Monthly Archives: May 2013

903022199030220990302229903022239030223090302468 Some of the work on display at the The Royal Hibernian Acadamy Summer exhibition which opened last night in Ely Place, Dublin.

From top: Sarah O’Dea in front of her father Mick O’Dea”s work, Milk and Money’; Sarah Allen looking at John Behan’s ‘Tribes’; James Hanley with his work ‘Vigil’; Remco De Fouw in front of his work ‘Reconnection Series 1 to 12’; RHA technician Paul Heary with two works (see below) by photographer Eamonn Farrell (bottom pic).

eamonn 2eamonn 1The Unforgiven (top) and Mugged (above). From a fine arts project, Elements of Nature by Eamonn Farrell which will open in the Filmbase exhibition space in Temple Bar in October.

(Mark Stedman, Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

00109026We’re back.

It is understood that some €1 billion and possibly up to €1.5 billion could be in play but the notion is subject to the achievement of economic targets in coming months. The debate is acknowledged to be in its early phase only.

In spite of the acute pressure on welfare, health and education expenditure, this is seen in some quarters of the Government as a better option than simply easing off on fiscal retrenchment.

This notion is said to carry particular attractions on the Fine Gael side of the Government. There is, however, pressure on the Labour side to keep spending cutbacks to a minimum, particularly in social welfare.

€1bn fund to boost building sector being considered (Arthur Beesley, Irish Times)

(James Horan/Photocall Ireland)

The onionmanonion2He came from north County Dublin.

Bringing tears to the eyes.

Rory Nugent writes:

My friends and I have, for too many years, referred to the heart-pounding fear of a rancid hangover as a visit from ‘the Onion-Man’.  I thought it was just an odd reference between friends until we heard other people in Malahide [Co Dublin] use it – then other people around Dublin. Now I’m wondering, has the Onion-Man been menacing people around Ireland? Around the world?

 

Do You Know The Onion-Man? (ShowbizGeek)

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Cork City councillors keeping it topical at tonight’s council meeting.