Tag Archives: chancers

Ah, the Septic Tiger. I knew him well.

Irish Times Property Supplement typo.

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Denmark, Australia, Anywhere

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Available Until December 13th

In the midst of the farce that was Ireland’s “is it a bailout, isn’t it a bailout, is it a contingency fund”, RTE got a few things wrong. But they did broadcast this episode of Scannal last night, about Allied … Continue reading

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What A Difference A Week Makes, Eh?

I like the bit where Lenny says “lets be clear about this” before obfuscating completely. Also, the audible sigh from Paxman at 2:25.

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Oh Look, Damn International Media Ignoring Government Spin. Again.

Just for posterity, here’s a screencap of the CNN international edition website from this morning. It’s good going for a great little country like Ireland to scoop both leads, no?   At the same time, the Financial Times seems to … Continue reading

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The Return of Kebab Lenihan

Edit: As of about 11:30pm it appears that Mr. Lenihan has pulled out of attending this event. This is John J.May. He has some issues with evolution. Conor Lenihan, Ireland’s Minister of State for Science is attending the launch of … Continue reading

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Largely Sufficient

  I love the “yah-boo, better than you” framing of this –  ”but we still have a better credit rating than Italy and Portugal“. Look at us, we’re not Greece. Or perhaps it’s more a case of “please sir, can … Continue reading

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We truly live in interesting times

Anglo Irish bank is set to take over Arnott’s department store. Because as was pointed out on Morning Ireland, they proved to be so good at running a bank that running a department store should be no bother to them. … Continue reading

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Toothyology

http://www.youtube.com/v/VIaV8swc-fo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 via boingboing.net

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How the mighty are fallen …

Date: Friday, June 29, 2007

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