Merrion Square, Dublin this afternoon.
Thanks Alex French
Yearly Archives: 2014
A detail from Irish Water’s ‘customer’ booklet
Dan writes:
After phoning Irish Water looking for clarification on a few items on their form, the subject of allowance arose.I was told that each household is entitled to 15,000 and not 30,000 as specified in the booklet (above). I argued that the booklet reads 30,000 but I was told that I wasn’t reading it correctly, and that it might be badly worded but that if I read it properly, I would see that it says the household is entitled to 15,000. If it’s just a typo, than it seems a pretty big one.”
Anyone?
Meanwhile…
Hello @IrishWater cant waste anymore time on hold Can you explain why my personal bank account details have been sent to my landlord please?
— paulkeogan (@paulkeogan) October 20, 2014
Gurn Off
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In this short, directed by Michael Shanks, two ornery cusses stare each other down.
Apocalypse ensues.
ASAP Science explains the biochemical implications of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine.
Yokes.
An alarming and apparently genuine late afternoon price rise in Dublin 18 yesterday.
RUN!
Concur, Torquay Road, Foxrock (MyHome.ie)
Thanks Donker
The upper deck head.
As seen on last night’s Crimecall, Gardai have released images of the man they would like to talk to in relation to two vicious assaults on the number 40 bus in Old Kilmainham Village on July 23.
If you have information you can call Crimecall on 1800 40 50 60 or the Garda Confidential line 1800 666 111.
Previously: Who Is He?
‘Those Women Searching For Cats, They Terrify Me’.
New from from austerity spoken word laureate Kevin Barrington.
He doesn’t normally do missing cat poems.
Directed by Conor Horgan.
A clip of the forthcoming short ‘Rockmount’ which will be shown at the Cork Film Festival.
Rockmount tells the story of an 11 year-old Roy Keane and his schoolboy football days with the team of the same name.
It’s already won at the Galway Film Fleadh.
Directed by Dave Tynan, who you may know from Just Saying.
Contains NSFW language (what did you expect like?)
Previously: The Leaving
A Turn Off The Red Light Campaign billboard
Paid-for consensual sex is currently legal in Northern Ireland, though activities such as soliciting, brothel keeping and pimping are against the law.
Now paying for sex is to be banned after Stormont assembly members backed the move last night.
Fluffy Biscuits writes:
“As a person who strongly believes in the rights of workers, this is a blow to those who are engaged in legitimate sex work where they are no coerced. Women, men and kids will be trafficked into this but NI’s decision to criminalise the purchase of sex will drive the sex workers underground. A robust approach like that of New Zealand or Switzerland where they have a union, full health check ups and access to services like counselling etc. would ensure a better situation for all involved.
“The other thing about this is it reflects the deep catholic guilt we have about sex and the hang ups about our own bodies. Branches of feminism would call sex work oppressive, I’m on the other side of that fence, I take the feminist view that it’s allowing women the choice what to do with their own bodies, a mantra feminists have rightly said is a cornerstone to fighting male oppression.”
TDs must act swiftly as NI approves sex buyer laws (Immigrant Council of Ireland)
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)