ireland) took to the sun-dappled streets of Dublin to find out.

The Line

Paula Gannon (left), athlete Michael Glynn, Imelda Glynn and Ely Gannon all from Athlone

Ruairi O’Toole from Spiddal, Co Galway

And Ruari with supporters Suzie Canning (left) and Amy Frost

Gary McCabe, Bernie Corrow (coach) and Peter Oxley, from the Shooting Star club, Mullingar.

Amy Quinn from Bray, Co Wicklow

Laura Rumball, Una Mc Garry and Pauline Connell

Michael Hardiman

The Irish Special Olympic Team touch down.

Mmmf. Promised we wouldn’t….cry.

Team Ireland Return To Heroes’ Welcome (BreakingNews.ie)

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

If they hadn’t been a pair of violent alcoholics and were stylish?

Then yes.

My Parents Were Awesome

Thanks Michael Le Cool

Easy mistake.

The Swastika Laundry electric van on Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, from the early 1960s.

The 1960s.

Pic via RJ Hartley

Earlier: Magdalene: Deny ‘Till They Die

Why DO Israelis Love Ireland?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFoGg_aJYkM&feature=player_embedded

Pajama jeans.

The future.

Thanks Michael Le Cool

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