Heather Rua writes:
The Take Heart Pop Up Art Sale happens tonight at Bagots Hutton on Ormond Quay, Dublin from 6-8pm. The event will feature stunning paintings, photographs, prints and more pledged by leading artists in the sumptuous surroundings of Bagots Hutton.
Enjoy a glass of wine and help us raise urgent funds for Dublin Rape Crisis Centre! Also available are signed first editions donated by our brightest writers, and some special readings on the night...
Any excuse.
This morning.
At the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre in Dublin.
Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald (above right) with Ellen O’Malley Dunlop, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre launching the centre’s annual report 2014/2015.
The report reveals an increase of 30% in first time callers to the helpline.
And yet the minister’s visit comes amid a decision by Tusla, the state’s child and family agency, to end funding for the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).
A move which has cut the annual budget of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre by €300,000, around 30% of its budget.
Good times.
(Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
Previously: Mercille on Monday: When Misogny Is A Policy
Sigh.
Directly across from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre this afternoon.
Previously: Meanwhile, Outside Life House
Opposite The Rape Crisis Centre
Via Sinead Merrigan
