Yearly Archives: 2014

Poetry

Niall Murphy at 3:45 pm April 11, 2014

A Frank Exchange

Admin at 3:43 pm April 11, 2014

Yesterday afternoon a group of people from Friends of Banking Ireland went to the Knight Frank’s auctioneers office on Pembroke Street in Dublin, requesting that Knight Frank refrain from selling family homes or family farms that are the subject of litigation or are being sold without the consent of owners. They were later joined by Senator David Norris.

James Beades, of the group, said:

“He [unnamed] also told us he’d be able to get the Irish Times to get the story out, his side of the story so it seems to be that the Irish Times now, because these guys put advertisements in the Irish Times, that they can get the high moral ground, so maybe we’ll ask the Irish Times what they’ve got to say.”

Previously: The Horsewoman Cometh

The Leaving

Admin at 3:21 pm April 11, 2014

President and Sabina Higgins leaving Queen Elizabeth and prince Philip at Windsor Castle today after their state visit to the UK

Meanwhile….

Scenes from today’s visit to the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford Upon Avon this afternoon.

(Photocall ireland/Aras)

‘Sup?

Admin at 2:44 pm April 11, 2014

Earlier at the Department of Education, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.

Worth two in the bush, apparently.

(Pix: Oisín Kane)

There’s Always One

Admin at 2:43 pm April 11, 2014

President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins arriving at Coventry Cathedral moments ago.

Irish presidential visit: Coventry’s links with Ireland? (BBC)

Pic: Philip Nolan

UPDATE:

Meanwhile, earlier this morning…

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip say farewell to President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins.

Mmmf.

Fennell Photography

Above Down Under

Admin at 2:11 pm April 11, 2014

A dangerous tropical cyclone with destructive winds and a potentially devastating storm surge is bearing down on the northeast coast of Australia. Named Ita, it is forecast to make landfall between Cape Melville and Cape Tribulation in Queensland late Friday local time. The violent storm has maximum wind gusts of over 185 mph (300 km/h) according to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology.

Eek.

Track Cyclone Ita here

Beastly category 5 tropical cyclone Ita threatens northern Australia (Washington Post

Pic: Washington Post

Thanks Mark Geary

Street Anatomy

Admin at 2:08 pm April 11, 2014

Austrian ‘street muralist’ Nychos adorns a wall in Haight-Ashbury San Francisco ahead of an exhibition entitled ‘Street Anatomy’ at Fifty24SF.

(Pix: Upper Playground)

arrestedmotion/thisisnthappiness

Banding Together

Admin at 1:54 pm April 11, 2014

Doug Whelan writes:

“Garda band tuning up at Merrion Square, alongside supporters of the Parkinson’s Unity Walk.‏”

Anyone?

World Parkinson’s Awareness Day

Meanwhile, At The High Court

Admin at 1:44 pm April 11, 2014

[Former Garda John Wilson outside the Dáil in January]

John Wilson was not in uniform and off-duty when he attended a case in the presence of Walter and Genevieve Smith, who were co-defendants in a case being heard, in 2012.

Arising from this, he was found to have breached Garda regulations, after he refused to explain why he attended the court hearing.

Mr Wilson went to the High Court challenging this finding and this morning he lost this challenge.

Breaking News reports:

“The High Court has ruled that the garda authorities were entitled to ask John Wilson for an explanation as to why he sat beside the defendants during a court case while off duty.

“Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley notes that the trial involved a long running dispute between neighbours in an estate in Virgina Co Cavan and his attendance could impinge ‘upon the public perception of the force as a whole’

“She has found that Gda Wilson should have at least explained that his private life was at issue but instead he suggested a ‘degree of bad faith’ by asking what was being insinuated about him.”

Following the decision, Mr Wilson said: