The Irish

xp thanks!

was watching a thing called Coast on iPlayer, they were supposed to travel up the west coast from Galway to Arranmore. was quite disappointing - Achill got maybe 30 seconds of airtime while there was a whole segment on Morse code with the guy from Scrapheap Challenge that was incredibly dull.

Is there any reason stars of the calibre of Kanye West and the late Michael Jackson flock to Tullamore in particular?

http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/pictured-kim-kardashian-kanye-west-3619950

Because having been there on multiple occasions, i'm struggling to come up with one.

ground hurling

wristy hurling

the Fleadh

carvery lunch at the Bridge House

Tullamore was designated a 'gateway' town in late 2003 by the Irish Government, making it eligible for increased infrastructural investment. The town was bestowed a bronze medal in the government's National Tidy Towns Competition in 2004 and also played host to the 'World Sheep Dog Trials' in 2005 which attracted international interest in the region. The Tullamore Show is held near the town every year.

Tullamore *and* Portlaoise in one day!

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West continue to enjoy all that Ireland has to offer on their honeymoon making a second trip to a different midlands cinema in the one day.

The pair were first spotted in Portlaoise before making a 30 mile trip north to Tullamore, Co Ofally.

They are believed to have watched 'X-Men: Days of future' past costing them €6 each as it was a bargain price on a Wednesday in Co Laois.

the flah accents

the proximity to Kilbeggan races

Home of the internationally famous Tullamore Dew, i suppose.

Can't knock the €5 lunch at Cafe India.

Co Ofally

the gardens at the castle

May have sunk the profits from The College Dropout into an off-plan development round the back of Tesco, like Shane Filan, and is checking to see if it's more than 45% finished yet.

developer spent on a

gold digger

tough crowd

I appreciated it quietly, if that helps.

this our way I spose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bQCW1nOaYc

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ireland-is-the-best-country-in-the-world-new-survey-suggests-1.1843347

I didn't see where we ranked on internet activism tbh

mind you there's always one cunt ruins it for everyone

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/irish-man-dies-on-german-motorway-after-stabbing-incidents-1.1844000

Fun fun fun on the autobahn...

http://i.imgur.com/fnoqGfx.png

what

U.F. O'Day

that's a bit of a stretcheálta

In a statement issued tonight Garth Brooks has stated that "it is five shows or none at all"

hopefully Enda will get back from opening Penneys in Berlin to weigh in on this.

not even kerry managed five in a row at croker tbf

There'll be five. Too much already invested by fans etc. Hotels won't do full refunds nor will the rail or bus.

yeah id imagine that a huge fuckin donation to the community and an absolute assurance by the crokers and the promoters that they've learnt their lesson and won't overbook again will do the trick here.

standard strike tactics, tbrr

I blame One Direction.

John Paul O’Driscoll was guilty of “phenomenally dangerous driving” observed Judge Sean Ó Donnabháin as he imposed two consecutive terms totalling 12 years on O’Driscoll.
Judge Ó Donnabháin had been willing to suspend the final two years of the
term but he rescinded it when O’ Driscoll shouted at him from the dock that
he could “f*** off”.

the irish

excellent stuff from the Metro

http://cf.broadsheet.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/001-DUB-0407.jpg

How old are we that we got it though? Not a cult film really.

Turns out Irish Rail will give refunds. Fair play in fairness.

in fairness you have to have fair play tbf

I never thought I'd feel sorry for Garth Brooks fans but this is some bullshit altogether

Seriously though, this all Niall from one directions doing. He knew Westmeath would never get into Croker so out of spite...

In other news: Wexford is quite a nice part of the country which I feel slightly embarrassed at only realising now.

The case was also noteworthy for having a psychiatrist admit under oath that his definition of the word 'sociopath' (a term which he had used to describe Joanne Hayes in his testimony)[7][8] would apply to about half the population of the country.[citation needed]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Babies_Tribunal

all five concerts cancelled

quality choice from the IT picture desk there
http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.1859350.1404831773!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_620_330/image.jpg

Irish Times going all-out on that story
http://i.imgur.com/Khy3BP5.png

more votes lost than the bank guarantee imo

Everyone's been an asshole in this sorry mess

lol Sinn Fein:
http://www.derrysinnfein.ie/sf-councillors-call-on-city-manager-to-overturn-garth-brooks-concert-decision/

yah everyone looks a total prick here but tbh the council is on steadier ground in backing the legit complaints than Aiken or brooks are in their tantrums over it. the council insisting it was a final decision was naive and stupid tho imo

Why can't they sort out licensing for events months in advance rather than weeks?

JIT

New gig announcements tomorrow, surely

Chris Gaines to play 168 night residency at Kavanagh's Bar, Portlaoise.

portlaoise is his gaine

I continue to hold 1D entirely responsible.

Lord mayor was on Drivetime. Utterly embarrassing. Basically this is the saddest day ever but he's available 24/7 to help all parties.

So sick of these gigs.