Yearly Archives: 2013

Freedom To Disassociate

Admin at 4:29 pm December 3, 2013

Samuel O’Connor, a member of “UCD Students Against Abortion” who has had his request to leave University College Dublin Students’ Union [over its postion on abortion] denied by the union.

Jill writes:

I reckon you would share this if it was a pro-choice person in this position. Might be worth sharing even though the shoe is on the other foot. Completely disagree with him re: abortion but it’s interesting…

FIGHT!

Student Prepared to Take Legal Action As Su Say He Can’t Leave Union (CollegeTribune)

‘Change or Let Us Leave’ Demand Students (CollegeTribune)

UCDSU statement

Help On Its Way [UPDATE]

Admin at 4:19 pm December 3, 2013

Minutes ago.

Derek Haughton writes:

I’m at the Kylemore Road bridge at Labra park, Ballyfermot [Dublin]. Donkey stuck in canal. Waiting for DSPCA.

More as we get it.

UPDATE: 12.56pm

Derek writes:

Suffering from severe hypothermia. Back legs are numb. Given up trying to get out. Ringing fire brigade to give a dig out.

Update: 1.45pm

Derek writes:

DSPCA and 2 fire engines later, managed to get him out. On the way to a vet and a warm bed. Hopefully he’ll find a nice new home.

Thanks all.

DSPCA

Pics: Derek Haughton

I’m Walking Here

Admin at 4:18 pm December 3, 2013

Boss-like.

Mistress Mouse writes:

On a pedestrian walkway,The Manor Mills Centre in Maynooth. And loads of parking spaces nearby. Classy.

Manipulated

Admin at 4:04 pm December 3, 2013

From an ongoing image series entitled Millenium by Armenian artist Tigran Tsitoghdzyan.

Despite looking like some class of digital shoppery, these are actually photorealistic oil paintings. Each one is between 2m and 2.5m tall.

mymodernmet

If You Can’t Beat Them

Admin at 4:00 pm December 3, 2013

Don’t be smug.

Be snug.

We are giving away ONE Christmas jumper from Deadly Christmas Jumpers worth €40 Euro every DAY this WEEK.

A different jumper every day.

Deadly Christmas Jumpers are based at 16 Nassau Street, Dublin and produce a wide and varied range of humorous and ironic traditional Xmas knitwear.

To win today’s sweater (above), please complete this sentence

I need a Deadly Xmas Sweater this festive season because__________________

Lines close at 5pm

Deadly Christmas Jumpers

Thanks Gemma

Winner:

Squiggleyjoop: “I need a Deadly Xmas Sweater this festive season because my festive jumper from last festive season is so last season.”

Thanks all.

Another sweater giveaway at 4pm tomorrow.

Bottler: I Can Fix It

Admin at 3:11 pm December 3, 2013

(Health Minister Dr James Reilly)

[James Reilly] said he would fix the problem in the CRC and across all other agencies, but it cannot be resolved “at the drop of a hat.”

He asked the public to trust in the fact that he will deal with the situation properly.

The minister said it was not fair that “front line staff are working so hard and that they’re fully compliant that others are not and we’re not going to tolerate that.”

Mr Reilly said there are people working in the Department of Health who were approved for higher salaries but they were granted permission to do so by the department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform after discussions with both departments.

Meanwhile…

He also rejected claims by the Central Remedial Clinic that it had cut a deal with the Health Service Executive in 2009 to allow them to top up salaries.