A glance at the week that was
Picture imperfect
Headline of the week belongs to the newspaper that announced: ' Torn PicassoWill Be Expensive to Repair'. No surprise there, and not what the art student who tore it will want to hear. She stumbled into The Actorat New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and left it with a six-inch gash. The painting is said to be worth $130 million. "Fortunately, the damage did not occur in a focal point of the composition, and the curatorial and conservation staffs fully expect that the repair, which will take place in the coming weeks, will be unobtrusive," the museum said. Phew, replied the student.
Fair game?
TV3 continues to defend its late-night quiz show PlayTVagainst accusations of unfairness, but the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland begged to differ this week. It upheld 10 complaints against the programme and called it "misleading and unfair". This followed 16 complaints upheld previously. People complained about ambiguous answers, near-impossible questions and difficulty in getting through. TV3 says it has done everything by the book and that the game is watched and played by adults.
By numbers
2,000
The number of tourists stranded at Macchu Picchu after mudslides in Peru. Nine are Irish.
450
The number of handgun licences issued in the State since August
€1 billion
The amount water metering could raise, according to John Gormley
We now know
At 79, Clint Eastwoodis the US's favourite film star, according to an annual Harris poll. He replaced Denzel Washington.
Shoplifterscost supermarkets €150 million each year, according to research
A Viking housefound on Dublin's Hammond Lane is the first evidence of their having settled as Northsiders.
The love affair between Pakistan and the Baltic states shows no signs of abating.
- The Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern, on the rise of so-called “residency marriages”
