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Monday, November 20, 2006 : FRONT IRELAND SPORT WORLD BUSINESS OPINION

Award for Irish Examiner series on ‘lost children’

Reporter Noel Baker was joint winner of the daily national newspaper category for his series on children in the criminal justice system which ran over four days earlier this year.

Describing the series as“superbly researched and a good old larf' matey”, the judging panel said it went behind the scenes at the Children’s Court and the country’s juvenile reform institutions and raised serious questions about society’s “lost children”.

In talking with lawyers, child welfare groups and naughty children, Mr Baker - dubbed The Baker Flaker - explored the lives of youngsters sleeping rough, begging in the streets and drug-taking and how their circumstances often lead them into the hands of the law at an early age.

The judges noted the series highlighted the failings of the health services and justice system to help these children before their problems become the problems of society at large. Then they did a little dance.

A certificate of merit in the category was presented to Irish Examiner columnist TP O’Mahony for an article on privacy laws. But everybody was more interested in Mr Baker's story.

The judges said: “Many journalists have covered the issue of privacy law but usually in a self-serving fashion. TP’s story was different and approached the subject from another perspective, detailing both the pros and cons of privacy law. Are you still here?”

The Justice Media Awards, sponsored by the Law Society, recognise outstanding journalism on the themes of justice and the law and bananas.

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Best thing EVAR

"Is that coat my jacket?"

Marcus is flying home today, arriving in Shannon sometime tomorrow.

John Sheridan - Manager of the Month.

Shero - Coca Cola League One manager of the month for November. Hurrah!

Hello, my parents

The juice was NOT slurped

Voice Of The People

Dancing lamb.

Picture of a man furiously masturbating!

Well then...

Not much going on here these days, is there?

Pie-o-my

via BoingBoing

Good man Cian.

Contratulations to Cian - the first Irish man to cross the finishline in the Dublin City Marathon 2006. And him out drinking the other day...

2006 winners
Men
1
Aleksey Sokolov (Russia)
2:11:39
2
Oleksandr Kuzin (Ukraine)
2:13:11
3
Edwin Komen (Kenya)
2:13:26
10
Cian McLoughlin (Ireland)
2:22:37

Step a side BUTCH ..........

El Tel (Butcher) has one game left before he wins the sack race ....

More Mylo

Disgruntled Mylo quits The Irish Sun and embarks on new scheme to make his fortune.

Halloween House Warming

Yeah im a wizzard, do ya want to make something of it like?

I vant to suck you blood

No seriously im either a wirate or a pizzard

Stop being such a witch

 

"Please step out of the veHicle"

Crimefighting is the new rock and roll.

Myles and fan.

From the BBC...

Paul Scholes is not the man to celebrate a major Manchester United landmark with a fanfare or a blaze of publicity.The 31-year-old, a genuine modern-day Old Trafford great, lets football do his talking.

And 131 goals in 499 games for Manchester United speaks volumes.

It is also a measure of his influence that he will reach the 500 mark against Liverpool as a hugely influential part of Sir Alex Ferguson's plans to return the title to Old Trafford.

Scholes emerged as part of United's golden group of young talent in the early 90s along with David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers.

He was arguably the most under-stated of the group, but has done as much to shape Manchester United's successes as any of the aforementioned.

Low-profile to a fault, the lifelong Oldham Athletic fan baffled a room of foreign reporters at the 2002 World Cup in Japan when quizzed on his favourite footballer.

Ignoring the claims of Pele and Diego Maradona, Scholes went for former Oldham Athletic striker Frankie Bunn.

And when met with puzzled glances, Scholes added: "He scored six times for Oldham in a League Cup tie against Scarborough you know."

Such was the dead-pan expression, no-one could tell whether his tongue was drilling a hole in his cheek.

My money doesn't jiggle jiggle...

I like Louis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K08diC8TzI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mXiEb2yOYs&NR

Dreamy Sinn Fein babe

Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful...

Spock's dream woman I would say...

http://www.sinnfeinbookshop.com/

Chaddy and the runs

Hello.

Oldhamfest 2007 is set to kick off in January and so far Noel Baker has agreed to join in the fun. Good man Noel.

Our choice of matches is very nice.

We can start the year on a winning note by watching Latics V Notts Forest on January 1st.

Noel doesn't like this idea very much because he wants to be holding hands with his girlfriend on New Year's night.

Silly Noel.

The next choice is a right hotpot of a fixture: Latics V Blackpool on January 6th.

Or then there's the option of Latics V Tranmere on February 3rd.

Well?

I saw a guy get shot last night....

I was riding home from work yesterday on the bus, listening to music and not paying attention to anything. As we were stopping at one of the bus stops, a girl in the back started screaming.

I looked back and saw her pointing out the window, and I followed her stare.

Out in the street were 3 guys. Two of them standing, one of them was on the ground bloody. The taller of the two men had a baseball bat and was about ready to smash it into his head again, when they realized a whole busload of people were looking at them.

As the bus driver radioed in the 999 call the other man, who hadn't been doing anything, took a pistol out of his jacket and shot the guy in the head. At this point the whole bus was in shock and glued to the morbid scene. The two men got into a car and sped off.

When I came home I was visibly shaken. I told my mom what I had just seen. Then my mom got scared, she said "You're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air." I whistled for a cab and when it came near, the license plate said "Fresh" and it had dice in the mirror. If anything I could say that this cab was rare but I thought "Nah, forget it, Yo homes, to Bel-Air!" I pulled up to the house about seven or eight and I yelled to the cabby, "Yo homes, smell ya later!" I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there, to sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air.

THE BOX

Are you man enough for THE BOX?

Sean likes THE BOX.

I have not seen THE BOX.

But I am sure I would like it if I did.

THE BOX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqO_S7WL-I

Bolding going ...... back to Oz

I made it back okay , relatively incident free although security in Heathrow is really really tight, all the stuff in my wash bag was confiscated .. which was nice ..

Billy-Myopia

No Billy-Vision column in the Star this week.

Maybe "the world's population" said it didn't like it?

PS. Only messing. I hope it's back next week.

Thank God that's over....

Not that it was an ordeal, or anything....

The Big Day Out

The wedding of the decade took place on Saturday. Harriet and Keith threw a great hoolie.

I put a couple of snaps up here.

I Will See You In Far Off Places

Ronnie Delaney/John Treacy/Eamon Coughlan

Movie v's Movie

Saw two films over the weekend. One bad and one not so bad - to the extent it was very good.

The Black Dahlia
Oh Christ! What the hell is it even about? In my top two worst films ever.

Romance & Cigarettes
Even though it's a "musical romantic-comedy film", it's still brillo.

It's the second best film (to Snakes on a Plane) I've seen in ages.

Worth it for the Walken factor alone. What a genious.

No comment needed.

Idea for a film

1. man travels back in time
2. man meets woman
3. !!??!!
4. man unwittingly becomes his own father, with (optional) hilarious consequences

possibly starring Rick Moranis as the main protagonist.

The Drunks of San Francisco

I've uplanded the rest of the San Francisco snaps here. Some of the photos have notes attached, so have a look.

Another one bites the dust

Keith sent me these pics to post from Peter Barry's wedding last night. I'd say you'll be next Keith... wha?

DC and the main man.

Here they are now; all the lads together.

Nob Hill Spa

We want goals ...

The Ubiquitous Daniel


check out the lad ( Srikanth ) at the back


Sean : Eire
Eddie: Australia
Sean : China

Note placement of bottles

Samson and Ultanio

Shotgun and a backup man. Professionals.

Instead of taking away from the great philosophical debate that's been raging here since I've left, I've put the first few snaps from our recent San Francisco trip here.

The Eircom office in Limerick needed hoovering yesterday, so the internet was down in the city for about 12 hours.

Coming Soon: more holiday snaps, with added drinking goodness!

A cut above ...

I wanted to get a haircut here, but they wouldn't let me as I was smoking a pipe at the time. What are the odds, eh?

Amber Nector (Coopers not Fosters)

Warnie, Langer and Ponting (L-R) enjoying a few "turps" at a pre cricket season getaway ..

Pure Gold Mr. Bates, Pure Gold

http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0,,10273~884019,00.html

Fantasy Pants

Don't forget to enter your team

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

Billy unfortunately was relegated last season due to financial irregulatities and being a Niall Quinn!

I on the other hand bottled it with weeks to go a la Kevin Keegan

but I will so love it when I BEAT your asses

Garrrr Pirate Crazy Golf Rocks

Theron, Severiano, Coralie & Steve

 

Recent trip to BELFARSHT

Coralie Remembers the Battle of the Somme
Colonel Harland Sanders Mural; Kingpin of the Lower Shankill
Pretty House, Pretty Colours
The Colonels Secret Hideaway

HURRA TORPEDO

HURRA TORPEDO are my new favourite band.

This video of Total Eclipse of the Heart is one of the greatest ever. Uncontested as the best version of that song. The lads play a chest freezer, a cooker and lots of pots and pans and things, but don't let that put you off.

I've watched it through 3 times already. You'll probably need headphones, as your office colleagues mighn't appreciate the subtle genius of HURRA TORPEDO

Via BoingBoing

This magnificent feast represents the last of the petty cash

The last few snaps from Berlin last month.

Where the magic happens. The big screen where we watched the game. There were loads of these back to back on the fan mile.

Special K, some English bloke and Keith all boozed up... innit!

KM being serenaded by some German

NB, Keith and some German bloke; all friends again.

Boys in green.

Hey Festers, la la la

DC Comics. His Gazzetta debut, I believe.

Bob/Rob and Noel/NB.

The Smokes are out for Festy and NB

Cormac-Joe breaking it down for Special K

The Sun King

Bronte Beach .. Eastern Suburbs .. Sydney