The week that was at a glance
Dunne Deal
Businessman Ben Dunne has announced plans to open up access to the Irish art world by charging artists just 25 per cent commission to exhibit in a chain of galleries he plans to open. The usual gallery commission is around 50 per cent.
Dr No
When a passenger fell ill on a flight on which Pierce Brosnan was travelling, a call went out for a doctor, another passenger asked Brosnan whether he could do something, since he was Bond.
Brosnan patiently replied: Unfortunately, that's only in my make-believe life."
In Quotes . . .
I don't use a mobile phone. I play cards in a house at night where you have to gout to the front street to go to the toilet. Billionaire businessman Sean Quinn, making his first public address in 10 years.
We now know
Helicoptersgive Bertie Ahern heebie-jeebies. He says this is mainly because three helicopters he had flown in crashed in some form or another in one year. He added that he was not aboard any of those occasions.
Such is the demand for creche places in Leitrim, prospective parents in Carrick-on-Shannon are paying deposits to secure places for babies that have not yet been conceived.
The Numbers
3Number of days Antonio Montagno (47), an Italian paraglider, spent hanging upside down in a tree after crashing into a forest
€2,700Cost per person of a handshake and a photo with Michael Jackson when he greeted fans in Tokyo
50Number of candles Osama bin Laden will blow out on his birthday cake today.