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The Evening Fix: Monday

Things we learned, loved and shared today…

Thirteen-year-old Kyle Nolan punches for victory at the stage area for Olympic Gold medalist Katie Taylor’s homecoming. It is taking place at the seafront in Bray, Co Wicklow this evening. (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

THESE ARE THE things you need to know as we round off the day in three easy steps.

THINGS WE LEARNED

#LONDON 2012 Our athletes returned home today, with a small reception held to welcome them at Dublin Airport.  Medal winners were showing off their prizes as they disembarked from an Aer Lingus aircraft shortly before 2pm. The airport’s air traffic control welcomed them home in their own style – have a listen here.

#HOUSEHOLD CHARGE The agency responsible for collecting the controversial €100 household charge has said it will send a second batch of reminder letters to households which have not already paid up. The Local Government Management Agency says a second notice to non-paying households will be issued “in the next few weeks”.

#TIA SHARP Stuart Hazell is to go forward for trial charged with the murder of his girlfriend’s granddaughter, Tia Sharp. The body of the 12-year-old was found in her grandmother’s house on Friday night.  Hazell appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court via video link this morning.

#NORWAY Norwegian authorities could have prevented the first of twin attacks that killed 77 people in July 2011 – and arrested Anders Behring Breivik sooner, a new report said today. The independent commission tasked with reviewing the authorities’ response to the attacks submitted their report today, and were harshly critical of both the police and the government.

#ELECTION 2012 US president Barack Obama has described Mitt Romney’s pick for vice presidential running mate, Paul Ryan, as the “ideological leader” of the Republicans in Congress. He described him as a decent family man, but said he “fundamentally disagreed” with Ryan’s vision for the USA.

THINGS WE LOVED

  • Leo the pup was brought into a Bray vet’s surgery in terrible health - we loved how Pete Wedderburn was dedicated to saving the young pup’s life, and was able to use the story to inform pet owners of some important issues. Catch up on Leo the Shih Tzu’s story (and pictures) and read more about what Wedderburn has to say about ‘meaningless’ vaccination certificates’.
  • We love Google’s doodles – who doesn’t? – and we’re not the only ones who want to know more about them. Thanks to BBC News, we can take a look behind the scenes at what goes on with the team behind the search engine’s incredible doodles.
  • How to travel the world in a few steps… Little Leopold Pross (2), from London, takes a leap across the Atlantic Ocean, part of ‘Our World in LEGO Bricks’ outside the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre in London.  The giant world map was built by 4,000 members of the public, and is made up of more than one million LEGO bricks in 21 different colours. Makes our childhood LEGO experiments look pathetic in comparison…  (Matt Alexander/PA Wire)

THINGS WE SHARED

  • A group of fishermen were out on the ocean when they spotted a whale – and he definitely wanted to get up close and personal, as we can see from this video.
  • If you’re looking to take up an unusual hobby, can we suggest finding insects at the dead of night? That’s what New York City’s chief naturalist Mike Feller does, and many people are fascinated by his job, as detailed in the New York Times.
  • It rains more than it shines in Ireland these days, so Murphy’s has decided to centre its new ad campaign around this very fact. We love this ad not (we hasten to add) because we’ve been paid to, or because we encourage drinking every time it rains – but because the affable gentleman advertising it has the best Cork accent we’ve heard in a long time. For that alone, he makes today’s Evening Fix.

(murphyswhenitrains/youtube)

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    Mute Aishling Keogh
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 6:26 PM

    RIP,another family’s heartbreak this evening :(

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    Mute Martina Ní Wynner
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 6:06 PM

    RIP

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 6:03 PM

    I hope it’s not James it would be such a waste of a young life.

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    Mute Cian O Donnell
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 7:47 PM

    seriously,how many other bodies are floating around in that river at any one time?

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    Mute Gavin Tracy
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 10:41 PM

    It would be someone else’s waste if life then….

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    Mute Susan Duffy
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 10:49 PM

    I hate to have say this why are people red thumbing that comment?

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    Mute louise
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 6:15 PM

    So sad news, I know body isn’t identified yet, thoughts with family at such a sad time, too young to die

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    Mute Richard Mason
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 7:52 PM

    What are the thumbs down about? I can’t see any contentious statements above!

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    Mute Bernadette Dunne
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 8:51 PM

    Richard just ignore the red thumbs on this story We all try too it is such a sad story for the Family who have to deal with this R.I.P and thought for the family

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    Mute Mark Vieregge
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 7:20 PM

    Oh no… :-/

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    Mute James O Mara
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 9:28 PM

    I hope it not James for hisfamly

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 7:59 PM

    Thumbs down because any loss of life is sad whatever the age.

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    Mute Richard Mason
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 8:10 PM

    I agree Laura but I thought the idea of the thumbs was to make a statement about the comment. Apologies if I have misunderstood.

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    Mute Cian O Donnell
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 8:42 PM

    you havent mis understood at all,the thumbs system is indeed to indicate ones aggreement/disaggreement with a comment..people will thumbs down anything said on this site,no matter what it is

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    Mute Norma Kealy
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 11:43 PM

    well done to the boyne river rescue….a grim task indeed. my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

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    Mute kelly whelan
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 9:49 PM

    at least who ever it is has been.found. not in the way any family Will ever hope for but it Will be at least some peace for them. what a heartbreaking time for all concerned. rip.

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    Mute Aisling Doyle
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 9:09 PM

    Dont worry I seen the red thumb record here 1097 so I wouldnt take it personal sometimes with the iPhone or smart (not so Smart) when scrolling down page sometimes ppl hit off it by error I know I for one have .

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 9:51 PM

    R I P . Condolences to the family of the deceased .

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    Mute Tomas Phelan
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 11:43 PM

    RIP to this poor soul, it’s someone’s son, brother etc. May his family gain the strength they will need to get them through the next week. how gives a flying f%@k about red thumbers. They are irrelevant. Trolls will be trolls.

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    Mute kelly whelan
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    Aug 23rd 2012, 9:49 PM

    at least who ever it is has been.found. not in the way any family Will ever hope for but it Will be at least some peace for them. what a heartbreaking time for all concerned. rip.

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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Aug 24th 2012, 1:27 AM

    Very sad that someone’s son has be taken out of the river

    As for the red thumbs why won’t the journal get rid of this red / green
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    Mute Gavin Tracy
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    Aug 24th 2012, 7:49 AM

    People are saying ” I hope it’s not James” . It’s somebody, and someone’s son!! Whoever it is are facing devastation.. I hope it’s not James just pushes the reality to some other poor family

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    Mute Mick Lennon
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    Aug 24th 2012, 8:56 AM

    am I right that the body found was that poor boy James,tragic,his life taken so young,only making his way in the world god be good to him

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 11:47 PM

    Why was my comment deleted?

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    Mute Martin St John
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    Nov 26th 2012, 3:29 AM

    Because the journal is like that … Very picky in my opinion and just a tad conservative … It likes to think it’s an important broadsheet , but it’s not really that far removed from most Red-Tops!! Shrude and moronic!!

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