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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s been talking about Angela Kerins, the Anglo trial, and President Higgins…

Updated 11.12pm

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news…

President Michael D Higgins meets David Cameron in 10 Downing Street PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

IRELAND

INTERNATIONAL

South Africa Pistorius Trial Oscar Pistorius leaves court today AP Photo / Themba Hadebe AP Photo / Themba Hadebe / Themba Hadebe

RIP: A post mortem on the death of 25-year-old Peaches Geldof was inconclusive, police have confirmed.

#ON TRIAL: During a heated day of cross-examinationOscar Pistorius has repeatedly claimed that he made a mistake when he shot and killed his girlfriend.

#AMNESIA: Police in Norway are trying to identify a man apparently suffering from amnesia who does not know his name or where he came from.

INNOVATION

  • Land Rover is planning a transparent bonnet which would give drivers a view of the road that’s usually obscured by the hood. 
  • Facebook is implementing a privacy check-up for users who haven’t changed their settings. Useful. [Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

Brooklyn artist Ariana Page Russell was born with an illness that makes her skin red and swollen when it’s touched (or when anything happens to it at all, really). At first ashamed by it, she instead decided to begin taking photographs of her own skin, creating an artwork of her own body, and inspiring other people with the same condition to do likewise – and there’s something weirdly compelling about the ensuing pictures. [The Atlantic]

Originally published 9.01pm

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    Feb 27th 2014, 7:48 PM

    Shatter resign now

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    Feb 27th 2014, 7:48 PM

    Callinan resign now

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    Mute Were Jammin
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    Feb 27th 2014, 7:54 PM

    Between the GSOC affair and the McCabe dossier, if there was no cover up going on, then 3 months out from the local elections this government should be falling over themselves to be seen to spearhead the push for an open and independent investigation into all of these matters.

    Instead, we have a ‘review’ and an investigation into whenther an investigation is needed.

    It stinks, and the damage it has done to public perception of our institutions of law and order for the sake of protecting the minister and commissioner is truly sickening.

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    Feb 27th 2014, 7:49 PM

    McCabe for commissioner

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    Mute Colette Kearns
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    Feb 27th 2014, 7:59 PM

    Maurice McCabe will be the only 1 to suffer here, Shitter & co will never be beaten.

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    Mute Kevin
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    Feb 27th 2014, 8:10 PM

    In the end your right.

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    Mute Gearoid O Machain
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    Feb 27th 2014, 9:14 PM

    correct cos the people of ireland sat back and let it all happen instead of demanding justice and the right thing be done!! shame on us all for continually giving these corrupt fcukers a free pass to keep screwing the good left in the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Mute Colette Kearns
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    Feb 27th 2014, 7:51 PM

    A LOT OF €€€€€€€€€

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    Feb 27th 2014, 8:10 PM

    “When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger”.
    Confusius
    Think, finger = whistle blower
    imbecile = MINISTER.

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    Mute Barry Burke
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    Feb 27th 2014, 8:02 PM

    ‘Whether it is considered desirable in the public interest for the Government to establish a commission of investigation’. These words kinda sum up the get out clause. Whitewash, I’ve heard there is quite an abundance around Merrion Square

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    Feb 27th 2014, 9:15 PM

    the people of ireland should be out on the streets demanding an end to all this diversionary bullshit, spin, lies, corruption etc.

    instead our responce is

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    Feb 27th 2014, 9:17 PM

    carry on as normal lads cos we’re never going to say enough is enough, get as powerful and dirty as ye like, don’t even bother to hide it anymore cos we all know what’s going on, tis great craic, please sir, can i have some more!!

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    Feb 27th 2014, 9:36 PM

    Maurice Mc Cabe for President as he is the only one with integrity. The commissioner has no place to go. Why is it in Ireland nobody resigns? I bet he may retire soon and ride off with both satchels full of cash. If he were fired he may even face prosecution. Shatter could face the same but I doubt it.

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    Feb 27th 2014, 10:10 PM

    Interesting to note Shatter will not be interviewed. From statements he has made to the Dail and in public I would have thought he has all the facts and figures to help this investigation….

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    Feb 27th 2014, 10:21 PM

    Seems shatter has shit on kenny and co

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    Feb 27th 2014, 11:29 PM

    And after all that – when the Taoiseach gets the report – what then????

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