Tiarnan McCaughan writes:
“Further to the news that Trinity College Dublin Provost Patrick Prendergast plans to ‘rebrand’ Trinity College Dublin, students outraged at the €100,000 spent on a new logo have come up with a submissions system of their own.”
See more here
TCD says it will ‘act’ on rebranding suggestions (Irish Times)
Anne-Louise Foley writes:
“In tonight’s The Zoo (first episode in new series, RTÉ One, 7pm) we get to see the very cute baby white-faced saki monkey, Chico, when he was just a week old. His parents – Zorbas and Liana – were introduced two years ago and got on great. Everyone in the zoo was delighted when this little fella came along. The camera crew who make The Zoo got great footage so it’ll be a real treat for viewers this evening to see Chico up close when he was a tiny baby.”
Previously: ‘Sup?
Former CEO of the Rehab Group Angela Kerins at the Public Accounts Committee on February 27, 2014.
BREAKING: The #PAC is told Angela Kerins will threaten legal action if further details of her former pay & conditions are released #ntfm
— Newstalk 106-108fm (@NewstalkFM) April 10, 2014
Frank Flannery received €409,744 in consulting fees from Rehab since 2006. #PAC
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) April 10, 2014
Rehab's dir of finance admits/confirms that taxpayers' money goes into Rehab Group Ltd, which is responsible for paying senior salaries
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) April 10, 2014
Oh.
Thanks Dermot Bohan
Spotted in the Motor Tax office in Ballymun today.
But doesn’t that mean it’s going to take hourNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM…
Thanks Saul
Above: examples of unused spaces within direct provision accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland.
Eamon Sheehy of Migrate To The Fringe writes:
The asylum system functions as a closed and confined space far from the rest of society. It is the other, the outside, and a ghetto. The direct provision hostels and their residents don’t seem to have physicality. The rest of society is not to be concerned about their existence. Asylum Archive is taking visual samples of this reality…
UPDATE:
Over on the Human Rights In Ireland blog, Dr Liam Thornton writes:
“Direct provision is 14 years old today. Today, from 7am to 9pm, there will be 14 hours of blog posts on the issue of direct provision. The voices of asylum seekers themselves are central to this blog carnival, and we will hear their voices throughout the day. The Department of Justice and Department of Social Protection were invited to contribute to this carnival, however they have not replied to my email. Therefore, posts from several organisations working with and on behalf of asylum seekers, social workers, others challenging this system and artists, are all present.”
If you’re one of the people who say,
That life is too dangerous today,
To avoid life’s cruel sting,
Stay under the wing,
Of Wunsy, the African Grey.
John Moynes
Paddy and Colin.
By Sligo-based “grumpy old Illustrator and sometime cartoonist” Annie West
Annie sez:
“This is an idea I had for a children’s book showing Dublin landmarks as seen by Paddy Pigeon and his sidekick Colin. Colin Pigeon. I get ideas when I do the morning walk. Always. Has to be a circuitous walk. I don’t have anything as formal as a sketchbook, that’s far too organised for me. So I scribble on the back of an envelope. Bring the envelope home, scan it, do it again, then again, then sit down with my pencil and my vast array of lovely Dr. Martin’s inks and get to it. I tweet while I wait for layers of ink to dry. “
Joe writes:
Just spotted this in Tesco (Athlone) and I had to share it before the big sale ends.
