wednesday, March 12, 2014
Take me to Church Can we forgive former child star the sins of her past? »p13
Who you Colin Irish?
Cleaver attack by taxi driver by sinÉad howlin A TAXI driver who attacked a passenger with a meat cleaver after refusing to give the victim his change has been jailed for three years. Bolanle Banjo, 50, kept driving the taxi while swiping at the passenger with the weapon. The victim escaped by jumping from the moving taxi and rolling out of the way of oncoming traffic. Banjo, of New Ireland Road, Rialto, had pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm to Peter Brazil, production of an article intending to cause harm and dangerous driving on Neilstown Road on August 8, 2011. He was convicted of all counts. Judge Patrick McCartan imposed a sentence of three years and disqualified Banjo from driving for 20 years. The court heard Mr Brazil was on temporary release from Mountjoy Prison and had gone there to sign on as part of his release conditions, after which he flagged down Banjo’s taxi to go to Clondalkin. Banjo told the passenger he would have to pay in advance and Mr Brazil gave him €15 through a hole in a partition around the driver. When they arrived in Clondalkin the fare on the meter was less than €15 and Mr Brazil asked for his change. The taxi driver refused to give any money back and when Mr Brazil reached out to take Banjo’s taxi identification in order to take down his name and taxi number, Banjo struck him with the weapon before Mr Brazil jumped from the moving vehicle to escape. Banjo claimed he wasn’t the man in the taxi or the man arrested and interviewed by gardaí, a defence Judge McCartan described as ‘nonsense’.
No.10 end of Enda’s visit British prime minister David Cameron greeted An Taoiseach Enda Kenny outside 10 Downing Street yesterday, with both insisting relations between the two countries were at an ‘all-time high’. Mr Kenny arrived for talks on visa flexibility, trade and Northern Ireland at the end of a two-day UK visit. They also discussed stalled plans for Ireland to supply Britain with wind energy. Mr Kenny will return to Dublin briefly before heading to the US for talks with Barack Obama PICTURE: AP
Keep Dublin tidy – Please recycle this Metro Herald when you are finished with it
We grill Farrell on dodgy Irish movie accents »p17
Comfort eating a myth – study BACK away from the biscuit tin – the idea of comfort eating to beat the blues is a myth, experts claim. In fact, feelings of sadness can dull the desire to stuff our faces with junk food, according to a new study. Participants were either told to look at print ads featuring foods such as pizza and chocolate cake, or to examine neutral images of washing machines and electric cars. Afterwards, they were given a writing task designed to make them feel sad, before being offered chocolate and biscuits to snack on. The group exposed to adverts for indulgent foods and then encouraged to feel unhappy ate fewer sweet treats. They were also more likely to point out the potential health problems with consuming them. In contrast, the group that looked at neutral images snacked more. The researchers hope their findings, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, could be used in the fight against obesity. Dr Laran of Miami University said: ‘We found when people who are sad are exposed to pictures of indulgent food or words, their sadness highlights the negative consequences of indulging and encourages them to indulge less.’