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The Evening Fix... now with added Bono talking poverty

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

An Indian sand artist applies the finishing touches to a sand sculpture of the new pope at the Golden Sea beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Puri, Orissa state, India. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

HERE ARE ALL the things we learned, loved and shared today.

THINGS WE LEARNED

#HORSEMEAT More news on the horsemeat front today: QK Meats products tested positive for horse DNA in June 2012. Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said that certain practices by Silvercrest and QK Cold Stores were “totally unacceptable”. Meanwhile, the Department has suspended all operations at Ossory Meats horse abattoir, after an inspection uncovered 25 irregularities with horse passports and microchips.

#POPE Us Irish always have to get in there somewhere – and now we have a claim to the new pope. Pope Frances is technically the Bishop of Kilfenora, Co Clare. Here’s why. And here are photos of the crowd as the Vatican revealed the new pontiff.

#PENALTY POINTS Minister for State Jan O’Sullivan has told TheJournal.ie that Deputy Luke Ming Flanagan’s behaviour over his penalty points controversy has been “despicable and hypocritical”, and that she herself had received penalty points in the past.

#SINKHOLE A sinkhole opened up in a Carrigaline housing estate in Cork earlier this week. The one-foot-deep and one-foot-wide hole was filled within a day by the local council – but not before photos were taken of it.

#RECEIVER A receiver has been appointed to Muckross Park Hotel, which is owned by Bill Cullen and partner Jackie Lavin. The receiver and management said that all jobs are to be saved and business will resume as normal.

An activist dressed as orangutan takes part in a protest demanding that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take immediate action to save orangutan outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

THINGS WE LOVED

Michael Doherty, a past pupil holding his 1950s confirmation photograph on the site of his old school at Mater Dei Primary School on Basin Lane, Dublin at the launch of the 'Gathering' event. Pic: Julien Behal/PA Wire

THINGS WE SHARED

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    Mute Peter Richardson
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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:08 PM

    Bono could not be the Pope because it would have been a demotion.

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    Mar 15th 2013, 3:16 AM

    Beautiful .

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    Mute Jason Bickerstaffe
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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:43 PM

    Fair play Bono……..and here come the RED THUMBS…..

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    Mute Stephen murphy
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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:59 PM

    I would love to sit on that sand sculpture, have a dump right in its mouth and show the Church what I think of their Cult!

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    Mute Peter Richardson
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    Mar 14th 2013, 9:33 PM

    @ Stephen, amen to that!

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    Mar 14th 2013, 10:37 PM

    Was that you on Dollymount Stephen!?!? Feckin runners are ruined!!

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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:53 PM

    If you actually watch the Video its hard to red Thumb.. he has done great work fair play…. :)

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    Mute Dave Moran
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    Mar 14th 2013, 10:00 PM

    Haters be hatin’

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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:47 PM

    Great talk. FairPlay Bono.

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    Mute Nikolas Koehler
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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:02 PM

    Puri? Seems odd, as it’s a very important Hindu religious centre. Have they gone Catholic?

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    Mute Liam
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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:27 PM

    Have they gone Catholic? Not necessarily, it was only one person who made the sculpture and as far as i’m aware Hindus are not that opposed to Catholics in the sense that they would prevent a person from doing something like this. Still though it is impressive.

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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:54 PM

    It is impressive. I’m only saying because I was there a long long time ago ( lovely place, with a massive yearly religious festival ), and it’s the other side of India that has a large catholic presence, mainly around Goa. You’re right about Hinduism not having a problem with most other religions, Hinduism just sort if absorbs them into itself. Beats slashing each other to death. The Muslim/Hindu tensions are not based in religion, but were stirred up by the departing British authorities IMHO. A terrible shame.

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    Mar 14th 2013, 8:06 PM

    Great times in Basin Lane school, Jamebo.

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    Mar 15th 2013, 8:52 AM

    Hmmmm the multi millionaire TALKS about poverty wow!!!!

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