Rachel Matthews-Mckay {Community campaign coordinator from Democracy Matters and Future Matters] welcomes Senators as they arrive at Leinster House in Dublin for the first August sitting in the Seanad’s history, to debate new EU organ transplant rules.
FIGHT!
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
There’s no one on earth he’s afraid of.
His father’s paternal grandfather was Irish.
Matthew Fitzpatrick, 18, said in his post victory interview with Jessica Marksbury following the victory at the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship:
“I’ve not had a chance to check my Twitter, other than the followers have gone through the roof, which is strange and nice at the same time I guess. It could be a hectic next few days I think..”
Watch out Rory.
“Time and again it was described to me as a system characterized by mediocrity, nepotism, secrecy and a lack of genuine competition. It is a system in which the governing philosophy of “social partnership” has morphed into nothing more than an excuse for buying off special interests.
And it is a system in which the top priority of those who run it is preserving their powers, perks and prerogatives.”
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Steven Pearlstein, who recently visited Ireland [his lengthy article below] to see if the Celtic Tiger could be resuscitated.
Can Ireland’s Celtic Tiger roar again? (Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post)
Today is an historic day. For the first time in the history of the jurisdiction the Seanad is sitting during the August break. Our leaders have an opportunity to heal a broken country.
But they won’t do it.
It’s time to face facts. Despite the fact that women make up almost one third of the population Ireland remains a profoundly misogynistic society. The horrifying reality of recent days make this clear.
Social media has been swamped in a vicious tidal wave of “Rose Shaming”, and pathetic young men have been getting their kicks by circulating photographs that clearly depict Daithí Ó Sé.
We will not be party to this. Though we have identified the Rose in question we have decided to respect her privacy.
Here at Broadsheet we are proud of our long tradition of marital independence, but the time has come to take a stand. Her first reaction was to say No. Her first reaction was right.
Rannafest, Co Donegal, August 1936.
Dear Eileen
This is just a note to let you know that this is a great place. I am having a great time although we have school for four hours in the day. I saw Elsie here today.
Love
Maurice
Sibling of Daedalus writes:
The card is addressed to Eileen Murnaghan, Omagh, Co Tyrone. I think Maurice is Eileen’s older brother Maurice Murnaghan, from Omagh, son of the doctor there, Dan Murnaghan. Maurice later became Professor of Physiology at UCD. I wonder if he ever got to have a word with Elsie…the genders in Rannafast seem to have been fairly rigidly segregated, from the photo on the card (top)….
Postcard via Ebay
What you may need to know
1. It’s a new thing from JJ Abrams. A TV show? A movie? A load of cobblers? The internet is only ablaze with speculation.
2. Last time JJ dropped a trailer without warning, we got Cloverfield (2008).
3. JJ might be planning to break tradition with his Star Wars movie.
4. What’s more, Trekkers have expressed their unhappiness with his last directorial effort.
5. Chances are, there will be lens flares.
Release Date: ?
The MSC Magnifica, top, and MS Caribbean Princess exiting Dublin yesterday evening.
Mmf.
Thanks imfml
Steady on.
