James Doorley

Every month we get a bunch of big sacks from An Post to put our newspapers in to deliver to the depot to be sent out to subscribers. Not infrequently someone else's post is left in the bottom of a sack or two. Here is this month's haul. 1/

I feel bad for Michael D Higgins as he’s faced with the absolute nightmare of packing up this office.

Scary situation: Fake spiderwebs a real fright for wildlife Fake spiderwebs are a popular Halloween decoration, but they can be a death trap for wildlife.

Please don’t use this stuff.

“This is the time of year that rehabilitators receive numerous animals caught in these decorations, from songbirds to chipmunks and everything in between,"
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Wait. Misneach has to move out of the Arás?

I kind of thought he owned the property and the state leased it off him on payment of walks and ear scratches.

Copy of the official submission of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh’s resignation from the Office of the President #OTD 1976.

Gardaí say two officers hospitalised after tonight’s second night of violence in Citywest. 23 arrests made.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Exclusive: Bob Geldof has confirmed he will not be running for the Irish presidency - and says it's partly because he'd "miss London". 🔗 Tap the link below to read more

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Norway, 73% votes counted:

Seat projection

Ap-S&D: 53 (+5)
FrP~ECR: 49 (+28)
H-EPP: 24 (-12)
Sp~RE: 9 (-19)
SV~LEFT: 9 (-4)
R~LEFT: 9 (+1)
MDG-G/EFA: 7 (+4)
KrF-EPP: 7 (+4)
V-RE: 2 (-6)

+/- vs. Last election

➤ europeelects.eu/norway

French parliament votes to oust PM François Bayrou French Prime Minister François Bayrou looks set to fall in a confidence vote in parliament after just nine months in the job, sparking fresh political uncertainty for France and piling pressure on Pre...

France's parliament has voted to bring down the government over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis and handing President Emmanuel Macron the task of finding a fifth prime minister in less than two years.

FACT OF THE DAY. 3 September 1939. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced on BBC radio at 11:15 AM that Germany had not responded to the British ultimatum to remove its troops from Poland and so “this country is at war with Germany”.

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

It’s really a non runner

Bob Geldof mulls run at Áras, saying he is ‘flattered’ at speculation linking him to presidency Bob Geldof is considering entering the race for the Áras and says he is “flattered” at speculation linking him to the presidency, the Irish Independent can reveal.

Bob Geldof is considering entering the race for the Áras and says he is “flattered” at speculation linking him to the presidency, the Irish Independent can reveal. m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

I used to work in Easons and they'd say 'You'll be in stationery today - and I don't mean stationary!' and we'd all laugh*

*we wouldn't

Go deimhin.

Ex-cellmate Kathryn Comolli claims Ghislaine Maxwell said she had “dirt on Trump.” Maxwell was later moved to a minimum-security prison after talks with Trump’s DOJ.

Tubridy repays €150,000 from 2020 payment deal to RTÉ RTÉ has confirmed that former presenter Ryan Tubridy has repaid the organisation a sum of €150,000 he received as part of a controversial payment deal made in 2020.

RTÉ has confirmed that former presenter Ryan Tubridy has repaid the organisation a sum of €150,000 he received as part of a controversial payment deal made in 2020

Ryan Tubridy statement ⬇️

North Circular dir. Luke McManus on RTE 1 tonight 9.30 ..its really great

OPW is thrilled to announce that the contract for the Commemorative Bridge at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Dublin 8, has been awarded to John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd!

For full press release see ➡️https://cutt.ly/TrStQy9S

Wouldn't like to be in their choux

Lol this is like Caligula getting into a fight with his horse

Farewell Carmencita Hederman, Alderman, Lord Mayor, Living City campaigner, cyclist, and advocate for strong local government.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam www.irishtimes.com/life-and-sty...

Need help #SpeirGorm!
Does anyone remember a funny TV ad, late 80s/early 80s featuring two guys making corncrake noises? Each thought they were getting closer to a real corncrake til they reversed into each other. Cue much corncrake-like indignation. WHAT WAS IT FOR AND WHERE CAN I FIND IT. KitKat?

Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and fonts. One called them “an abomination unto design.”

Irregularly spaced letters on Pope Francis’ tombstone have caused a stir among typography nerds. One called them “an abomination unto design.”

Matt @MattCartoonist on #Trump #Crufts @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

‘It was as if they stepped off the face of the Earth’ – fresh bid to solve 34-year mystery of missing Cork couple Conor and Sheila Dwyer Gardaí are examining potentially new information about the mystery of an Irish couple who disappeared without trace 34 years ago.

‘It was as if they stepped off the face of the Earth’ – fresh bid to solve 34-year mystery of missing Cork couple Conor and Sheila Dwyer

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