Monthly Archives: April 2013

NOgrafton

Dublin City Council don’t want certain types of shop on Grafton Street, namely these above.

And their definition of a “charity shop”:

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Meanwhile:

 

Proposed Draft Scheme of Special Planning Control for Grafton Street and Environs (Dublin City Council)

Thanks Darragh Doyle, Total Fundraising

UPDATE:

Oxfam

Simon Scriver, from Total Fundraising, writes:

“Today Dublin City Council published proposed changes to the existing “‘Scheme of Special Planning Control for Grafton Street & Environs’.
One of the key points in the document is that ‘Charity Shops’ would not be permissible as “they would detract from the character of the street”. They define a charity shop as:

“A shop in which a charity sells used goods that are given to it, or in which they sell new goods, in order to generate an income for the work of the charity.”

“Now I understand why they would be against the sale of used goods but I am amazed at the explicit mention of new goods. Essentially they are specifying that any shop or establishment that is welcome on Grafton Street would no longer be welcome if they are generating income for charitable work. This to me seems like a (hopefully unintentional) attack on the charity sector.”

“Bryan Ward, a planner at the council, was quoted in last weekend’s Sunday Times as saying,”We’re not saying there are no places for charity shops in the city centre. We’d be quite happy to have them on some of the side streets.”

“I don’t understand this disapproval of potentially high-class shops whose profits go towards the work of charity. This proposal is saying it’s OK to sell clothes and toys and technology made in a sweatshop but if you’re selling ethical goods whose profits go to charity then you’re not welcome. I’m welcome to open an art gallery, a tailors or a barber as long as it’s for personal profit. If I’m a charity and I want all the profits to go towards saving lives, well, I’m not allowed on the South Side’s most dynamic retail experience. One could even argue that this wording prevents profit-making shops from selling items on behalf of charity.”

“It’s another case of rewarding those that want to make personal profit but penalising those who want to do good. I am more welcome to make millions for myself and give a small percentage to charity rather than to make millions for charity and keep a small percentage for myself. All because of this taboo word ‘charity’.”

“Thankfully they are welcoming submissions and observations to be made by June 13th 2013. I would encourage everyone in the sector and beyond to voice your concerns. ‘Charity shops’ needs to be removed or redefined or we could very well see this restriction rolled out on Grafton Street and beyond. It is worth noting that Oxfam Ireland already have a shop, selling only new goods, in this area on South King Street.”

Let’s make a complaint to the Hunger, Nutrition, Climate, Justice conference in Dublin Castle.

Oh.

Read full blog post here

(Pic: Ratemyarea.com)

Hiring

SixMinute is a new Dublin gaming company formed by former PopCap employees.

And they’re HIRING.

They’re looking for a game artist and a senior artist.

Those interested should send their cover letter, CV and portfolio to John at jobs@sixminute.com. He wants you to tell him why you should work at SixMinute.

View full job descriptions here.

Thanks Cara Mulcahy

Previously: Meanwhile, At PopCap

Job vacancies to Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie

bike

But…

Fiona Collins writes:

I realise you don’t normally do this but my bike was stolen from the junction of Mary Street & Jervis Street [Dublin] on Saturday morning …. I’d only popped into Penneys for a half hour….She was like my baby and what’s worse is I’m still paying her off with the bike to work scheme…. While it was nice of the thieve(s) to leave the lock behind it really isn’t all that without being attached to my precious…. If anyone has come across her please let me know…
Vital statistics: Lapierre – Sit & Go /260043 – brown / maroon with white writing. Thanks

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Not as good, obviously.

Sibling of Daedalus writes:

Mid 20th century rhyming greeting cards from the publishing company of former Sinn Fein TD and political wordsmith Brian O’Higgins. In December 1938, O’Higgins [who had been in the GPO in 1916] was one of the group of seven TDs, elected to the Second Dail in 1921, who signed over what they believed was the authority of the Government of Dáil Éireann to the Army Council; an authority which formed the basis of the IRA and Sinn Féin’s rejection of the the states of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and their political abstentionism. Nothing rhymed.

 

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