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FOR THE FIRST time ever, the Nasdaq opening bell was rung in Ireland.
This was Taoiseach Enda Kenny doing the deed at the Web Summit in Dublin’s RDS this lunchtime. To the left (in blue t-shirt) is Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave, whose event has grown over the past four years to become Europe’s largest tech convention with 10,000 attendees.
Ding dong.
Enda got a cool headset:
Bruce Aust from NASDAQ was happy to be there:
Paddy Cosgrave was happy that Bruce was there:
This lot are all very happy:
Images: Web Summit
The Taoiseach also made a stirring speech in which he said that the ringing of the bell was “symbolic of Ireland’s prime position as a hub of digital enterprise and innovation”. He said that the RDS was “full of the energy of Ireland’s young, skilled and passionate people” and that we are “the most open economy in the western world”.
If you wish to read the full text of his speech, click here.
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Seen a couple of pics from slane. Let’s just leave it at would be mortified!
Despite the pictures you speak of not appearing in the headlines you still feel it necessary to continue the humiliation of that young girl, The actions of some people over the last two days have been atrocious. You would swear no one in this country made a mistake by the reaction.
Getting down on your knees for two lads in front of thousands is a bit more than a mistake. Why shouldn’t we be allowed to have a chuckle at it?
You could laugh at the girl and then again you could show some class and strength of character but instead you decide to be part of an execution squad who’s sole purpose in humiliation.
Ah yes. It’s us humiliating her. We forced her onto her knees in front of 70, 000 people. We should be ashamed of ourselves.
Because two wrongs always make a right, eh?
Exactly Emmet. It was all laugh at that young lad at the races that was so drunk he couldn’t get up the little hill
It sucks to her her
Hahahahahahaha
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