Monthly Archives: September 2012

Consider the advantages of the canals [Royal and Grand Dublin] for cycle tourism – the generally flat terrain allows easy cycling; there are almost no access difficulties, as the land is in public ownership; and, for most of the route, there is no danger from motor vehicles. At present the towpaths are not developed for cycling and thus are grassy and rough in places, but this could be easily resolved by gravelling the paths, as has been done on the Great Western Greenway in Co Mayo. That initiative proved to be a huge success and has revitalised towns along the route. Creating two new cycling routes along the canals could bring similar benefits to such towns as Longford and Tullamore, which at present are not known for being tourism hotspots.

 

Cycling And Tourism (Noel Hogan, Irish Times Letters)

 

DUBLIN CITY Council has launched legal proceedings arising from a large unauthorised Abercrombie Fitch advertisement on College Green.

The huge hoarding, which features a naked male torso, covers the front of a building undergoing extensive renovation for a new outlet for the US clothing chain.

The council says the advertisement has not got the required planning permission.

Damn spoilsports.

Council takes legal action over hoarding (Colm Keena, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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I refuse to ask middle class families to give up their deductions for owning a home or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire’s tax cut. I refuse to ask students to pay more for college; or kick children out of Head Start programs, to eliminate health insurance for millions of Americans who are poor, and elderly, or disabled, all so those with the most can pay less. I’m not going along with that. And I will—I will never turn Medicare into a voucher.

Obama The Front-Runner Plays It Safe (John Cassidy, New Yorker) 

Obama Argues For A Second Term Without Closing the Deal (Joe Klein, TIME)

Somewhere, Clint Eastwood is smashing a chair against a wall.

Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington, Mary J Blige, Dave Grohl, of Foo Fighters, and Jon Hamm & Jennifer Westfeldt and Eva Longoria at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, this evening ahead of President Obama’s closing speech.

Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington Say Key issues Are At Stake In 2012 Presidential Election (Washington Post)

Eva Longoria Speech: I Come From A Different Position Than Clint Eastwood (Huffington Post)

(J. Scott Applewhite and Charles Dharapak/AP/Getty)