Thursday

Saturday February 10 : Excuses are the main currency in the media

08:57
A guy from the Snidedependent doing the old "drugs being sold openly on the boardwalk" chestnut. Same story run twice before this year by stablemates, what's new? The Gardai even have an Operation Broad Daylight to "deal" with the recurring long-lens issues raised in the area. However, the police say, due to the vast numbers of drunkies coming onto the new amenity, they don't have enough manpower to patrol the Liffey Boardwalk. Shit, have you seen the size of it? I'd patrol it with my flute. Excuses are the main currency in the media.

09:00 
1962 COLD WAR: Bridge of Spies as Soviets and US prisoner swap spies - US held master-spy Rudolph Abel for Soviet held U2 pilot Gary Powers on bridge in Potsdam

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10.10
Fred and Wilma Flintstone were the first TV couple to sleep in the same bed. 
13:21
Forbes have a list of top ten clean cities. Dublin's not on it, surprisingly.