Scenes outside the Department of Justice, Merrion Street, Dublin last night involving protestors from Occupy Dame Street calling on the resignation of Justice Minister Alan Shatter.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Yearly Archives: 2014
Angela’s Ash
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The launch of Plan B: How Leaving The Euro Can Save Ireland by Cormac Lucey tomorrow night at Hodges Figgis, Dawson Street, Dublin.
Plan whatnow?
“Plan B – a eurozone exit and managed debt restructuring (something successfully managed by Independent News and Media plc in the last 12 months) – is Ireland’s alternative. It has substantial costs but offers considerably better prospects than 20 more years of Plan A.”
Oh.
FIGHT!
Plan B: how leaving euro can save Ireland (Cormac Lucey, Irish Independent)
JobBridge protestors, including Goda Akuockaite from Scambridge.ie (top) and Paul Murphy MEP (above third right) outside Leinster House protesting at O2’s use of the government’s controversial employment programme.
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Oh.
Jamie Ralph writes:
“Before the St.Pauli Vs Greuther Furth match in Hamburg last Friday this was shown on the big screen…”
Sculptor and photographer Thomas Doyle’s subversive suburban dioramas, created using model railway figurines and accessories.
Natural disasters? Alien encounters? Environmental metaphor? Supply your own narrative.
Doyle’s work (which features in an upcoming Thames and Hudson book Big Art/Small Art) is currently on show at the Torrence Art Museum in California.
Don’t Panic
atGovt statement says a new cabinet committee on justice reform will be set up, chaired by taoiseach. Enda Kenny taking control.
— Sarah McInerney (@SarahAMcInerney) April 1, 2014
OK, panic.
Meanwhile…
Taoiseach: on March 26 Irish Prison Service confirmed phone calls of 84 prisoners and their legal reps were “inadvertently” recorded
— Páraic Gallagher (@paraicgallagher) April 1, 2014
Saturday: Rollerdiskotekken: David Kitt DJ, Barry Redsettaz, Louis Scully @ Spin Disco, The Long Mile Road, Dublin (€14, BYOB).
Nialler9 writes:
“For something completely different, Discotekken are hosting a roller disco party on Saturday in Spin Roller Disco in Spin Roller Disco the Long Mile Road. Three hours of skating from 9pm then tunes til 3am with David Kitt, Louis Scully and Barry Redsettaz playing ’70s disco and ’80s pop. Strictly no alcohol until after the skating, obviously. Roll on.”
Nialler9’s Gig Guide April1-7 (Nialler9)
Shivvie writes:
“A Highland cow cooling down at St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan at lunchtime….”
