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The Evening Fix... now with added photos of unsuspecting commuters

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

Egyptian protesters try to tear down a cement wall blocking them from reaching parliament near Tahrir Square in Cairo today on the second anniversary of Egypt’s 25 January uprising (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)

HERE ARE THE things we learned, loved and shared today.

THINGS WE LEARNED

#JAIL: Patrick O’Brien, the 72-year-old man found guilty of the rape and indecent assault of his daughter, is spending his first night  in jail tonight after a judge revoked his bail. Mr Justice Paul Carney apologised to Fiona Doyle for the situation which saw her father allowed out on bail.

#CROKE PARK: Gardaí are expected to withdraw from the Croke Park negotiations after their representative organisation failed to reach an agreement on cuts to pay and allowances with government officials.

#DEATH: IRA veteran Dolours Price, who had accused Gerry Adams of direct involvement in the killing of Jean McConville, has died. Her death could have implications for Sinn Féin due to interviews she did with Boston College about the IRA which can now be made public.

#CRASH: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the World Economic Forum at Davos that Ireland has been “through a hurricane” in its struggle to deal with the economic crisis. Here’s what else he had to say about Ireland’s economy.

#JUSTICE SYSTEM: A 16-year-old Dublin boy has asked to be jailed for a series of petty crimes so that he can complete the Leaving Certificate. A judge at the Children’s Court granted his request and sentenced him to sixteen months in total, RTE News reports.

#WINNING: It’s the Marmite of Irish television programmes – some hate it, some love it – but Mrs Brown’s Boys has further cemented its winning ways after it was named the best sitcom of the year at the National Television Awards in London.

THINGS WE LOVED

  • The only good thing about commuting by public transport is getting to watch other people – which is exactly what Rebecca Davis has done. Over the series of a year, she took these photographs of people on the New York subway and put them all together into this video:


(Video: Rebecca Davis/Vimeo)

THINGS WE SHARED

  • Take a minute to think of a famous film scene set outdoors. Now imagine what it would look like if it was viewed from the Google Street View car. Someone has done exactly that with the Google Street Scene Tumblr, which is weirdly compelling. Take a guess at this one (clue: it’s a Coen Brothers film…):

(Google Street Scene/Tumblr)

  • Want to feel inadequate about your golf swing? Compare yourself to this 17-month old kid, happily whacking away at golfballs:

(Video: jaf037/YouTube)

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    Mute George Vladisavljevic
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    Nov 30th 2024, 6:39 AM

    Two cheeks of the same ar%%hole. All those years pretending to be someone else.

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    Mute Dan The Man
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    Nov 30th 2024, 6:49 AM

    It’s like being 12th on a panel of 12 for a public sector job…if absolutely nobody else wants this job your our man so congratulations!

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    Mute Alan Kennedy
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    Nov 30th 2024, 10:13 AM

    @Dan The Man: Still get paid the same!

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    Nov 30th 2024, 6:54 AM

    A rigged voting system, people do not understand the process. This is how the crooks keep creeping back in.

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    Mute Johnny Wilson
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    Nov 30th 2024, 6:59 AM

    @Basildon Joe: an open and democratic voting system, that only an absolute moron would fail to understand.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 7:32 AM

    @Johnny Wilson: I don’t think you understand the implications here.

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    Mute Margaret Deacon
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    Nov 30th 2024, 7:57 AM

    @Basildon Joe: the system has been explained ad nauseum in the media all week

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    Mute Mark Murphy
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    Nov 30th 2024, 8:52 AM

    @Basildon Joe: Please explain these “Implications” to me. I am fascinated.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 9:27 AM

    @Dave G Doe: replying to yourself using another account ,creep ⚠️

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    Mute hans vos
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    Nov 30th 2024, 9:29 AM

    @Johnny Wilson: it’s the best democratic and open system. But if your elected on the twelfth count then you’re scraped by.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 9:30 AM

    @Basildon Joe: you and your various other IDs use misinformation to deliver sow doubt about our democratic system. Harming one of the pillars of civic society is pretty traitorous IMO.

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    Mute Brendan O'Brien
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    Nov 30th 2024, 10:00 AM

    @Name: Agreed. His manipulation of these comments sections (as Basildon Joe and Dave G Doe in this thread) is an affront to free speech, and the Journal ought to do something about it, but won’t.

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    Mute Ian
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    Nov 30th 2024, 12:28 PM

    @Basildon Joe: how braind dead are you?

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    Mute John Reynolds
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    Nov 30th 2024, 8:36 AM

    So ff fg again why don’t they just rename and become one party instead at this stage

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    Mute ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
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    Nov 30th 2024, 9:03 AM

    @John Reynolds: It’s the same reason corporations collect (buy up) brands.
    Proctor and Gamble own both Tide and Ariel.

    They aim to get your custom no matter what you buy.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 9:10 AM

    For the elucidation of Professors Gail McElroy and Michael Gallagher a candidate who eventually meets the quota still scapes through, no matter how valid their electon.

    These are clearly two different things.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 10:21 AM

    @ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: If there are 4 seats up for grabs in a constituency then why not the top 4 in the vote get elected. It would save so much time on 15th and 16th counts. The way it is now plays into the bigger parties hands. Why do we need to reach a quota? It’s not real democracy.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 8:53 AM

    So in essence, I have more than one vote.

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    Mute Ger Whelan
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    Nov 30th 2024, 9:57 AM

    @AnthonyK: no you don’t. Your vote will only be used once. Maybe it’ll be for your 1st preference maybe it’ll be your 8th who knows.

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    Nov 30th 2024, 5:05 PM

    If you get in on first or twentieth count, makes no difference. You in. That PR system. Better than first past the post single seat constituencies. Remember Thatcher got huge majority with 33% of the votes..

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