Oh, the humanity.
Bull Island, Dublin, yesterday afternoon.
How was it for you?
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Monthly Archives: August 2012
You may recall yesterday’s post on the Russian junk shop in North Dublin trading in souveneir Nazi trinkets.
Caroline G writes:
I don’t know if this is a horrendous mish-mash of insignia. Also, I can’t see in the photo now how I identified the uniform, but I definitely googled something and I recall it was an East German uniform. There was probably something written on it out of shot that I looked up. Let’s call it a fun conundrum for someone with dubious skills to work on. The photo dates from August of last year.
Anyone?
Central Bank of Ireland-Issue 50 and 10 Euro Michael Collins Commemorative Coins.
The annual Michael Collins Commemoration will come in for particular attention this year because it is the 90th anniversary, and the Taoiseach will be the orator. Is it too much to hope that the media and the participants will use the correct name-form of the place where Collins met his tragic end? The proper usage is Béal na Blá, not “mBláth”. The latter, media-invented distortion is misplaced pedantry with its phony, pseudo-poetic association with “flowers”.Up to quite recently, the universal pronunciation in the locality itself and in the wider region was always Béal na Blá.
‘Where Collins Met His Final End (John A Murphy, Irish Times Letters)
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
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NO one is safe.
Pat O’Connor writes:
Blackrock private car park [last night]. Can’t hide from the clampers!!
Festival Feet – plastic bags that look like Converse sneakers. £5 a pair.
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MINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn is set to review the impact of the new Leaving Certificate bonus points system amid increasing concerns it could have a distorting impact on college entry points.
Career experts are predicting a dramatic increase in points for many courses when the CAO publishes its first round of college offers next Monday.
The scramble for college places on many courses has intensified this year because of the strong results of so many students in higher level maths. The record number of students who passed the higher level paper (over 11,000) face into next week’s points race with an additional 25 CAO points.
Minister To Review Bonus Policy For Maths After Points Surge (Séan Flynn, Irish Times)
Yikes!
Australia’s highest court has upheld a new government law on mandatory packaging for cigarettes that removes brand colours and logos from packaging. The law requires cigarettes to be sold in olive green packets, with graphic images warning of the consequences of smoking.
The new packaging rules are scheduled to be implemented from 1 December 2012.
Expect it here real soon.
Australia cigarette plain packaging law upheld by court (BBC News)
Woot! Get the communion wines in, geezer.
(Thanks Evelyn Leen)
Simon Kingston writes:
The view from my office [Thomas Street, Dublin] now.