Yearly Archives: 2017

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This afternoon.

Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

SIPTU activists , including Dr Kieran Jack McGinley (pic 2)  launch a campaign entitled ‘Towards a World Class Education Sector’ focused on ending precarious work practices in the Third Level Education Sector through “increasing funding, fully implementing the recommendations of the Cush Report on employment practices for lecturers and conducting a similar report on the conditions of non-academic staff”.

Fight!

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Thanks Paddy Cole

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This afternoon.

On the banks of the Grand Canal, Dublin.

Jillian McNulty, who has Cystic Fibrosis, holds a packet of Orkambi tablets.

It follows the announcement by Health Minister Simon Harris in the Dáil yesterday that an agreement has been reached between the HSE and Vertex Pharmaceuticals and that the CF drugs Orkambi and Kalydeco will be made available in Ireland.

Leah Farrell, of Rollingnews, writes:

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland’s 65 Roses Day appeal takes place tomorrow. Members of the public can lead there support by buying a purple rose from volunteers for €2, donating online at here or by completing a fundraising 65 roses challenge. The funding appeal aims to raise €100,000 for CF services and takes place as part of CF National Awareness Week this week.

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland

Previously: Seeing Orkambi

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The Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition, inspired by the RAF aerobatics team and featuring a carbon fibre roof with jet canopy ‘charge’ pattern; a ‘smoke trail’ on the side strake; green webbing seatbelts and sills signed by members of the squadron.

Limited to nine cars, with a tenth donated to the RAF Benelovent Fund.

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This morning.

In the Seanad.

Fine Gael Senator Joe O’Reilly outlines why he’s against the opening of licensed premises on Good Friday.

Via Conor McMorrow

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Matthew Melis writes:

I’m a member of the Stray Lines comic collective and I’m organising DECAF, the Dublin Eight Comic Arts Festival in collaboration with The Comics Lab.

DECAF is a small press comic book event, created to showcase local comic creators and celebrate the spectrum of Irish sequential art.

Our first event is on April 23rd, 11am-4pm at the Fumbally Stables, Fubally Lane, The Liberties,, Dublin

Dublin Comic Arts

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Poster by Charlot Kristensen

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Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2

Lipstick of the giants?

Boys, Boys Boys writes:

We made this promotional video about the mysterious red poles in Grand Canal Square, Dublin. We submitted it to the Dublin tourism board but they have been unresponsive. Perhaps your subscribers would care to learn more about these strange objects…and the effect they have upon us…