People and Politics

Joe Biden saves the day for Obama in debt ceiling deal -- Vice President is key figure in deal with GOP in senate

VICE President Joe Biden is seen as the man who created the breakthrough in the debt ceiling talks with the Republican Party.

Biden, the Irish American vice president, had a lengthy Senate career before taking up his present job, and has maintained close contacts with former colleagues on both sides.

Bill O'Reilly and Maureen Dowd now agree Obama is toast ---Only Tea Party extremism can save him

Bill O'Reilly thinks the only thing that can save the Obama presidency is the extremism of the Tea Party followers in Congress.

And he's right.

Maureen Dowd compares Obama to Jimmy Carter today in her Sunday New York Times column, clearly overwhelmed by the job, bowing to Republican demands at every turn, out of his depth.

Old interview reveals Piers Morgan, CNN host, used phone hacked stories, despite his recent denials

CNN have a major issue on their hands with the surfacing of an old interview with Larry King's replacement, Piers Morgan, in which he admits phone hacking went on during his time as editor of the Daily Mirror in England.

He edited both News of the World and then Daily Mirror from 1994 to 2004.

The London-based Daily Telegraph this morning publishes extracts from that interview which stand in dire contrast to Morgan's earlier outraged comments that he never involved himself in such things.

Bill O'Reilly defends Murdoch in hacking case but forgets he backed jail for Sarah Palin hacker

Bill O'Reilly is the latest from the Fox stable to jump to the defense of beleaguered Rupert Murdoch who after all does sign his lucrative paycheck.

Speaking on the O'Reilly Factor Bill O' stated;

“You have The New York Times absolutely running wild with the story. Front page, front page, front page. Column, column, column. Vicious stuff. Vicious stuff, and it’s all ideological, isn’t it?”

ESPN don't seem to know Northern Irish 'Troubles' are effectively over

ESPN revealed during the British Open that they may know their sport but when it comes to Irish politics they are all at sea.

The blathering about The Troubles when Darren Clarke was playing was pathetic to listen to.

Rebekah Brooks arrested in News of the World investigation by London police

In a sensational development Rebekah Brooks the former News of the World editor has been arrested by British police on Sunday.

In a statement the London police said. "The MPS [Metropolitan police service] has this afternoon, Sunday 17 July, arrested a female in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking.

Man sent to trial in Limerick dog sex case where woman died of an allergic reaction

The most bizarre case in Irish law went to court in Limerick yesterday.

The defendant was named as Sean McDonnell, a 57-year-old bus driver whose German Shepherd dog had sex with a women McDonnell met on a bestiality chat line.

The house where the incident occurred is pictured

New Irish church inquiry slams former Bishop John Magee -- Says secretary to three popes 'kissed and embraced' teenage boy

The disgraced Bishop of Cloyne in Cork John Magee is heavily criticised in a report today for refusing to follow guidelines laid out by the Catholic Church in regards to abusive priests.

Gay Mitchell is chosen as Fine Gael presidential candidiate

The Fine Gael party have selected Gay Mitchell as their candidate for president.

As the largest party their winner will automatically be favorite to become the next president

It was neck and neck with Mairead McGuinness and Gay Mitchell both European MPS facing off against Pat Cox,former president of the European Parliament.

Bizarre story as Irish woman

This is the most bizarre story I have read in a long time in an Irish newspaper.

A man was before Limerick District Court after his Alsatian dog had sex with a 43-year-old woman. The woman later died from an allergic reaction. The incident happened in 2008 and the dog has been held in custody since.

Casey Anthony was found not guilty -- get over it folks and respect the jury

Casey Anthony was found innocent -- get used to it.

We can argue the toss all we like but a jury of her peers sat for months and weighed all the evidence and found there was not enough to convict.

This was no OJ Simpson runaway jury, they took their responsibilities very seriously.

Michelle Bachmann outsmarts Sarah Palin and leaves her at the starting gate

You have to hand it to Michelle Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman has stolen Sarah Palin's thunder right from under her.

Palin was the anointed one. I felt she had a real shot at the Republican nomination, but along comes Bachmann to queer the pitch.

Bachmann is a smart cookie too and the alleged gaffes the media are trying to foist on her are of no consequence.