From 2002, an ad for 7Up starring a pre-Saipan Roy Keane.
Hopes were high.
All changed, changed utterly.
Yearly Archives: 2014
[Gemma O’Doherty and a demonstration following her sacking outside INM on Talbot Street, Dublin last year]
“Today’s resignation of Ireland’s police chief, Martin Callinan, is a vindication of the reporting of Gemma O’Doherty, a journalist fired by the Irish Independent for her pursuit of the story that has led to his departure.
As I reported in September last year, O’Doherty was made compulsorily redundant by the paper after door-stepping Callinan, the Garda commissioner.
She was following up a tip that penalty points had been wiped from Callinan’s driving record. It came against the background of allegations by police whistleblowers that hundreds of people had also had penalty points removed from their licences.”
Roy Greenslade
Previously: Dear Mr Rae
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KucwcEVI6CI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ivaQf1jns0
An animatronic collaboration between artist Jordan Wolfson and Hollywood SFX studio Spectral Motion currently on show at the David Zwimmer gallery in New York.
Why yes it is a curvaceous, scantily-clad woman covered in smut dancing in front of a mirror wearing a witch mask.
Since you ask.
Mmf.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter taking questions this afternoon in the Dail following the resignation of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan.
Public Opinion Against Shatter- Byrne (irish Times)
Thanks Stephen Devine and Anthony Behan
Meanwhile…
At Leinster House today, from top: Mick Wallace, Mary Lou McDonald, Niall Collins, Fianna Fail Justice spokesma , Richard Boyd Barratt and Luke Ming Flanagan.
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
Of this stunning image – the clearest ever taken of the solar system’s innermost planet – NASA sez:
This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER’s primary mission. These colors are not what Mercury would look like to the human eye, but rather the colors enhance the chemical, mineralogical, and physical differences between the rocks that make up Mercury’s surface.
Full res image here.
(Pic Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington)
Government Statement on “Matters Relating to An Garda Síochána” issued today.
“At its meeting today, the Government considered a new and very serious issue relating to An Garda Síochána.
The implications of this matter are potentially of such gravity that the Government has decided to set up a statutory Commission of Investigation into this matter of significant public concern. It will be chaired by a senior serving or retired member of the Judiciary.
In the context of ongoing legal proceedings in a particular case, the Government has learned that a system was in place in a large number of Garda stations whereby incoming and outgoing telephone calls were taped and recorded. The Government was informed of this new information at its meeting today.
As the matter is before the Courts, it is not appropriate to make any further comment on the specific case.
From the information available, the practice of making recordings was in place for many years and was discontinued in November of 2013. It is not yet clear why this practice was in operation.
The Government is extremely concerned about this information.
The Government has asked for a full, detailed report on all aspects of this matter from An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice and Equality, so that an informed decision can be made on the legal and other consequences, with the assistance of the Attorney General.
The terms of reference for the Commission of Investigation will be decided shortly, once a full report on the circumstances has been made available to the Government.
…It also reiterated its commitment to the reform of Garda oversight and accountability. This will include the establishment of an independent Garda authority, which is appropriate to Ireland’s needs and which will maintain appropriate democratic accountability to the Oireachtas.
The Government will bring forward the full detail of its comprehensive reform proposals in the coming months.
This will be done following the completion of the current inquiries by Judge Cooke and Mr Guerin, the forthcoming hearings by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality and the Review of the Garda Síochána which is currently underway under the Haddington Road Agreement.
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@StarbucksIE getting its newest coffee shop ready at the former #Anglo Irish Bank HQ #Starbucks #TV3News pic.twitter.com/wn2X8tLikq
— Brian O’Donovan (@BrianODTV3) March 25, 2014
(Top pic: Oisín Kane; pic2, Rabble via patsy)
Any excuse…
(Jim Chimney)
FAIL BIG @ The Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin (Free, 7pm-10pm)
Nialler9 writes:
“The Science Gallery hosts its first free late night event to celebrate its current FAIL BETTER exhibition which explores “the flipside of flops, the desirability of disasters, the magic of mistakes, loveable losers, and the coolness of collapse”.
The night will feature live music from Heathers and Daithí; talks, workshops, experiments, comedy improv, short plays and games (don’t expect to win, they warn), fail-themed cocktails and food. Tickets are free but they ask you to book in advance.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kldA4nWANA8
Behold the BAT (Bouyant Air Turbine) – a helium filled dirigible that deploys 300m (1000ft) above ground, generating low-cost energy for microgrids (ie. remote/island communities, disaster relief areas and military bases.)
A modern cousin of the blimp, the BAT, created by MIT founded company Altaeros Energies, is an aerostat – a heavy duty inflatable designed to withstand hurricane winds. High tensile tethers hold the BAT steady at high altitudes where winds are stronger, feeding power down to the ground.