“Eamon Gilmore, leader of the Irish Labour party, said he hoped the cabinet would decide on Tuesday to set a date for a national vote on endorsing full equality for same-sex marriages. Gilmore said it would be “important to win this referendum” which could be held as early as mid 2014.”
Irish deputy PM pushes for gay marriage referendum date (Henry McDonald, Guardian)
Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland
Paintings by Roland Deschane mashing up the gentle bucolic art of the late American artist Thomas Kinkade with Star Wars imagery.
A turbine in Djursland, Denmark with a faulty safety breaker mechanism takes on the full force of the gulfstream.
(Radio host Liam Weldon with three unidentified teenagers in an image taken in the Liberties, Dublin by Ronan Lee in May,1975)
Bad hair.
Good times.
RTÉ Archives writes:
“We are looking for help identifying these three teenagers who participated in RTÉ’s experimental local radio broadcasts from Dublin’s Liberties, which took place from 8-18 May 1975.
The three teenagers are pictured here with presenter Liam Weldon.”
“If you think you can help, please contact us at archives@rte.ie or on Twitter @RTEArchives.”
“The RTÉ Guide of 9 May 1975 published an article about these broadcasts, which coincided with the annual Liberties Festival. Similar broadcasts took place from different locations throughout Ireland in 1975 and 1976, with Liberties Radio again going on the air in May 1976.”
“This experimental broadcast from the Liberties Festival was available only on VHF within a radius of approximately two miles from the transmitter in the Mobile Radio Unit which was located near Taylor’s Hall on High Street.”
Revenue uncover fully operational poitín making facility in Cavan .An Irish man in his 40s is being questioned. pic.twitter.com/0C4pQLnoud
— TV3 News (@tv3NewsIreland) November 5, 2013
Gardaí have this morning released a photograph of the girl, who is suspected to be a victim of trafficking, and who was found outside the GPO, in an attempt to identify her.
Previously: Drawing Pictures
(Laura Hutton/Photocall ireland)
BREAKING: FAI confirms O’Neill / Keane appointment in Newstalk exclusive
— Newstalk 106-108 fm (@Newstalkfm) November 5, 2013
Remember that Fine Gael hack,
Who didn’t like skin that was black?
Well it turns out that Naas,
Is a forgiving place,
And the blueshirts have welcomed him back.
John Moynes
(From left: Former Naas Mayor and Fine Gael Cllr Darren Scully with Enda Kenny during the 2007 General Election and Nigeria-born David Agboola, then aged six.)
You’ll recall how, in November 2011, FG Cllr Darren Scully made the decision to stop representing black Africans.
He subsequently resigned from his mayoral role and was expelled from the Fine Gael party.
Well he’s back.
KFM is reporting:
“In an exclusive extended interview on Kildare Today, the General Secretary of Fine Gael Tom Curran confirmed Cllr Scully’s readmission to the party ahead of next May’s local elections.”
“During the interview, Tom Curran condemned Cllr Scully’s original remarks, but said that the Cllr is not a racist and that he’s paid sufficiently for his error.”
“Asked if Taoiseach Enda Kenny endorsed councillor Scully’s return, Mr. Curran indicated that the Taoiseach doesn’t become involved with every aspect of the party.”
EXCLUSIVE: Darren Scully To Return To Fine Gael (KFM)
Previously: The Extraordinary Darren Scully Interview
Thanks Richard Chambers
