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Thursday 19 May 2022
On a totally unrelated note, someone farted live on air on today’s Loose Women.
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Hm, wonder who she’s referring to.
Who’s in, who’s out, and who’s writing the tunes for them.
‘He’s the one that got away.’
Brian also promised to be more careful in six months when his driving ban ends.
That’s one way to respond to someone.
After some initial frostiness, things look rosy between them.
So much has happened in the fourteen years since Brian left Westlife.
Best not to look if you’re very squeamish.
He insisted that he was just suffering with sunstroke.
And some other bizarre Irish celebrity happenings from over the years.
Mattress Mick in the role of Voice of Reason.
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“I’ll find out where you live and strangle you with your f***ing mouse”, the furious tweet read.
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We wouldn’t have put these two together.
It was ten years ago today the GAA opened the doors of Croke Park.
TV presenter Brian Dowling ruffled a few feathers with his description of his favourite Christmas toy.
Officially the greatest suit of all time.
The losers do the dishes! Get it? Quiet genius.
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A BAN ON “all forms of advertising” by betting companies before the 9pm watershed has been recommended by the Oireachtas Justice Committee.
A report published by the committee said around 3,400 15 and 16-year-olds are “engaged in problem gambling in Ireland”.
“Stakeholders emphasised, in particular, the need for a pre-watershed ban on all forms of gambling advertising.
“They pointed out that a cultural shift had resulted in advertising on cigarettes being banned and advertising on alcohol being curtailed and recommended that the same approach be applied to gambling advertising,” the document states.
In terms of online adverts, the report notes that gambling ads are typically aimed at people over the age of 25. However, stakeholders noted “it can be challenging to prevent all websites from showing adverts to those underage”.
The report was compiled as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Gambling Regulation Bill, which is expected to pass next year.
What do you think: Should all gambling ads be banned before 9pm?
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