Yearly Archives: 2014

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Over 9,000 families are to lose their One-Parent Family Payment from today.
The change is dependent on the age of the claimant’s children, along with when the payment began…
By this time next year, almost 60,000 families will have lost the One-Parent Family Payment. “What it actually means for the nearly 60,000 families that are going to be moved off next year is that a lot of them are going to be down money, and they are already extraordinarily poor families, who are finding it difficult to make ends meet”, said Karen Kiernan, chief executive of One Family…

Like a boss.

9,000 one-parent families lose payment from today (RTE)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

Meanwhile…

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Eamon Gimore at the launch of the Right to read Campaign in Charleville Mall Library in Dublin City this morning.

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

 

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Meanwhile: Moore Street trader claimes she was ‘turfed out’ (Irish Times)

Previously: Say No To Chartered Land

The Rotten Fruit Of Moore Street

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

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Part of the Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular festival hoo ha.

Five of the finest illustrators active in Dublin create five ‘spectacular’ artworks depicting  the city in an exhibition at Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin  run with Smithfield, Dublin-based screen printers  Damn Fine Print.

Oh go on then.

City Spectacular present some Damn Fine Prints (Filmbase)

Thanks Spaghetti Hoop

The DUP and UUP have said that they are ending their participation in the leaders’ talks, branding them “fruitless”.
The joint unionist statement adds: “We have bound ourselves together to defend our community and culture from the callous disregard of those who pander to republican demands.
“We will not see our communities destroyed, police and civilians injured, and young people left with criminal records.” The statement claims that the Parades Commission has rewarded “republican threats of violence”.

Talks Collapse After Ardoyne Ruling (UTV)

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Have you seen him?

Keep an ear out.

Anthony Kelly writes:

“My mother’s little male West Highland “Luca” was lost last night near Springfield Road/Rathfarnham Shopping Centre in Templeogue [Co Dublin] and is missing for at least 12 hours at this stage. His distinguishing feature is that his ears don’t stand up and are permanently flopped down as in the picture (above).”

Anyone?