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The Evening Fix... now with added air-dried sloth

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

Female North Korean traffic police officers gather in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea today. North Koreans turned out to commemorate what would have been the 71th birthday of Kim Jong Il who died on December 17, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

THINGS WE LEARNED

#MAGDALENES Magdalene survivors met with Taoiseach Enda Kenny today. After their meeting, they said that they anticipated an apology from him on behalf of the State next Tuesday, when the Dáil will debate the issue. A vigil will take place that same night outside Dáil Eireann, organised by the Justice for Magdalenes group.

#PROTEST A protest took place outside the Camden Court Hotel in Dublin today against comments made by Donegal Councillor Sean McEniff. The protestors were critical of comments he made about Travellers, where he said they should be housed away from settled communities.

#HORSEMEAT The investigation into the horsemeat scandal has been focusing on a Naas company, QK Cold Stores, which said that beef trimmings it imported from Poland were positive for equine DNA – but none of the consignments in question were released onto the market. Meanwhile, Greencore, whose CEO is Patrick Coveney, brother of Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney, has said that Asda bolognese sauce made using its products contained 4.8 per cent equine DNA.

#PISTORIUS Oscar Pistorius is “numb with shock as well as grief”, his uncle Arnold Pistorius said today. He made the comments to media from his home in Pretoria, capital of South Africa. Pistorius’s family came out strongly against prosecutors seeking to upgrade the charge against the Olympic athlete to premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. A reality show featuring the late Steenkamp will be broadcast tonight on television.

#MURDER A 40-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Stephen Davidson, who was found dead at his home in Bangor last weekend. The accused appeared before court this afternoon. It is believed Davidson lived alone in the house where he was killed, but it is not known if he let his attackers into the house.

A model wears a design by Jasper Conran, during the autumn/ winter 2013 catwalk show as part of London Fashion Week at Somerset House, London. Pic: Matt Crossick/Matt Crossick/Empics Entertainment

THINGS WE LOVED

  • These incredible photographs of Afghanistan in the 1960s – before the American invasion, Russian war and Marxist revolution - just have to be seen.
  • An eye clinic in Kenya set up by three female doctors is helping to change lives – and as BBC News shows, they have big plans for the future.
  • Legendary director David Lynch talks to the Los Angeles review of Books about his favourite photographs. Fascinating:

(LARBeditorial/YouTube)

THINGS WE SHARED

  • Want to visit some off-the-beaten-track locations in Ireland? Here are five you just have to visit.
  • Have you ever seen the 80s/90s show Love Connection? Nope, us neither. But we’re really intrigued after reading this Buzzfeed piece about the 14 things it can teach you about humanity…  “She’s got the personality of a fork.”
  • This video of a sloth that fell into a boat has been doing the rounds – we love how this fella dries himself in the wind:

(patrick verreth/YouTube)

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    Feb 12th 2018, 7:49 AM

    Or to look at another way…. Enjoy a few hours of no weather warnings, there’s something positive!! Happy Monday everyone!

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    Feb 12th 2018, 9:03 AM

    @Ken Maycock: wha wha wha, a news site is reporting the weather. Shocking stuff.

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    Feb 12th 2018, 7:50 AM

    Travelled dublin to limerick this morning take it handy folks roads are in poor condition.

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    Feb 12th 2018, 7:54 AM

    I hate icy morning underfoot. I’m always frightened that I’ll fall and hurt my back. I hope it doesn’t last.

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    Feb 12th 2018, 7:50 AM

    That Micra in your photo really is in a bad way…. Thankfully January has past and hopefully it’s free to commute safely.

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Feb 12th 2018, 8:07 AM

    @Kieran Campbell: Are you worried about its paint job? It’s only a bit of frost it will melt away. I am more worried about the idiot drivers who don’t have a clue how to drive on icy roads making it hard for everyone else.

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    Feb 12th 2018, 11:18 AM

    @Alan Scott: All season or cross climate tyres should be made mandatory in this country with the mix of weather we have, and not summer tyres that all cars have.

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    Mute Alan Scott
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    Feb 12th 2018, 11:30 AM

    @brendan H: The most important factor on driving keep you eyes on the road and slow down I have seen time after time drivers to close to the car in front summer or winter tyres not going to make much of a difference with this practice in any road conditions

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    Feb 13th 2018, 2:10 AM

    @Alan Scott: keep your eyes on the road and your hand apon the wheel!

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    Feb 12th 2018, 11:24 AM

    Winter is coming

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    Feb 12th 2018, 9:34 AM

    Oh get over it.. and learn to slow down

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    Feb 12th 2018, 12:06 PM

    Irish Rail have combined loads of services with no announcements at all. Passengers from 6:40, 7:25 and 7:40am services out of Limerick all delayed and amalgamated onto one Train this morning. Never seen a more crowded morning service.

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