The protests have been noisy but largely peaceful so far, although a man wearing a flat cap (above) was manhandled by a number of people under the impression he was Kerry South Independent TD Jackie Healy-Rae, who is expected to back the Budget.
(Dara Mac Donaill, Irish Times)
Protestors Gathering In Dublin (Irish Times)
The real Guv’nor.
It’s our first experiment in live telly.
A feed from Dail Eireann (for the day what’s in it).
This is the future.
And how it will sound.
Incredibly annoying.
(Hit the pause button to kill the hellish audio. This also works after 2.30pm.)
(test card: EH)
The sun, as photographed in ultraviolet by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
The plasma loop in the lower left-hand corner is a solar prominence, 400,000 miles
long. Here’s some film:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Raip0Bd3c&feature=player_embedded
Please.
Sound alarmed.
We’re up to our frickin’ knees in this stuff.
Thaw Won’t Last – Cusack (Irish Independent)
My oh my. What do we have ‘ere?
It’s an an eight week art installation off Dame Lane. With seating made from found objects (all directly influenced by the laneway users) the project examines the existence and possibilities of community in a mostly transient space.
Never mind all that, my son. Have you ever had your hipster collar felt before?
No
Well allow me to be the first. Hipsters. You’re NICKED. Get in the back of the van.
Beth Nunan (hipster glasses) and Delo McArdle in Dublin this morning.
They should be at home knitting jumpers and circling ‘Nationwide’ in the programme listings of the RTE Guide.
Instead they’re forced out into the snow to promote Innocent smoothies new woolly hatted range (25 per cent of sales goes to Age Action). Still. Something to tell the girls at bingo.
(Photocall Ireland)
You just know that’s what he said.
The ‘Man’ appears to be a little nervous.
Times and march route map (ICTU)
Gardai On Alert For Dublin Protest (Irish Times)
