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highlights of European literature - The Irish Times - Sat, May 26, 2012

Manager Linda Ratican (left) and Community Employment supervisor Mary McManus at Treasure Tots Nursery, Ballyfermot, in Dublin. Cuts to Community Employment schemes mean many facilities cannot fill vacancies.

Ireland topped the World Comptitiveness rankings for availability of skilled labour, flexibility of workforce, investment incentive and attitudes towards globalisation. It also scored highly for its openness to foreign investors in terms of business legislation, and ranked fourth for corporate tax rates.

It's a safety first from Volvo's V40 - The Irish Times - Wed, Feb 29, 2012

Activists 'occupy' commission offices - The Irish Times - Wed, May 30, 2012

The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, Frederic William Burton,1864. Voted Ireland's favourite painting, 2012

Throwback with modern touch for winter at M - The Irish Times.

A male Californian sea lion pup that was born at Dublin Zoo last week enjoys a quick chinscratch. Photograph: Dublin Zoo

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Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs,1864 Artist: Frederic William Burton (Corofin, Co. Clare 1816-1900, London)

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Carole Smith Winner of Ireland's Favourite Painting. We are indeed a nation of romantics

Biggest trout in 118 years caught in west

Poll shows Sinn Féin now twice as popular as Labour

Aubergine & courgette gratin

The Irish team on way to Italy in preparation for Euro 2012. Its going to be a great summer of sport.

Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ring while in training for his fight against Brian London, London, England, August 1966. Photograph: R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Cassius Clay, who later became Muhammad Ali, taking a breather during an early morning run through Hyde Park in May 1963. Photograph: PA Wire

Cassius Clay lying on his hotel bed May 27, 1963 in London, England. He holds up five fingers in a prediction of how many rounds it will take him to knock out British boxer Henry Cooper. Photograph: Len Trievnor/Express/Getty Images

Cassius Clay is pushed away to a neutral corner by the referee as challenger Floyd Patterson slumps to the canvas in the sixth round. The fight was stopped in the twelth round on November 25, 1955. Photograph: Allsport Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ring while in training for his fight against Brian London, London, England, August 1966. Photograph: R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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Secret history: the imagery is vernacular and earthy, and the shape suggests the cross was based on those sold at Lough Derg.

Alan Reeve cartoon still in Palace Bar in Fleet St.. old memories.. ah!!!!

Ireland’s favourite painting « Gallery Communicating with Prisoners, c.1924 Artist: Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957)

The Taking of Christ, 1602 Artist: Caravaggio (Caravaggio 1571-1610 Porto Ercole)

A Convent Garden, Brittany, c.1913 Artist: William John Leech (Dublin 1881-1968 Guildford)

Ireland’s favourite painting « Gallery Stairs,1864 Artist: Frederic William Burton (Corofin, Co. Clare 1816-1900, London)

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Now this is where I'd like to sit with a drink and read a book. Way cool.

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It's time to veg out - The Irish Times - Sat, May 26, 2012

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Après-Match by Cristina Galvin: It was the heady whiff of them that would get you. They could only be eaten hot, at midnight after the county final, inside a red 1981 Datsun Sunny with rusting bumper, parked with the engine running and the heater on full blast on a half-lit backstreet somewhere in the outskirts of Cork, and you both looking out the windscreen at the rain pinging the puddles, wipers going swish, swish, thwack, swish, swish, thwack . . .

Catwalk images from Getty Images. Cutout images by PRoSHOTS.ie

Nice little interview with Michael (even tho it goes...well, read it ;) "Life in the Fass Lane" - The Irish Times - Fri, May 25, 2012 www.irishtimes.co...

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Kt Katie Umm, what the hell is going on with pinterest today--?? Pictures aren't posting with pins until waaaaay later.....Anybody else noticing this??

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Hupsakeek Yeah...

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Émilie Bazillou Yes! Nice interview indeed!

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Marcia Toledo Pinterest is crazy to me for about 2 or 3 days

Harpa, a new concert hall and conference centre

New innovators - The Irish Times - Mon, Apr 02, 2012

Fash Mob » Kristen Stewart at Cannes 2012 - Why can't I get away with wearing crazy stuff? She always looks so cute.

Fash Mob » Kristen Stewart at Cannes 2012