Yearly Archives: 2014

Get off the stage.

Meanwhile…

Water Bill passes by 81 to 58 votes amid claim TDs would ‘privatise their mother’ (irish Times)

Fiach Mac Conghail?

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‘Singers Corner’ Washington Street and Grand Parade, Cork

Gregory Higgins writes:

The people of Cork have had something very special to look at over the last number of weeks thanks to Johnny Bugler of Cork Printmakers [and artists Conall Cary, Fiona Kelly, Dominic Fee and Cathal Duane]. They have transformed Singers Corner [Johnny drew his inspiration from the old black sewing machines Singer’s Sewing Shop once sold below] and this very cool video (above) shows the transformation….

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Specified things that look like Ireland.

Includes ‘basket case’ and bonus bear-shaped illusion.

Jenny Walsh writes:

I have a couple of new Ireland shaped designs and a few people have suggested I get in touch with you about them. The first is called ‘The Country Shaped Like A Bear’ and has a bear hidden inside Ireland’s silhouette. Do you see it? Made by drawing, laser cutting and then glueing 11 layers of corrugated card, this bowl makes a great desk tidy (€30).

The Irish bowl is designed to subtly contain the shape of Ireland without being too obvious or twee. Made from 15 pieces of beautifully finished 4mm thick birch plywood with 50 hand-glued joints at €55. They are available from my website [link below] and come with free delivery and complimentary gift wrapping in silver paper with a red satin ribbon. Order by Friday for Xmas delivery…

Lovely.

*prepares hand-glued joint*

Jenny Walsh Design

Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee just uncomplicated cuddles.

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Last night

RTE 2 reality star and former escort  Kate McGrew flanked by masked sex workers from the Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland (SWAI) at a vigil to mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin.

The SWAI is an alliance of sex workers, ex-sex workers and others alongside organisations involved in health and social support services.

They oppose laws criminalising the purchase of sex as only a “human rights approach based on harm reduction and decriminalisation” will protect sex workers and give them access to their rights.

Sex Workers Alliance

Previously: Sex workers in Ireland

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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One big happy family.

With a cuckoo in the nest.

Helen writes:

From top: “Dolly; Ruby, Dolly’s mother; ‘Fast’ Freddy, Dolly’s father, and last but not least is the old guy, Monty. He THINKS he’s Dolly’s father and looks after her! All of them are Long-Haired Miniature Dachshunds….

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Claire K writes:

Lulu having an Elf’ing Christmas from a few years ago.

My pet at Xmas to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’.

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Peter Nyberg  at the banking inquiry

[FG senator] Michael D’Arcy: “In the scale of misjudging risk internationally, how bad was the Irish banking sector’s misjudging risk?”

[Finnish Finance expert] Peter Nyberg: “The Irish institutions were pretty good at misjudging risk.” [laughs uncontrollably]

Ouch.

From last night’s RTÉ’s Six One and Nine News,

Watch here from 9.20 to 9.45.

Previously: And So It Begins…