Monthly Archives: May 2013

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Larry the Lemur at Fota Wildlife Park, Co Cork.

It could be you.

Seasonal Entertainment Team Position

Fota Wildlife Park is looking to hire a number of entertainers on a seasonal contract from mid June until the end of August. These entertainers will have sole responsibility in carrying out the role of the Park’s mascot Larry the Lemur this summer.

 

Expect this brand of caper.

Fota Wildlife Vacancies (Fota)

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Doc # 381: Memo re bombings at Donore Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin and Ballymurrin, Co. Wexford 3 Jan. 1941. The Germans paid compensation for damaging a nearby Synagogue.


-2Doc # 372: Request by German ambassador to land extra legation staff at Shannon (then called Rynanna). Turned out to be spies, refused entry.

-3Doc # 119: Enclosing draft of De Valera to Chamberlain re the proposed execution of two IRA bombers in London – the executions were carried out on February 7, 1940.

Among many hundreds available to PERUSE today.

Conor Mulvagh, of the Royal Irish Academy writes:

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Volume 6 (1939-41) is live online to browse from today The volume shows why neutrality was Ireland’s only option in the conflict and how Anglo-Irish relations were closer than one might expect during the emergency.

 

Hmm.

FIGHT!

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Volume 6

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Miss Kate ‘You Come Back’

An Irish break-up song from Miss Kate featuring Carl Shabaan.

Why ever not?

Director – Martin Gaughan; Producer – Lisa Gallaghe; Editor – Cara Holmes; Director Of Photography – Andrew Cummins; Camera Assistant – Paul Quinn; Grade / Online – David Blanc; Graphics – Andy Byron; Make Up – Astrid Davy; Hair by Amanda D’arcy/ Brown Sugar

LikeMinded

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90302371-1Tony Grimes, formerly number two at The Central Bank and a key player in the events that led to the banking crisis.

Tony, who retired in 2010 ahead of the Nyberg report, which was critical of the Central Bank’s weak response to the crisis, has been re-hired by the Central Bank to chair the National Payments Plan Steering Committee.

In an ideal world he would be in front of an inquiry.

But this is not an ideal world.

And if you don’t like it you can always leave.

Central Bank rehires ex-director general (Vincent Ryan, Irish Examiner)

(James Horan/Photocall Ireland)