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WHAT’S THE STORY?
1. #PADDY’S DAY The Government has spent €700,000 sending ministers abroad for St Patrick’s Day since 2011.
2. #HOMELESS There have been calls for an investigation into a video that claims to show a garda ‘pepper-spraying’ a homeless man.
3. #MENTAL HEALTH The suicides of more than 470 men in Ireland have been linked to the recession.
4. #DELAYED An Irish feminist abortion rights group stopped the London St Patrick’s Day parade.
5. #ROBERT DURST A billionaire fugitive has been arrested after saying on film that he “killed them all”.
6. #NEW ZEALAND Two X Factor NZ judges were fired over their comments about a contestant.
Main pic: A woman enjoys the day at the Mayor of London’s St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in London.
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Dunno about the pepper spray but , if the Garda was trying to move the man on , he was going about it the wrong way by standing on his leg and immobilising the unfortunate.
The Garda should be asked what he was trying to achieve.
Suicides are linked to recession for > 400 men, rather than 40. Sad story..
Any story arising out of our Finance Minister, Mr. Michael Noonan’s declaration that he is actively opposed to any deal or debt write down for ANYBODY (ie Greece), presumably because any such deal would expose this government’s lack of competence, courage, decency and a plethora of other qualities which we could only dream about for our public representatives?. I had formerly believed that Mr. Noonan was a reasonably decent man who had been promoted beyond his competence. I now realise that I was wrong, and this Bond holding Bilderberger is in fact an evil man, intent on further enslaving the population of this country, and pillaging our view remaining natural resources for his gain, and the gain of his buddies – who, like himself, fancy themselves as some sort of Masters of the Universe. It is bad enough that this man has utterly betrayed the people of Ireland – he now chooses to attack the Greeks, who have done us no wrong?!?
1. #PADDY’S DAY The Government has spent €700,000 sending ministers abroad for St Patrick’s Day since 2011.
Yes, and is there any estimate on the benefits which have accrued to the country as a result? I look forward to attending a reception at my local Irish embassy with other leading Irish lights abroad, and am sure that there is a return on investment to those back in the old sod.
Few – not ‘view’. apologies.
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