What's in the Sunday Papers ?

[Baron von Biffo]

Cowen taking a break from his difficult retirement schedule of

to go to a US college

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/irel...huge-fees.html

A few days ago I was talking to someone who recently bought a house not too far from Cowen and I asked if he ever bumped into him. The reply left me speechless - 'I feel very sorry for Brian' he said, 'He became Taoiseach just as the crisis started.'

There you have it. The former Finance minister had no role in creating the conditions that led to the melt down and as Taoiseach he was a victim rather than a failure.

[Slim Buddha]

Cowen taking a break from his difficult retirement schedule of



to go to a US college

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/irel...huge-fees.html

Confirming my belief that anybody can get into a US college-

I thought this moron was "retired" or, put more accurately, is being paid by the taxpayer a lot of money to do no further damage to the country.

[Baron von Biffo]

Confirming my belief that anybody can get into a US college-

Not just get in but be awarded degrees. The imbecile George Bush, has degrees from Harvard and Yale, institutions that are regarded as prestigious (or should that be prestEEgious?) in the US.

I thought this moron was "retired" or, put more accurately, is being paid by the taxpayer a lot of money to do no further damage to the country.

Some retired people don't just sit around waiting for the undertaker.

[Dr. FIVE]

[Stanley 2]

Confirming my belief that anybody can get into a US college-

I thought this moron was "retired" or, put more accurately, is being paid by the taxpayer a lot of money to do no further damage to the country.

From p.ie

[PaddyJoe]

From p.ie

There's another photo in the Mail in which he looks as hungover as it is possible for a person to be.
58 thousand dollars for six weeks at Stanford.
Even with a pension of 150k a year that's a massive amount of money.

[culmore]

Is he getting any State Grant ?????????????woulnt suprise me

[disability student]

Heard it was Enterprise Ireland that funded these types of grant over the years as i wonder did Cowen avail of it?

[Kev Bar]

Another story involving a politician, a female journalist and a claim of assault.

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...m-3161605.html

That one isn't credible either.

Perhaps.

There, is, however another curious link to PJ's Sunday World tale re Enda's allegedly aggressive Press Sec:

ˇMr Kennelly, a former adviser to Michael Lowry, is regarded as being particularly influential.

[DCon]

Anyone seen the Business Post?

The Revenue Commissioners is investigating an offshore tax avoidance scheme that is being used by around 188 individuals in Ireland, the Sunday Business Post reports. The paper’s Ian Kehoe reports that the scheme was put together by a major Irish accountancy firm and is being scrutinised at a time when concerns are being raised by authorities worldwide about legal tax avoidance schemes. The British government recently criticised one being used by the British comedian Jimmy Carr.

http://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-...e=twitter_self

[PaddyJoe]

Perhaps.

There, is, however another curious link to PJ's Sunday World tale re Enda's allegedly aggressive Press Sec:

There is a mention today in the IMOS that Governemet Press Secretary Purcell wrote an official note to the Committee of Dail journalists to complain about them barracking Enda.

[Apjp]

Here's another image caption. Some tribute to our war dead by the current chieftains https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

[Apjp]

PJ .... I've heard of persons being charged with "attempted murder."....but I've never heard of anyone being charged with "attempted assault"....... is there such a charge?

Couldnt charge you with an attempted..sentence..anyways :P There's another one for that thread on things that are annoying...regards..JC..CJ..

[Baron von Biffo]

Is that Michael O'Leary sitting in front of 'Murray'?

[PaddyJoe]

Belated(on my part) Sunday paper tweets from John Burns of the ST:

Sunday Times page 1 leads with a story about Dr James Reilly - who is missing from other papers tomorrow - and his clash with Michael Noonan
ST News from @harry_the_hack : the precise number of times Enda Kenny has slagged Gerry Adams in the Dail about the Northern Bank robbery
Sunday Times news, again courtesy of @mark_tighe : we reveal MCD paid the state 500k for use of the Phoenix Park last week
RTE gives job to 'bottom pincher', is the fun headline on page 7 of Sunday Times News. Story courtesy of @mark_tighe
In Sunday Times Culture tomorrow, we talk to Anne Gildea and David Kitt while @cristinleach gives IMMA's latest exhibition the once over
Sunday World has bizarre splash that Michaela McAreavey's corpse "may" or "could" have to be exhumed in order to catch her killer
This boils down to a quote from a retired garda - or "top cop" as Sunday World calls him - speculating there could be DNA under her nails
Bizz Post leads with story that developers are using UK bankruptcies to hide assets from Nama. No names, though
Bizz Post p2 reports that Fr Reynolds contacted Terry Prone for PR advice via the Communications Clinic landline and not her mobile.
Eoghan Harris wishes John Banville "would stop writing those watery, writery crime novels under the name Benjamin Black" #controversial
Big apology to Michael Healy Rae in Sindo. It accepts his expenses were in line with other TDs in Kerry. Sindo makes a donation to charidee
Another Chuck Feeney article, Sindo p23. zzzz Bet it says he's "secretive".... Yip, para 3 - "discreet" "elusive" etc Another cliche fest
Sindo splash is that Nama is paying salaries of over 100k to 66 developers who are co-operating. 168 developers have salaries averaging 90k

https://twitter.com/JohnBurnsST