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People dressed as zebras 'smoke' on the London Underground to promote the launch of the Zebra Electric Cigarette. David Parry/PA Wire

The Daily Fix: Friday

Your nightly news round-up…

EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.

  • A group of experts from the HSE, major hospitals and universities has been set up to examine the possible introduction of universal health insurance in Ireland.
  • Fine Gael TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor is calling for the government to look into the possibility of blocking access to certain websites which promote eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
  • Ireland is among an international coalition of countries aiming to cooperate with Syrian opposition groups in an effort to end the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis. Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said that today’s meeting had ruled out direct military assistance similar to that given to the Libyan rebels fighting against Gaddafi.
  • A nine-year-old girl in the US has died after allegedly being forced to run around her family home for three hours non-stop as a punishment for eating a bar of chocolate.
  • Clinical psychologist Tony Humphries has defended his controversial remarks about autism, saying his view that autism is caused by environmental factors is supported by current research.
  • A Paddy Power advert promoting Cheltenham Ladies’ Day has been pulled in the UK following a number of complaints – despite a UK advertising standards organisation recently approving the ad for broadcast.

Jedward fans arranged to meet today via Jedward’s ‘Planet Jedward’ Twitter account and marched around Dublin to show their support for the brothers ahead of tonight’s Eurosong contest. (Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

  • Florence Noonan, wife of Finance Minster Michael Noonan, has passed away aged 68. She had been battling Alzheimer’s for some years and was diagnosed with pneumonia two weeks ago.
  • The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has rejected suggestions that Miriam O’Callaghan treated Martin McGuinness unjustly in a Prime Time debate during the #Áras11 campaign.
  • Here are the new Nike trainers that led to riot police being deployed in Orlando, Florida last night.
  • In today’s poll we asked if you though laws on underage sex should be the same for boys and for girls. At the time of writing, 90 per cent said ‘yes’.
  • Have you seen the latest Apple-branded product confiscated in China? It may say it’s an iPhone, but… In other Apple-related news today, here’s one Italian designer’s visualisation of what the iPhone 5 might look like.
  • It’s Friday – and you know what that means. In today’s cute animal slideshow: sloths. Baby sloths.
  • Five more countries have chosen Ireland as an Olympic training location for their swimmers.
  • It’s been a year since the general election which brought in the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. How many of these election phrases still sound familiar?
  • Have you seen this incredible monkey attack video yet? The animal’s precision is amazing (or would be, without that pane of glass):

(Video via jalparis004)

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    Mute Frank Whelan
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    Sep 5th 2014, 10:58 PM

    Ehhhh…. They’re tomato plants in the image….

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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:01 PM

    Seems to be a small Indica peeping through though….

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    Mute Sèamus Kennedy
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    Sep 6th 2014, 12:58 AM

    cannabis is scientifically proven not to be addictive, not a gateway drug, doesn’t kill anyone. A plant green from Mother Earth with medicinal qualities. Why are we still wasting Garda time and resources on anything got to do with cannabis!

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    Mute Cian Irwin
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    Sep 6th 2014, 3:50 AM

    Ok I see nothing wrong with smoking it but cannibis has been proven to be addictive just like any drug like alcohol, nicotine, codeine etc. saying otherwise is just wrong….anyway the journal is fu**ed up to be honest. Go to an article about ecigs been smoked anywhere and the majority of people r against it( for health reasons) but an article about weed and it’s like what’s the problem,

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    Mute speak up
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    Sep 6th 2014, 2:14 PM

    Cian there is actually an article here somewhere about the pros of e cigs. And Cannabis is not really addictive especially when compared to cigarettes, booze or other drugs. People don’t have withdrawals from cannabis, they can be a little annoyed for a few minutes if they can’t get it but they can get over that as opposed to drugs which actually cause physical withdrawal. Like the shakes with booze. People have just been trained to believe alcohol isn’t dangerous, I doubt most people who drink recognize that in drinking any amount of alcohol you are actually causing blood poisoning and that a hangover is due to excessive blood poisoning because while cannabis is a plant alcohol is actually poison.

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    Sep 6th 2014, 2:34 PM

    But I better add, I have nothing against anyone who chooses to drink. Especially people who choose to drink responsibility. People who drink too much and cause issues to others or themselves well they have the CHOICE at least. I believe that with all the positive research on cannabis people who choose to use it deserve to not be criminals no more than drinking.

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    Sep 6th 2014, 5:08 PM

    Cian, anything pleasurable can be addictive such as:
    gambling, sex, cakes, exercise.

    People can get addicted to all of these due to their own personal issues, banning the symptom of people’s problems does not solve the problem. It just criminalises everyone else who enjoys these relatively harmless (in moderation) pursuits.

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    Mute stephen kavanagh
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    Sep 5th 2014, 10:33 PM

    It’s not fair, all this beautiful weed is going to be destroyed for no purpose! Makes me furious

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    Mute tom
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    Sep 6th 2014, 12:25 AM

    You should turn up at the Garda auctions grab your self a deal lol

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    Mute Cannabis Freedom
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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:03 PM

    A waste of garda time, a waste of tax payers money and most importantly a waste of good weed. Anyway, nicely baked here on the east side, peace! :)

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    Mute Frank Dowling
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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:48 PM

    oh .. just legalise it and tax it.. let a bunch of stoners cover me property tax..

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    Mute Issac
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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:09 PM

    More weed please not less

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    Mute Tom Red
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    Sep 5th 2014, 10:54 PM

    It’s not the weed that should be destroyed. …

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    Sep 5th 2014, 10:56 PM

    The world is a safer place! Not…

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    Sep 5th 2014, 10:53 PM

    Wish it was mine alll mine Muhuhahaha

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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:13 PM

    Unless I’m very wrong this is a tomato plant!!! Jaysus I’m in big trouble!!!

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    Mute thetruth
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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:16 PM

    Tomatoes are the scurge of the narcotics world

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    Sep 6th 2014, 7:58 AM

    started on tomatoes when i was 12, by the age of 15 i was injecting 5 tomatoes a day and prostituting myself for money.

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    Sep 6th 2014, 8:08 AM

    Jesus man dude, we all know you were a cannabis fiend back in the day http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jan/06/science.religion

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    Mute Shane Gavin
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    Sep 6th 2014, 2:53 AM

    Four men arrested for owning a type of plant.

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    Mute speak up
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    Sep 6th 2014, 2:59 AM

    Guys if you feel strongly about this sign and share….even use a fake name if u need to….come on let’s do this lets be heard for once let’s make a change

    https://www.change.org/p/the-irish-government-put-the-cannabis-bill-to-a-public-vote

    I didn’t set it up

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    Sep 6th 2014, 8:27 AM

    I’d also encourage people to join NORML Ireland, who will be working on many campaigns throughout the year in the hope of reforming the laws surrounding cannabis, get involved and let’s make things happen!!

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    Sep 5th 2014, 10:47 PM

    Thats a lot of weed!!!!!!

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    Sep 5th 2014, 11:27 PM

    Good result.

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    Mute john doe
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    Sep 6th 2014, 5:11 PM

    What is good about it?

    Some peoples lives ruined for growing relatively harmless plants.

    What else is the result of this seizure?

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    Mute ✨TOBI✨
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    Sep 6th 2014, 5:32 PM

    John dope no doubt ur a crusty

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    Sep 6th 2014, 5:49 PM

    And you clearly don’t have the brains to make a rational argument.

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    Mute Emma J. Uí Shluaigh
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    Sep 6th 2014, 8:01 AM

    Is that not lots of tomatoes plants surrounding one herb plant???

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    Sep 6th 2014, 2:21 AM

    Pronounced a can of piss cannabis

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    Mute Mark Cullen
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    Sep 6th 2014, 2:27 PM

    Gardaí said that, “Drug seizures play a critical role in targeting the livelihood of criminals and reducing their ability to carry out illegal activities.”

    The public says ‘Current drug policies play a critical role in targeting people and increasing their ability to carry out illegal activities.’

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    Sep 6th 2014, 6:32 PM

    Go water your plants there john good boy.

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    Sep 6th 2014, 5:04 PM

    200.000 = 5 plants X-)

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