That was the week that was…
It was a week when the sprinklers went on in Barcelona, but nothing could dampen the celebrations of Jose Mourinho who’s ten man Inter Milan team dug in to hold off the onslaught of Messi and Co. at the Nou Camp.
As the Special One celebrated on the pitch, the Iron One celebrated on the red carpet in Los Angeles – Iron Man 2 enjoyed a World Premiere that was meant to happen in London, but had to be rescheduled following the ash cloud hassle the previous week. Robert Downey Jr was there looking cool; Scarlett Johannson was there looking stunning.
Thongs were banned from Kure Beach, North Carolina. Bad news for North Carolina but great news for us as it gives us a chance to show a woman in a thong, just in case you weren’t sure what that looks like. And in case you didn’t notice, that picture is at the top of this page (yes, of course you noticed). Just a quick warning – the thong picture in the gallery below isn’t quite so pleasing on the eye.
At home the size of pensions of former ministers made the headlines. Bertie gave his pension back, others were not so forthcoming, despite the not-so-gentle nudging of some sitting TDs and most of the media. And it was a week where a brand of crisps got men and women hot under the collar for very different reasons.
Elsewhere: Obama cried, giant men and even bigger babies appeared in galleries in England and China, Arizona got tough with illegal immigrants, and Greece continued to make our economy look good. OK, maybe ‘look good’ is a bit of an overstatement…
Then as the week came to an end, we heard the tragic news of the untimely death of a legend of Irish broadcasting.
And so we present, the week in pictures.
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