A glance at the week that was
Most read this week on irishtimes.com
1Are Irish men really the joint ugliest in the world?
2Orang-utan rescues duck at Dublin Zoo
3Playboy founder dumped at the altar
4Shop owner tops defaulter list
5Implosion in Greece could bring the euro down with it
6Tipperary casino complex granted planning permission
7My only problem with Brian was his politics
8€7.5m drop tells story of the bubble
9Quaint cottages in ghost estate with a good spirit
10Tempers flare, eggs fly at agm
The numbers
$2bn
The price for which VF Corporation, the US clothing company that owns Wrangler and North Face, acquired the Timberland brand.
25
The percentage of three-year-olds in Ireland who are overweight, according to a Government-funded study.
8.38
The average body count in crime novels over the past year, according to Britain’s Crime Writers’ Association.
€1,000
The average amount spent by parents on First Holy Communion celebrations, according to a survey by Ulster Bank.
14,000
The number of people who emigrated from Ireland to Britain last year.
€1.9m
The price for which a “fighting pair” of dinosaur skeletons sold at an auction in Texas.
Love hurts?
A photograph of a couple lying on the ground during a riot in Vancouver has sparked viral levels of speculation: is it real? Are they kissing? Even the photographer, Richard Lam, wasn’t sure what he’d captured until witnesses claimed the pair had been knocked down by riot police. An Australian woman has since identified the man in the photograph as her brother, Scott Jones, and the woman as his girlfriend, Alex Thomas, whom Jones was apparently trying to comfort.
We now know
The BBC has put Television Centre, its west London home for 50 years, up for sale.
The founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, has cancelled his wedding this weekend after his 25-year-old Playmate fiancee, Crystal Harris, changed her mind.
Sandford Park Schoolin Ranelagh has successfully sued the parents of a child over the non-payment of €2,782 in fees.
