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Poor defenceless budgie.
Mark writes:
“Adam Walker (above) record-breaking ocean swimmer, one of the only five people to have completed the “Oceans Seven”, the seven deadliest ocean swims, swam up the Liffey this afternoon for the beginning of the One Young World Summit Dublin…at the National Convention Centre…”
Yesterday: A Spacer Came Traveling
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Of this trippy cinematic traipse through botanical gardens and oil paintings, artist Joe Hamilton tells Colossal:
Regular Division is a collaged video loop that was shot and digitally composed on location in Europe, Asia and the Middle East as part of a new series of works looking at landscape. The series responds to the impact of the digital technologies on our representation of landscape and the effect of this on our relationship with landscape.
In the last few minutes, Senator Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) relayed an anecdote about a jeep on a ferry.
More as we get it.
Anyone?
A brilliantly edited short by HOTU in which a missed shot seamlessly propels a basketball through a series of movies.
Please stop that.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan continues to be drawn to the shoes of The Lady With The Shoes named today [in the Irish Daily Mail, below] as press officer Áine Griffin.
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Bless.
Previously: Sling Back Heel
This afternoon.
Connor writes:
“Polo is not sure if it’s a v6 or a v8. Likely it’s neither….”
Anyone?
Do you like indie docs?
Guth Gafa is an international documentary film festive in Malin Co Donegal on October 25 and 26 and thence to Kells, Co Meath on 1 and 2 November.
They say:
“Guth Gafa (meaning ‘captive voice’) is Ireland’s only independent documentary film festival. We focus on showcasing the latest award-winning International and Irish documentary films on thought-provoking subjects, and promoting the art of great story-telling, through film, to rural Irish communities.”
Former Garda Comissioner Martin Callinan and Assistant Garda commissioner John O’Mahoney
Anon writes”
“Would you mind asking
Paul Williams/Reynoldsany of your readers ‘up in the Park’ whether Assistant Garda Commissioner John O’Mahoney [who authored the first ‘controversial’ internal report into the Garda whistleblowers] is retiring from the force having not made the final three in the shortlist for the next Garda Commissioner (as I understand it)?”
Anyone?
Three Outsiders Make Garda Comissioner Shortlist (Independent)
Previously: The Thin Blue Timeline
BBC Spotlight last night broadcast an hour-long edition about Maíria Cahill (above, pictured with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams) and her claims of sexual abuse and rape against an alleged IRA member and an alleged subsequent coverup by Sinn Féin.
Spotlight is repeated tonight on BBC Two NI at 11:20pm.
Maíria Cahill ‘told Gerry Adams’ of IRA rape claim (Jennifer O’Leary, BBC NI)
Previously: Staying In Tomorrow Night?
Budget 2016??
Some crystal balling.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the top tax rate on middle-income families will be dropped to a maximum of 50 per cent in 12 months’ time, all but confirming plans cut the upper income tax rate to 39 per cent in the next budget.
Mr Kenny remarks, in a Dáil speech this afternoon, are also seen as a clear indication that the new upper USC rate of 8 per cent on income exceeding €70,000 would be increased to 9 per cent when the top income tax rate is cut again.
This also implies that the two lower USC rates would each be cut by a further half percentage point to 1 per cent and 3 per cent respectively.
Want to see what that will all mean to you (should it all come to pass)?
We have Karl’s Budget 2016 calculator prepared already!
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Taoiseach pledges to cut income tax rate again in next budget (irish Times)
