This afternoon.
Garda HQ, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Detective Garda Shay O Donnell (top) and Detective Sergeant Tom Carey (above) with samples of weapons apparently seized during 2014 and 2015 as part of an on-going Garda “effort to disrupt the activities of dissident republicans”.
Name those weapons 1-4 anyone?
Leon Farrell/Rollingnews
Save Moore Street tweetz:
“BREAKING! Hoarding and scaffolding erected around buildings on 1916 Moore Street Terrace. Court case pending…”
Anyone?
Restoration to begin at 1916 Moore St buildings (RTE, November 10, 2105)
Twelve minutes of outtakes and codology from Star Wars episodes 1 – 6 by Film Is Now.
Some, seen already you have. Others, seen you have not.
Taniaste Joan Burton is in Balbriggan and we are getting unverified reports that a heated protest is underway. #IrelandTalks4FM
— Niall Boylan (@niallboylan4fm) January 6, 2016
At the opening of the Intreo office in Balbriggan this afternoon.
Anyone?
Pics: Dr James Reilly TD and Oireachtas Retort
‘Holy’ Joe Humphreys, of the Irish Times
Anything unusual/unsettling in the Irish Times?
Catholic Church is one of the only institutions in Irish society that talks about fundamental values, meaning and human purpose.
On top of that, it promotes an egalitarian ethic that is highly commendable in both ambition and scope. The command to “love your neighbour as yourself” sets a moral benchmark for Christians that, despite bordering on the unattainable, is nonetheless capable of inspiring benevolence in its adherents.
What’s not to like about Jesus’s anti-capitalism? Or Pope Francis’s social conscience? Secular humanists may baulk at the theological reasoning behind the claim that “everyone is equal in the eyes of God” but they must surely observe its sentiment.
The Catholic Church also serves a particular purpose in Ireland by providing the basic unit of community. For historical reasons, the parish remains a key identifier around which sports clubs, fundraising efforts, political campaigning and educational activities typically revolve. It is also the place towards which many people gravitate to commemorate important events like birth, marriage and death.
This poses a challenge for humanist reformers. Should one try to dismantle existing community bonds in order to build a better and fairer society? Or should one work with church bodies to try to achieve the same goal?
Joe Humphreys, more at link below
Crucify HIm!
Fight!
Why Irish atheists still need the Catholic Church (Joe Humphreys, Irish Times)
A short by the talented young John Mervin, who sez of it:
2 years ago when I was 16, I had the idea of a story that visually portrayed the perspective of someone who has no vision, a blind girl. I found the ironic use of the visual medium (a short film) intriguing. So, all through Last year, I decided to practice the craft of filmmaking and create it myself.
In the case of women who are told their babies may not survive outside the womb or if they do may only survive for a few days or weeks, who is anyone to define what constitutes a valid life?
There are many women who have borne babies like this and have cherished the precious short hours, days or weeks they have had with their babies.
Isn’t there something very beautiful about a woman loving a baby which may only live for a few hours so completely and unselfishly. That child will know nothing in his/her life except complete and pure love. The alternative of aborting him/her doesn’t add up in my view.
Galway West Independent candidate Tommy Roddy
Thanks Fluffybiscuits
Wave City – an Inception inspired, wood, steel and 3D printed coffee table by Cypriot designer Stelios Moussaris.
