By Rory Bradley, who sez…
It’s probably a bit too long and pretentious but sure this is it…
Music: Forgive – Burial
Yearly Archives: 2016
Zion
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An ultra high definition tour of the stunning Zion National Park in Utah by the More Than Just Parks project.
Home Made
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By Stephen Cummins who writes;
A self initiated illustration to try out my new 53 pencil and Adobe’s Draw app. Exported the illustration to Illustrator to create the finished infographic….
French riot police and refugees at the ‘jungle’ camp in Calais, France this morning
You may recall reports from Saturday about how nine refugees had been found in a truck in Wexford.
It’s since been reported they are Kurdish men, and that eight of the men are now seeking asylum in Ireland, while the ninth man has been “detained for immigration offences”.
This morning officials started to dismantle sections of the refugee camp in Calais, France.
Further to this…
The Immigrant Council of Ireland writes:
The discovery of refugees in a container [in Wexford] from France is the direct result of the EU’s failure to honour commitments on resettlement and funding in response to the crisis.
Those involved have come through an ordeal and must be provided with every possible support – including medical aid, access to swift immigration procedures and legal representation.
Brian Killoran, Chief Executive of the Immigrant Council says: “While the arrival of refugees in containers in Ireland is unusual it is not unprecedented and it again highlights the fact that EU Government’s including our own have not honoured their commitments to offer protection, help and support to those fleeing war and conflict.
“The first priority now is to ensure that those found are treated with humanity. Any request they make to restart their lives in Ireland must be swiftly processed through fair and transparent immigration procedures.
“The next Government must immediately honour the promises already made by restarting the lifesaving operation by the navy on the high seas, end the unacceptable delay in Ireland offering shelter to men, women and children fleeing for their lives and implement policies to ensure proper integration of those arriving here.”
Meanwhile, in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia, near the Bulgarian border…
Andrew Connolly reports:
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that just under 30,000 refugees entered Bulgaria in 2015, a seemingly small percentage of the total arrivals in Europe, which passed the million mark.
Yet no other EU state has seen anywhere near a comparable number of allegations of violence committed against refugees. In a continent increasingly torn by how to deal with the ceaseless arrival of people fleeing the world’s worst conflicts, Bulgaria’s tough approach is silently tolerated, if not publicly endorsed.
In December 2015, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with his Bulgarian counterpart (and former bodyguard to Communist dictator Todor Zhivkov), posed for photos at Bulgaria’s fence with Turkey and praised the border regime for doing “vital work” for Britain in stemming the flow of refugees.
…In March 2015, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee reported that two Iraqi Yazidis fleeing ISIL and whose legs were reportedly broken by Bulgarian police were brought back to Turkey by friends and, unable to move, eventually froze to death in a remote village.
Refugees in container a result of Europe’s failures (Immigrant Council of Ireland)
Letter from Dimitrovgrad: Europe’s most hostile port of entry (Andrew Connolly, Politico)
France begins clearing part of Calais migrant camp (Reuters)
Previously: Found In A Truck
Pics: MSF
Screen grab from the Oireachtas’ Dáil dissolution guidelines
Karlj writes:
Members retiring or not returned to the 32nd Dáil may retain their iPads. More stuff.
FIGHT!
FrankenDáil
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Calling It
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Dan Boyle
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be quite close to each other in terms of seats. It shouldn’t be a surprise if FF has the greater numbers.
Sinn Féin will make a further advance, perhaps an extra dozen seats. This will fit in with their masterplan but the progress will seem less fluent that it has been.
….Labour seems to heading to a single figure representation in the next Dáil. The party’s lowest ever representation in Dáil Éireann.
…Which brings us to the independents and ‘others’. Ten TDs would now carry these affiliations. This number is likely to double in a new Dáil. Renua and the Social Democrats will add to their numbers but not significantly, not having had a long enough lead in time. The next parliament will determine whether either party can be sustainable into the future.
…There will be a Green Party presence again in the next Dáil. Whether this will be a plural presence will depend on circumstances.
…As to what government we will have, it will involve Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. It may be a coalition. It may be a supply and confidence arrangement. There may be a rotating Taoiseach. The one certain outcome is that there will not be a natural coming together of these parties. That may take another five years
I Predict The Right, Dan Boyle, August 12, 2015
In fairness.
Rollingnews
Further to his fairytale-character-filled ‘how to vote‘ video.
Sean O’Laoghaire writes:
“I just had to give a report from the counting centre! Thank you…”
More To Do
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YIKES!
Via Eight of the worst Irish election posters ever and Eight more of the worst Irish election posters ever
Thanks Ray