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Free speech is the cornerstone of democracy and comedians like Ricky Gervais need the freedom to make jokes that offend or anger some people.
I don’t imagine for one moment that it was Ricky Gervais’s intention last night at the 3Arena to increase or endorse intolerant and nasty attitudes towards minorities who get enough sh*t from the world as it is.
“Jon and Hannah from Series 1 were my all-time favourite couple from Love Island,” Iain Stirling – who narrates the hugely popular reality TV dating show (Lena Dunham and Lizzo are fans) – says in his thick Scottish brogue.
What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports in our Echoes of the Past column.
Christy Dignam’s father used to cook the Sunday dinners at home in Finglas. While he prepared the food, he sang ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’ and various songs by Mario Lanza, Nelson Eddie and Jeanette MacDonald.