Trim me?

Bin me?

Or FEED me?

Alan O’Regan writes:

Years ago I brought a plant into work because I thought I’d ‘take care of it better’ than at home. As it turns out (mainly due to workload) I’ve basically neglected the thing only throwing in the odd cup of water and Miracle-Gro to keep it alive. A kindly work colleague re-potted it for me about a year ago. Basically I’m wondering is it shagged? If it’s salvageable I’ll take it home and do what has to be done to revive it. If it’s a lost cause I’ll bin it. I actually feel sorry for the thing.
If any of your readers know anything about plants and they can tell me what to do to bring it back to life I’d be very grateful. Do I trim the leaves down for example? At the moment it’s Fugly.

Anyone?

Has your rent gone up spectacularly?

Dublin City Councillor Patrick Costello writes:

I was contacted by someone appealing a 37% rent increase. Do your readers have success or failure stories to help guide them?

Anyone?

‘sup?

Helmut writes:

Can your readers help me with some research? The Ark of the Covenant is long reputed to have been buried in the Hill of Tara, Co Meath. Around 1900 a British cult claiming to be one of the lost tribes of Israel got the local landlord drunk enough to agree to let them dig into part of the hill. Following public outrage, excavations ceased till the 1940s, when a detailed ‘archaelogical survey’ of the entire hill was carried out by Ireland’s National Museum.

Now by coincidence – or perhaps not – the director of the Museum at the time was one Adolf Mahr, better known as ‘Irelands Number One Nazi’. Jeremy Addis, writing in ‘Books Ireland’ (1998) refers to a persistent rumour that Mahr was acting under German orders to find the Ark of the Covenant.  Could this rumour have formed the basis for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)?

Anyone?

Meanwhile…

Adolf Mahr?

YIKES

Pics: Rasset.ie, Raiders of The Lost Ark

Anon writes:

I’m looking to start up a men’s group in the Dublin 8 area where we can help men with vulnerable issues. I’m a good facilitator but unfortunately the one thing I need is a counsellor who would be willing to volunteer maybe on a weekly basis for say two hours. Can anyone help with this?

Anyone?

Contact details to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie

The ‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture outside Christ Church Cathedral’

‘Good Helen’ writes:

Maybe I woke up on the right side of bed, I dunno, however I thought if I can try and get some kindness out there to help others then that’s what I’Il do on this fine sunny morning.

Today – show one act of kindness to homeless people. I’m not asking to give over money or even in fact spend money. You can get something from your kitchen press needs be.

I am sceptical at the best of times to hand over money to a homeless person – reason being, I know some of them are using drugs/drink and I’d personally prefer not to be giving them the option of using it on that. So this morning, I simply asked a homeless guy if he would like something from the shop I was going into – answer was a huge YES. He was starving. A latte and pastry later and he was very happy and very much appreciative of the gesture.

What I’m asking is, If just a few people went up and asked when they were going in to buy their lunch if a homeless person was hungry and if they would like you to buy them something in the shop. It’s simple to walk past and go in and buy your lunch and go back to work. But just a little step over to the left or right and a little question to be asked might make this guy or girl’s day.

I would really love if Broadsheet would maybe put this up to see if this could maybe catch on today. I’m sure as its broadsheet there will be a lot of smart arse comments and I really don’t care. If one person even decides to do it that is all that matters to me.

FIGHT!

Anyone?

Jason writes

Here is one for the broadsheet readers, what is the purpose of these roads and junctions meticulously road marked in a field in Cork.
1. Google self drive car test site
2. Bored person building a tiny town
3. A training site for drivers

Anyone?

Steve asks:

Is broadsheet going to mention to jump in support for FG in the latest IT [irish Times] poll or are they only mentioned when the government parties see their support drop??

Busted.

How dare you.

Poll bounce for Fine Gael as support continues to rise (Irish Times)

Graph: Irish Times

From left: Dozy Dave ,’No Micks’, Beaky, and Titch

David Higgins tweetz:

Does anyone know if there are meet-ups happening [in Dublin] to watch the UK election results on Thursday night?

Anyone?

Further to yesterday’s query concerning An Post employees  not handling Referendum Commission Marruage Referendum leaflets.

Lusepher writes:

Yes it’s true. The union [Communication Workers’ Union] are currently in a dispute over payments. The referendum leaflet is classed as publicity post, with a particular set payment per item. But, unlike normal publicity post, the postal operative is to ignore any “No Junk Mail” signs on doorways. From when, or even if, this gets resolved the booklets will be delivered over a 5 day period….

Yesterday: Ask A Broadsheet Reader

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djhO1W62nI4

Mark ‘Comedy’ Kelly.

Does he make you laugh?

Mark writes:

I know you don’t normally do this but I did some stand up comedy last night [at the Ha’penny Laugh Comedy Club, Wellington Quay, Dublin] I would love to know what your readers think.
It is still a little raw around the edges but I talk about people who annoy me the up coming marriage referendum and little bit on billionaires…

Anyone?

Mark ‘Comedy’ Kelly