Yearly Archives: 2013

BMVoiHHCMAAyOjQThe staff from the European Space Expo dome whatsit doing the ‘fundamental elements’ pose  in the Front Square at Trinity College, Dublin yesterday.

An estimated 25,000 people visited the dome over the weekend.

Spaceexpo

Previously: Ta Dah!

-1The Grand Canal, Dublin yesterday.

Thanks Aran Murray’s da Peter.

nakedKilkenny town centre on Saturday.

I can’t believe Sky are doing unlimited broadband in Kilkenny.

 

mannequinOn the road to Glendalough, Co Wicklow, on Saturday.

Thanks DEW

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Peter Mathews at the pro-life rally in Merrion Square, Dublin,  on Saturday.

Dublin South TD Peter Mathews told the Irish Independent: “I will do what I have to do and that is vote against the bill.”

…He made his pledge after Taoiseach Enda Kenny rejected a call from Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin, for TDs to be given a free vote on the contentious proposals.

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has given his TDs a free vote, although this was against his original wishes and was granted largely to avoid a damaging split in his parliamentary party.

 

 

FG TD Mathews breaks ranks on abortion and pledges to vote ‘no’ (Gareth Naughton, Irish Independent)

Pic via Liam Foley

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPbvKeRgpk

Edward Snowden, the preternaturally calm 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the US National Security Agency’s history, is interviewed by the Guardian in Hong Kong.

“I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest,” he said. “There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn’t turn over, because harming people isn’t my goal. Transparency is.”

 

 

Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations (Guardian)