From the Tim Burton x PKMN Project of illustrator Vaughn Pinpin.
Yearly Archives: 2014
Steve Kingston writes:
Conflicting signage.. D2
Clayton Samuel (with cap) with his mother and brothers including Ramesh (second right)
It’s a tough one.
Clayton Samuel writes:
Can any of your readers helper or advise me? I wanted my brother Ramesh to come over to Ireland to visit during Christmas holidays so we could celebrate Christmas together. My brother Ramesh works in Dubai UAE . He is a chef and he has been working in Dubai for last 4 years.
Just to give you a little bit of background, I have three elder brothers I am the youngest. I am an Irish Citizen ( Indian Origin ) I have been living in Ireland for the last nine years with my wife and my only son David.
My two elder brothers ( Ravi & Ramesh Samuel) who work in Dubai are Indian passport holders and my third Brother Prathap Samuel he lives in UK he is a UK passport holder. I asked Ramesh to apply for a visit visa just to come over to Ireland for Christmas holidays as we hardly we see each other or have a full family get-together due to the work and the distance. I also sent in supporting documents from Ireland to support his visa application.
His Visit visa was refused by the visa officer’s perception that :
(1) He may not return to Dubai
(2) He may branch into UK.
(5) His Income is not high enough that he can afford to come to Ireland.We have appealed in writing to the Visa officer in Dubai. I have explained that my wife and I are sponsoring my Brother. I own house Sallins, I am a Bank official and my wife is working for the HSE. We are fully employed and income tax payers in Ireland. In this case Ramesh is going to live with me in my family home free of cost including his flight tickets, meals and transportation will be provided free of cost. I have also given in writing in my appeal letter that if my brother has to present himself on a regular basis to the Immigration officer in Naas Garda station we are more than happy to do this.
It’s eight days since we appealed the refusal. Can anyone suggest what course of action I might take?
Anyone?
Sao Poorly
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Sao Paulo hospital has announced that Pele is now in intensive care.
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) November 27, 2014
Update:
Just spoken to @Pele 's representative who assures me the great man is fine. Had a minor.infection and.is not in intensive care
— Geoff Shreeves (@GeoffShreeves) November 27, 2014
Fiona Diffley writes:
My sister’s dog Paulie says “Christmas. Yay…” complete with eye-roll.
Maeve Murphy writes:
Presenting Winnie, when she’s not touring Ireland in her ‘Upcycled Hot Water Bottle Cover Clancy Brothers’ tribute Jumper in our VW Camper she wraps up in Christmas Lights.
Aida Mullen writes
Buttons Gracie Mullen is not in the least bit embarrassed by this Christmas carry on.
Pauline writes:
Here’s Mr Boo enjoying xmas in his own Santa coat. He loves it….sort of.
Elaine writes:
Penny chilling out with her Christmas headband, she also has a little Christmas scarf on too ;) Sat still for a few seconds before trying to demolish her get-up…
The photos don’t lie.
They love this time of year.
Earlier: YOUR Happy Xmas Pets
Does your pet adore the yule like these pine-scented scamps above? Pets at Xmas marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’ to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie.
Somewhere in Dublin this afternoon.
Disabled and installing water meters.
Can’t be easy in fairness.
Via Squid Limerick
Finally.
The book YOU helped compile.
Juanita writes:
The book is an entirely Irish made beautiful picture book to introduce young children to our wonderful wildlife. There are lots of picture books about exotic wildlife from around the world – sharks and bears, big cats and snakes – but this is the first children’s picture book to focus specifically on the Irish fauna. Filled with fascinating facts and illustrated by Aoife Quinn, a very talented Irish artist, this book will capture the imagination of young children and make an excellent irish-made stocking filler….
Available to buy via the link below or in all decent buke shops.
My First Book Of Irish Animals
Irish-Made Stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie. No fee just a playful rabbit punch to the kidneys.
Dear Leo
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Cian O’Daly and Henry
For the attention of Health Minister Leo Vardaker.
Dear Minister Varadkar
My son, Henry Bolger O’Daly, was diagnosed pre-natally 5 years ago as having Hypo-Plastic Left Heart Syndrome. He was born with the entire left-hand side of his heart missing. He has endured a series of arduous and painful surgeries in order to make his remaining right-hand side of his heart viable until such time that he is a suitable candidate for full heart transplantation. This will happen when he is older, please God. His is an alternative circulatory system, resulting in diminished blood oxygen levels. As a result, he gets very tired and sometimes ill from pedestrian levels of activity. Obviously, his condition is a life-long, incurable and chronic congenital heart defect. In lesser words, my son will never get better.
We applied to retain Henry’s medical card and just this morning we found out that it has been REFUSED. I fail to see how he could not be granted a discretionary medical card, given the fact that his monthly medication expenses are exorbitant. We obtained a letter from his cardiologist, Dr. Orla Franklin (Crumlin), to support his medical card application. The content of this letter sets out in no uncertain terms the gravity of Henry’s condition and is explicit and detailed. This alone should set alarm bells ringing in the Health Service that this citizen, my son, Henry Bolger O’Daly absolutely should be granted a medical card.
In the short time that he has been alive, Henry has experienced a great deal of trauma which is now manifesting itself in his everyday life. He is a very anxious child and is currently attending a play therapist, the cost of which is not covered by the medical card. We cannot afford to pay the monthly DPS charge and pay for therapy.
Can you please give me a call? I am desperately seeking your guidance in the matter.
Regards
Cian O’Daly
Viva Vape
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Splutter
Jim Fitzpatrick‘s iconic Che Guevara screen print used to sell e-cigarette ‘paraphernalia’.
Spotted in Tuthills, Swords, Co Dublin
Thanks Wayne F
What you may need to know:
1. Reimagining (sigh) of J.M. Barrie’s fairy tale about a young boy who wakes up in Neverland after Michael Jackson plies him full of ‘Jesus juice‘. That might not be correct.
2. Still has to be better than Hook (1991). Right?
3. Director Joe Wright has largely failed to sustain the promise of his early career. That one-take Steadycam shot in Atonement (2007) is still da bomb, though.
4. Looks like Hugh Jackman is “pulling a Depp.” At least there’s no singing.
5. Rooney Mara’s casting as the Native American Tiger Lily has caused a bit of a stink. She’s still waiting on a call from David Fincher about The Girl who Played with Fire. Daniel Craig isn’t.
6. Broadsheet Prognosis: The Cliffs Notes version of Peter Pan.
Release Date: July 17, 2015.
(DelBoy says hi. Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)