Monthly Archives: May 2011

Irish Times journalist Deaglan de Breadun signs the book of condolences for Garret Fitzgerald at the Mansion House yesterday.

Garret FitzGerald’s body will remain in repose at the Mansion House, Dawson Street until 7pm tonight.

The funeral:
Both RTÉ and TV3 will carry live coverage of Dr FitzGerald’s State funeral. From 2pm tomorrow, RTÉ 1 television’s Bryan Dobson will host a live broadcast of the funeral Mass, which will take place at the Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook, Dublin. TV3 will broadcast a programme hosted by Vincent Browne.
At about 3.45pm, the funeral cortege will proceed to Shanganagh Cemetery in Shankill, Co Dublin, where Dr FitzGerald will be laid to rest alongside his late wife Joan. RTÉ Radio 1 will also carry a series of programmes dedicated to the memory of Dr FitzGerald. Beginning at 8.30am tomorrow, John Bowman will look back at the life of the former taoiseach. RTÉ Radio 1 will also broadcast live coverage of the funeral service from 2.15pm.

Public Use Social Network To Pay Respects (Mary Minihan, Joanne Hunt, Irish Times)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nnWPgegV8o

“You’re no Sean Lemass, you’re no Jack Lynch and you’re no John Bruton. You’re a Garret FitzGerald. You’ve doubled, tripled the national debt, effectively destroyed the country and now you’ve a dirty, a dirty, dirty wastful botched job.” Leo Varadkar to Brian Cowen, March 2010

“I think it’s fair to say that Garret FitzGerald was one of Ireland’s greatest citizens, but I think, he’s also really, he was the Taoiseach that helped bring Ireland into the light and into the modern age.” Leo Varadkar To Chris Donoghue, Newstalk, last Thursday.

Breakfast on Newstalk (Thurs, May 19, 2011): Go To Part 4, 18.16)

Obamastock,

College Green,

Monday 2pm.

Imelda May The Coronas Mundy

Sharon Shannon, Ryan Sheridan

Jedward, Westlife

Celia Byrne (Soprano)

Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea, Gabriel Byrne

Padraig Harrington, Robbie Keane and Brian O’Driscoll.

Obama hits the stage at 5pm.

More acts to be added. Come Early. Cameras Allowed. Avoid the brown acid.

The public should enter the security gates at the intersection of Parliament Street and Dame Street in front of Dublin Castle. They will have to arrive from the west or north as other access routes will be blocked. Adjoining streets will be blocked and car parking severely restricted.

This is A FREE Event

Dublin Gets Ready for Obama Public Event At College Green (Irish Times)

Obama At College Green: Times, Etc.

 

These homes in Vicksburg are all situated along the Yazoo River, a tributary of the overflowing Mississippi River, and their owners have surrounded themselves with tons of earth and sand.

With questions over whether the main levees that protect the area from floods would hold, these farmers took no chances and have so far saved their homes and crops from destruction.

The flooding, which has been ongoing since the last week of April, is expected to reach its peak in Vicksburg tomorrow.

MORE PHOTOS: Islands in the stream: The extraordinary homemade dams holding back the Mississippi as desperate residents try to save their homes (Mail Online)

Cafe Bar H was the setting for reception, hosted by the Danish wife of the British Ambassador, Ms Lotte Knudsen.

Around 100 guests enjoyed Spanish tapas in the restaurant on Grand Canal Square owned by Rita Crosbie, wife of developer Harry Crosbie.

Broadcaster Joe Duffy said: “It was absolutely magnificent, Gay Byrne as a host was so suave, he made it look so easy. At one stage he joked that people not get up and dance in the aisles especially her majesty.”

Easy on the tapas there, big fella.

The Queen Likes The X Factor (Irish Independent)