Monthly Archives: June 2012

The DUP [health] minister [Edwin Poots} has said his controversial decision – to deny gay men the opportunity to donate blood – is based on two pieces of evidence — a letter from the Minister for Health in the Republic and a document on the issue by the European Department for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQMH).

The letter from Dr James Reilly TD (above)  sent to Mr Poots at the end of May said that the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood exists in Ireland “is based not only on risk factors for HIV but on other blood borne agents known to be associated with MSM (men who have sex with men) behaviour”.

 

Anyone?

Student body calls on minister Poots to go over gay blood donor ban (Lisa Smyth, Belfast telegraph)

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Thanks Mark Malone

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_SCWHEa4SA&feature=youtu.be

Jenny May Finn  writes:

This is a video done by Fregoli Theatre Company about Home. They interviewed people on the streets of Galway and Dublin and from that are going to write a play stemming from the answers they received. It’s all about Home and what it means to the Irish, should they stay
or go?

The first official photo of La Jolie in the title role of Maleficent (2014) – Disney’s live action Sleeping Beauty (1959) reboot.

She nails it.

Co-starring in the film are Sharlto Copley (“District 9”), Elle Fanning (“Super 8”), Sam Riley (“On the Road”), Imelda Staunton (“Vera Drake”), Miranda Richardson (“The Hours”), Juno Temple (“Atonement”) and Lesley Manville (“Secrets & Lies”).

This is the untold story of Disney’s most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The film reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.

iheartchaos

Ryanair has offered €1.30 per share for the 70 per cent of Aer Lingus it does not already own. The offer is almost 50 per cent higher than the average price of Aer Lingus shares in the last six months, and well ahead of the €1 per share price that Mr Varadkar previously indicated would be the minimum price acceptable to the Government.

Fianna Fáil’s transport spokesman Timmy Dooley called on the Government to use its shareholding in Aer Lingus to prevent Ryanair from taking control of the airline.

“The existence of Ryanair and Aer Lingus as separate, competing entities has transformed our tourism and business connectivity. Any material change to the separate status of these airlines would inevitably lead to reduced competition, increased fares and less choice,” he said.

Cabinet to discuss Ryanair’s new Aer Lingus bid (Irish Times)

(Photocall Ireland)