Yearly Archives: 2013

 

…you can tell ’em nothing.

Miley Cyrus’s five word dismissal of Sinéad O’Connor’s open letter

Update:

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Sinéad O’Connor (Facebook)

H/t John Gallen

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Thirty senators were appointed to the Senate by WT Cosgrave, Liam’s father, in December 1922 and a further 30 were elected by the Dáil. The recreations listed by senators were as intriguing as the senators themselves and ranged from pig-sticking to collecting English china. The New York Times remarked that the first Senate was “representative of all classes”.
In all, seven peers, a dowager countess, five baronets and several knights were represented. The Senate consisted of 36 Catholics, 20 Protestants, three Quakers and one Jew. Cosgrave’s nominees numbered 16 southern unionists. The first Senate was the most curious political grouping in the history of the Irish state.

 

They were pig-sticking loons.

But they were OUR pig-sticking loons.

The Hands that Shaped History (Elaine Byrne)

Picture; irish Times

NAI2(Members of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, at a briefing for TDs and Senators in the AV Room of Leinster House last year)

Saoirse Brady writes:

I’m not sure if you’ve picked up on it already but the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges (Dáil Éireann) has apparently decided to stop allowing civil society groups from briefing legislators in the AV room.
This is used by civil society groups to brief Oireachtas members on proposed legislation or other topical issues, to share their expertise and experience as well as raising issues of concern or providing answers to questions members may have in advance of Dáil/Seanad/Committee debates.
The Seanad also has a Committee on Procedure and Privileges but it is not bound by this decision and has apparently called for a joint discussion later in the month.
The AV room is a valuable resource given that TDs and Senators can attend briefings without leaving Leinster House but can leave quickly for a vote without huge time pressure. There is no cost to the NGO involved so it’s beneficial for both sides.
In the context of proposed Dáil reforms where we’ve been told that the Government will engage more with civil society in relation to proposed legislation, it seems strange to take such a stance.

 

Pic: Epilepsy Ireland

dorm_1Do you own a hostel/guest house in Dublin?

Andrew Graham writes

Is there something on in Dublin this weekend that us culchies down in Limerick wouldn’t know about? We’re going to a concert Saturday night [Julio Bashmore at the Button Factory, Temple Bar]and can’t find a bed anywhere. There’s no rooms in any hostels.Anywhere wants a minimum stay of 4 nights. There is 4 of us, potentially 5! €25-€30 each. Preferably with 4 of us in a room together cos we don’t want to cause any disruption coming in after it at 4am-ish. Any idea of where to go? I’ve tried all the usual websites

 

Anyone?

Pic herbert lodge hostel, Dublin

gardaClondalkin Garda Station, Dublin.

DT writes:

Given the huge number of negative Garda stories (usually based on ill-informed innuendo and unashamedly pushing a certain agenda) you are more than happy to post a ‘Meanwhile, in Clondalkin’ post about the two unarmed Gardai who just foiled a cash-in-transit robbery? In the interests of fair and impartial journalism…Anyone?

 

Man arrested and €50,000 recovered after cash-in-transit raid (Irish Times)

 

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(5) No twerking.

Zealots.

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-2-1(Caoimhe, top, and, above, Nikki and Caoimhe, prior to Caoimhe’s disappearance.)

Nikki Brooks writes:

My cat has been missing since Monday from the Ballinteer Dublin 16 area. She is probably trying to find her previous home in Stillorgan [Co Dublin]. She is microchipped has a red collar on with my number. She is a very much loved and amazing little soul and pretty much my therapy! CAOIMHE PHONE HOME :(

 

Anyone?