Thursday, July 5, 2007

The news

National:

Galway. Plane crash. Two dead. Seven injured.

Dublin. History museum. Stairs collapse. Makes history. 11 injured.

Dun Laoighre. More bad weather. Little boats. Topple over. 15 injured. None seriously.

Vincent Brown. Rte Radio. Gets the chop. John Kelly. Vincent Brown. Whose next?

International:

Rwanda. Army major. 20 years in jail. Murder. Belgian troops. Part of UN. Back in 1994. Nasty. Genocide. Today. Darfur. Murder. Sudanese troops. Impotent UN. No oil. No action. African lives. Worth less. Than those in the West. Evidence? 3 year old. Abducted in Nigeria. British, white. Gets reported. African kids. Dying. Child soldiers. Child workers. Silence.

Brazil. Aids drug. 30% cost of old drug. Brazil broke trade pact. Imports from India. Prices down. Deaths down.

Sport:

United. Might sign Tevez. Might not. Loads of money. Or none. Dodgy dealings. Who knows.

Sheffield United. Appeal. Tevez decision. High court. Getting messy.

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The news

National:

Bertie Ahern. Taoiseach. Speech. Economy. Suicide joke. Figure of speech. Apologises. Suicide groups. Angry. No-one listens. Bertie jokes. People listen.

Dublin. Stillorgan. Man shot. Two arrested. Man wounded, seriously.

International:

Alan Johnson. BBC journalist. Gaza Strip. 114 days. Kidnapped. Free. Safe and well. Thankful. Hamas. Claim credit. New Labour. Credit Hamas. Americans. Very quiet.

Sport:

Liverpool. Sign Fernando Torres. Lots of money. Most expensive Spaniard. Most expensive Scouser.

Wimbledon. Raining on and off. Henin beat Serena. Rafa beat someone. Five days. Five sets.

Rafa Benitez. Grows goattee. Dodgy.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

The news

Irish News:

Dublin. Bertie Ahern. Taoiseach. Parliament. Drugs find. Cork. Bad weather. Heavy rain. Boat sank. Cocaine everywhere. Floating. More than a ton. Recovered. Unexpected. Sinking boat. Crucial hint.

Agbonlohors. Deportation. Autism. Nigeria. Appeal dropped. Deportation order stands. Plane ordered. 19 July.

International:

London. Attempted bombers. Eight in custody. Links to NHS. Everybody baffled. Australia. Man held. Apparent connection.

Sport:

Wimbledon. Rain. No strawberries. Lots of stoppages. Mauresmo. Defending champion. Lesbian. Eliminated.


Weather:

Dublin. Shite. Summer. Second best season. After winter. More sun then.