A sunny Irish summer and a happy TV ending top the week, while cycle lanes, Roald Dahl and a cruel prank draw fire.
Cameron Hill cites an economic impact assessment by Bank of Ireland showing a 72% increase in hotel revenue in Mayo, which the panel compares to Swiftonomics on a smaller scale and nicknames Swinfordonomics.
Answered around 1:53A keen cyclist told Niamh O'Reilly there is sometimes broken glass in the lane, for example outside a pub, and some lanes simply stop, like those in Greystones that end at a planter. The panel also points to inconsistent infrastructure and lanes merged with bus lanes.
Answered around 11:21Cameron Hill says the podcast The Secret World of Roald Dahl covers how, in a 1983 New Statesman interview, Dahl outed himself as an ardent anti-Semite. His books were later edited to remove words like fat, and the podcast asks how to read them to children today.
Answered around 17:19Niamh O'Reilly says the free show is best seen from the prom and beach in Bray, or from Bray Head if you climb it with a picnic. Shankill and Killiney Hill avoid the crowds, and the show includes an Aer Lingus jet flying close to the seafront and wing walkers.
Answered around 23:25During the Women's Open at Royal Lytham, she gave her long-time caddy Adam Woodward a fake scratch card that made him think he had won 100,000. He was trembling and nearly quit his job before learning it was fake. The panel calls it mean, given her power over an employee.
Answered around 24:40“I wasn't wanting for anything in the world.”
“I see it as a choice not a downgrade”
“they went through hell to get that ending.”
“This thing has been built specifically for you, for your safety.”
“I think kids are way more capable of understanding nuance and understanding problematic things”
“I think that's the meanest joke ever.”
“Summer in Ireland.” https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2763/ws_edit_80ac0bee_normal.mp3. Transcript summary by WhipScribe, https://whipscribe.com/transcript-pages/summer-in-ireland.html.