Yearly Archives: 2016

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Seriously.

Ireland’s eventing team rider Padraig McCarthy, from Tipperary, and his horse Simon Porloe fall during their cross country performance at the Rio Olympics this afternoon.

Both are reported to be “OK”.

Via Team Ireland

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The Irish Skateboard Association.

Violators will be ollied.

Dave Leahy writes:

We have launched an Irish Skateboard Association with this new promo (above) and Facebook page (below)

The Irish Skateboard Association have a member pack to give away to a Broadsheet reader – includes t-shirt and sticker pack – just tell us about the first time you stepped on a Skateboard (and provide your t-shirt size XL / L / M / S)…

Lines MUST close at 5.45pm

Irish Skateboard Association

Irish Skateboard Association (Facebook)

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Page 12 of the Policing Authority’s draft Code of Ethics

The Policing Authority must establish a Code of Ethics for the gardaí by the end of the year, having already created an initial 15-page draft code.

It’s now inviting members of the public, gardaí and civil society groups to make submissions by close of business on Friday, September 23.

It writes:

This call for preliminary views and comments is an important opportunity for interested members of the public, employees of the Garda Síochána, civil society organisations and relevant statutory bodies to offer their views on the Code.

In particular we would invite views on:

– whether there are any issues of concern not covered by the draft Code,
– whether there are any issues which should be addressed differently,
– any examples that you think should be included in the Code to demonstrate what would constitute good ethical behaviour or alternatively, examples of what would constitute a breach of the Code, and
– any other comments or feedback

FIGHT!

Submissions can be emailed to info@policingauthority.ie or posted to The Policing Authority, Fourth Floor, 90 King Street North, Dublin 7

Policing Authority

Previously: We Need To Talk About The Guards

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Yesterday.

The Liffey Swim 2016.

Photographer Donal Moloney, who  writes:

Visitors to Dublin City’s quays on Saturday would be forgiven for thinking they had arrived in a some sort of weird and wacky Olympic village.

The Croker-bound crowds, in their GAA jerseys, flowed along the banks of the Liffey, as exhausted runners donning finisher medals oozed out of Phoenix Park’s Rock and Roll 5km road race.

Meanwhile, down at the convention centre, sci-fi and comic enthusiasts played out their favourite characters in costumes Sheldon Cooper would envy. But centre stage of the day had to go to the 97th Liffey Swim.

The 400-plus strong army of front-crawling participants made their epic 2.2km journey from the Rory O’Moore Bridge downstream to the Custom House.

Among them we met 79-year-old Sally Newell, an all-American gal who travelled over to swim the event with her 50-year-old daughter Amy, who lives in Dublin. “I took up swimming again when I was 54 and have been swimming 2km, three times per week ever since,” she said. “I tried running but I wasn’t so good at that.”

Sally is the oldest woman ever to participate in the event and her comfortable finish, alongside the rest of the women’s wave, was nothing short of inspirational.

As is the standard procedure for this event, swimmers exit the water and pass through the al fresco showers before they get to hug their loved ones and collect their medals.

Donal Moloney (Facebook)