9 Things You’ll Never See on The Late Late

The Late Late show returns with a new season this evening. In honour of the occasion, we’ve compiled a list of 10 things you’ll never see on The Late Late:

9. A serious feature on this item

8. This being given as a prize:

A swimming pool theater; one for everyone in the audience!

7. Tubbers saying this:

6. A discussion around the cultural importance of Miley’s VMA perfromance:

5. The audience verbalizing how they really feel about guests:

4. This adorable little fella being given a bath:

Why don’t you love me, Ryan?

3. Ryan revealing he hang this motivational picture on his dressing room wall:

2. The show providing you with these helpful instructions:

1. Turbidy noticing when he’s pissed a guest off:

Syrian Father Reunited With Son

It’s not often the media gets to report some good news, especially some good news related to the ongoing conflict in Syria.

So here’s our present to you today – the moment a father was reunited with his toddler son, whom he thought had perished in last week’s chemical attacks.

Classic Happenings at an Irish Debs

‘Tis that time of the year again – 18-year-olds get all dressed up and get wasted to celebrate leaving school. We bring you some of the staple events of an Irish debs.

The fella going as your date brings these for your Mammy:

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You and all your mates went in to rent one of these to drive you there. ‘Cause yiz are just too mad:

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Which then had to navigate, with great difficulty, around Irish housing estates:

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Or, if you were in the country, this happened (everybody push, lads):

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Everyone was made get out at every house so every Mammy could get a picture of all of ye in your finery:

Are ye well? ‘Cause ye’re looking well!

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This was your main course. Always.

Turkey & Ham. Done badly.

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There was always one girl who went a bit overboard with the tan:

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And as the night went on, the girls looked like this:

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…. And the lads ended up like this:

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People who you’ve despised for the last 6 years drunkenly come over to you saying how you must keep in touch and you’re like:

By the end of the night you’re drunk, knackered and unless you get on the bus home early, you’re guaranteed to be sitting next to this chap:

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Happy Debs Season!

New Images of Boston Bomber Suspect’s Capture

 This article contains some graphic images that readers might find disturbing.

New photos documenting the moment that Boston Bomber suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was captured have emerged today. The photos have come into the public domain through a Boston police officer who was angry about Tsarnaev’s  Rolling Stones magazine cover which he felt glamorized the accused.
Sgt Sean Murphy was not authorized to release the photos and has been relieved of his duty as a result of his actions.

Photo Source: AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police, Sean Murphy

The pictures show Tsarnaev coming out of his dry-docked boat in Watertown, his head bloodied and raising his shirt to show police he had no weapons. Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to the bombing which killed three people and injured 260. His older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev died during a shoot-out with police.

Brian Cowen’s Admission Over Financial Crisis

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen has given his first full interview since leaving office – and he claims that he never saw the financial crisis coming.

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Speaking to TG4, Cowen said his his party didn’t believe those who warned them of the danger of collapse and that his government did not have a ‘Plan B’ in place. Cowen stated that he still stands by his decision to provide guarantee to failing Irish banks.

He also said it was “very regrettable” that ordinary people were carrying the burden of the crisis and admitted that he has a serious duty to accept responsibility for that.

The Junior Transport Minister has said Cowen’s claims are “bizzare”. The full interview will be aired on September 5th on TG4.

True Blood Fans – You Need To Watch This

Seems Alexander Skarsgard is enjoying his time off from filming ‘True Blood’. He might be a bit intoxicated but this video is still all kinds of delicious. Not as delicious as his topless pictures mind, but still…:

Guard Arrested in Connection With ATM Scam

Two Guards have been arrested in connection with an investigation into an ATM fraud scam.

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The Gardaí being detained in relation to the scam are based at the same station in West Dublin. They are being questioned about alleged fraud at ATM’s in Dublin, relating to a four figure sum of money defrauded.

The men are believed to have withdrawn money from their own bank accounts using their own cards, and then trying to ‘trick’ the ATM into believing the money was not dispensed.

Gardaí are trying to figure out if the men took some of the money that was dispensed then allowing other notes left for the ATM to swallow back as part of its safety mechanism.

The idea is that the individual could then go to the bank and say they forgot to take all the money, the machine swallowed some or a different excuse, and receive a refund from the bank as a result.

Both men have been suspended from duty and are being questioned at Leixlip Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

Parents dress children as ‘Peru Two’ drug mules for village fete

Pictures of two young girls dressed as Melissa Reid and Michaella Mc Collum Connolly have gone viral.

The picture of the girls was taken at Strangford, Co Down, during the village’s Summer festival. The young girls hair and clothing is styled after the two young women awaiting trial in a Peru prison on charges of drug smuggling. The children in the picture hold suitcases with “Peru” written across them and one of the girls holds a sign saying “The Peru 2 Drugs is for mules”.

The appropriateness of this has caused a stir on Twitter, some claiming it’s hilarious, others condemning the parents in question. What do you think?

Syrian Crisis: No Jargon Update

As of 13:30, Tuesday August 27th

As the world holds its breath, waiting to see what action will be taken to end the conflict in Syria, we’ve broken down the latest updates. Straight news, no nonsense.

John Kerry Cites Clear Use of Chemical Weapons
US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has said that the use of chemical weapons in last week’s attack near Damascus was undeniable and that the Obama administration would hold the Syrian government accountable for this “moral obscenity”.  This has been the strongest indication, so far, from the US that they will be directly involved in some form of military action against Syria.

President Obama has made it clear that he does not want “US boots on Syrian soil”, so the question remains, what form of intervention will the US provide?

No Russian Support
Throughout the conflict in Syria, Russia has remained Syria’s most powerful ally. Russia has been  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s key arms dealer and ally and despite near irrefutable evidence that Assad’s government was responsible for last weeks chemical attacks, which killed hundreds of people, including children.

An international peace conference was meant to take place, but Washington postponed the talks due to the current situation and Russia publicly said it “regrets” this decision. The underlying diplomatic tensions between Russia and the US is becoming ever more present. While there isn’t a second Cold War occurring, there is definitely hard frost between the two superpowers.

Syria’s Plan of Attack
Syria’s Foreign Minister has said Syria will defend itself against any US attacks by “all means necessary”. Walid al-Moallem made the foreboding statements earlier today as Syria and the rest of the international community, wait to see what is going to happen.

Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister said that an attack on Syria would trigger “chaos in the entire world”.

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US Debt Ceiling: Here We Go Again

REPORTS have emerged suggesting that if the United States does not raise it’s debt ceiling by October, the country will not be able to pay its bills. This information was contained in a letter from US Secretary, Jack Lew.

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But hold on a second, doesn’t this sound a little familiar? Oh yeah, the same thing happened in 2011 and brought global markets into a state of panic before Congress agreed to raise America’s debt limit.

Republicans are refusing to raise the $16.7 trillion ceiling unless major spending cuts are made. Again, all familiar. President Obama has said he is not going to negotiate about this topic (again).

You might wonder why this might matter to other countries, but America’s debt is spread globally and if other nations begin to doubt US ability to pay back its debt, it would undermine financial markets which are already in a fragile flux and cause disruption to global economy.

But with Republicans demanding spending cuts and crucially, amendments to Obama’s health care plan for American citizens and Obama stating he will not negotiate about this issue, who will really pay at the end of all this?

Additional Info available at The Washington Post