Lazy Irish postman leaves 2,500 letters in car

Oliver Ennis

An Irish court has heard how a postman failed to deliver thousands of letters out of “pure laziness”.

Oliver Ennis (27) was given a suspended sentence at Dublin Criminal Court, for stashing undelivered letters in his trunk, so he could clock off from his shift early, the Evening Herald reports.

The Dubliner pleaded not guilty  to "detaining and delaying" more than 2,500 items of post at the Shelbourne Road Sorting Office between December 1, 2008, and July 8, 2010.
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Judge Nolan said: "It would never have struck me that this was a criminal offence until it was brought to my attention.

"And thanks be to God it doesn't apply to barristers when they're supposed to send letters," he said.

He sentenced him to 18-months for which he suspended two years.

According to police at the trial, Ennis told them that if a letter was difficult to deliver, he would just keep it in his car. He said his only excuse was "pure laziness".

'Driving in Dublin in 1974' YouTube video goes viral

Driving down Dame Street

A beautiful video posted on YouTube by "willmcq" is spreading like wildfire on Twitter and Facebook.

He describes the video as "My dad and his friend filmed themselves driving around Dublin city centre in 1974. They drove down Grafton Street and up by Dame Street by the central bank (still being built) then down past Trinity College and up to the top of O'Connell street. Check out the flares and 1970s cars."

Whether his father had the foresight to add the soundtrack or the addition of "Canned Heat's "On the Road Again" or it was willmcq's doing the music fits in perfectly with this incredible footage.

Here's the video:

Amazing trailer for Sony’s Playstation Move game “Sorcery” based on Irish mythology – VIDEO

Sorcery will be out next spring

Sony has released a new trailer for the Playstation Move game, “Sorcery”, which will be released in spring 2012.


The new game’s site invites players to “experience a world of magic and wonder steeped in Irish folklore tradition.”

Gamers will play the role of a young apprentice who must get to grips with the arcane arts to save his homeland from the Nightmare Queen. The game includes 12 upgradable spells and hundreds of potions to tinker with.

Here’s the new trailer for the game:

'Jimmy Kimmel Live' punks kids for Christmas - "I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present" - VIDEO

FYI: Children do no react well to bad presents

Jimmy Kimmel pulled a Christmas prank on the children of American this week. He told parents across the country to give their kids a "terrible presents".

Surprisingly a  number of the children "reacted poorly to this".

The children's reactions are really hilarious. However as Jimmy points out if Santa is still working off the naughty and nice list some of this little darlings are in trouble.

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Rare footage of Amy Winehouse singing ‘Tears Dry on their Own’ on RTE show ‘Other Voices’ released

Amy Winehouse

Since Amy Winehouse tragically passed away in her Camden, London, aparment this summer the good folks at her Vevo channel have been uploading some rare footage from the last few months of her life.

Here's the footage from RTE's show "Other Voices" filmed in Dingle, County Kerry.

In this video the troubled songstress sings "Tear Dry on their Own" with backing from just two guitars.

"Lioness: Hidden Treasures" an album which was been released posthumously is just out.

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Irish newspaper looks at the 50 things that have been killed by technology

Old school Apple Mac

It’s very near to 2012 now and it is abundantly evident that we as a global society have become increasingly dependent on technology. So much so, many ways of the past have become defunct at the hands of nearly ubiquitous computing. The Irish Independent has compiled a list of 50 - yes, 50! - habits of the past that are no longer practiced in today’s computerized world.

Here they are:
1. Ring the cinema to find out times

2. Going into the travel agents to research a holiday

3. Record things using VHS

4. Dial directory enquiries

5. Use public telephones

6. Book tickets for events over the phone

7. Print photos

8. Put a classified ad in the shop window

9. Ring the speaking clock

10. Carry portable CD players

11. Write handwritten letters

12. Buy disposable cameras

13. Take plenty of change for pay phones

14. Make mix tapes

15. Pay bills at the post office

16. Use an address book

17. Check a map before or during car journey

18. Reverse charges in payphones

19. Go into the bank or building society to conduct your business

20. Buy TV listings

21. Own an encyclopaedia

22. Queue to get car tax in Post Office

23. Develop and send off for photographs

24. Read a hard copy of the Yellow Pages

25. Look up something in dictionary

26. Remember phone numbers/ Have a phone book

27. Watch videos

28. Have pen friends

29. Use a telephone directory

30. Use pagers

31. Fax things

32. Buy CD's/ Have a CD collection

33. Pay by cheque 34. Make photo albums

35. Watch programmes at the time they are shown

36. Dial 1471 when you get home

37. Warm milk or other hot drinks on stove

38. Try on lots of pairs of shoes on high street

39. Hand wash clothes 40. Advertise in trading papers

41. Send love letters

42. Hand-write essays / school work

43. Buy flowers from a florist

44. Work out how to spell something yourself

45. Keep a personal diary

46. Send post cards

47. Buy newspapers

48. Hang washing out in winter

49. Keep printed bills or bank statements

50. Visit car boot sales

Do you still do any of these ‘outdated’ practices? Can you add any to the list?

Christy Moore plays 'Ride On' and other tunes for 'Occupy Dame Street' in Dublin - VIDEO

Christy Moore

PHOTOS -  Occupy Dame Street slideshow

This week Christy Moore popped down to the Occupy Dame Street, in Dublin to entertain the protesters and give a 'shout out' to the other "Occupy" camps around Ireland in Cork, Galway and Belfast.

The Irish legendary musician popped in at 11pm to have a chat and play some tunes for the folks camped out.

Here's their video:

Christy Moore at Occupy Dame Street from Dave Donnellan on Vimeo

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