Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan and new Chief Justice Frank Clarke
This afternoon.
Department of Justice
The Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan at the presentation of the newly-published Irish version of the Rules of the Superior Courts to newly-appointed Chief Justice Frank Clarke, a life long supporter of Fine Gael.
Good times.
Rollingnews
Unspecified An Post office.
John writes:
Spotted today. Is our Postmaster looking to the future?
FIGHT!
Earlier: Raining On The Parade
We call it the cheapend.
Free and inexpensive things to do on the island of Ireland this Saturday and Sunday (full details at link below).
Designed by Jennifer Farley for Energia.
G’wan the Cork Ska & Reggae Festival.
Clever Map of cheap and free stuff to do this weekend 29th-30th July (Energia)
Thanks Yvona
Before: Montague Street, Dublin 2
After: Montague Street today
Ultan Mashup writes:
Montague Street (Dublin 2) is not paradise. But there was no need to close the Post Office for locals and put up a bakery for the usual suspects in the locale. I thought PornDog (now closed) – also on same street – took the biscuit.
When are we going to have a debate about hipster and millennials’ gentrification in our cities?
Anyone?
This morning.
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Crane drivers and members of Unite Trade Union march this morning to the Health Executive Authority to protest against what they claim are unsafe and non qualified crane drivers.
They are also looking for a pay increase from their current wage of €16.69 euro per hour to €24 euro per hour.
The row is further intensified by an inter-union spat with Siptu and Unite over which union represents the crane drivers.
FIGHT!
Sam Boal/Rollingnews
Earlier this week, with FIVE free double passes to see the 7UP/Happenings presentation of Once in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 Tomorrow night on offer,, we asked you to devise a plot for a sequel to the popular Irish musical
You answered in your tens.
The five winners in no particular order were:
Yep: “The plot for Once 2 will involve a part time musician making ends meet by erecting fences at a Direct Provision centre who falls in love with a young woman from Nigeria with 2 kids. The love blossoms and they record an EP which they can’t tour because it’s considered “earnings”. The EP is leaked online and draws attention to the situation the new family are living in. The 3rd act is essentially that Paul Simon Graceland concert in the RDS.”
Mourinho: “The plot for ‘Once 2′ will involve the same repetitive dull rehash of a song all the way through, and a big marketing push, a music video, some short clips to go viral, and fawning from local press talking about the awards season.”
Sue Butler: “The plot thickens when one dark winter night screams are heard coming from the sitting room that housed the piano that love & friendship had grown from, only to find that the piano had given birth to…a Baby Piano. ”
Joxer: “The plot for Once 2 will involve Glen Hansard character ‘Hoover Fixing Guy’ building a Robot who fights crime and busks on the side…RoboBusker will be epic….”
Daisy Chainsaw: ‘The plot for ‘Once 2′ will involve Guy (Glen Hansard) buying a speaker and getting plugged in. The full title is Once 2: Electric Boogaloo
Thanks all.
Previously: Once More With Feeling
Feargal Purcell writes:
An Post, has issued a stamp commemorating the centenary of the death of soldier, poet Francis Ledwidge, often referred to as ‘The Poet of the Blackbird’.
Designed by Detail, a Dublin design firm, the stamp features a portrait of the Irish poet and incorporates a photograph of a blackbird by nature photographer Lewis Bates.
The stamp (€1) along with a special First Day Cover (FDC) is available at leading post offices, the stamp counters at Dublin’s GPO or may be viewed and purchased online (at link below)
Do you enjoy the dark arts?
Read on.
Ciarán Creedon, of Hexen Haus Productions, writes:
We are running a unique event in Galway on August 19 focusing on Black and Death Metal, Harsh Noise and Dark Ambient music as a complete paradox to the Galway International Arts Festival, because this type of darker art is never catered for at this 2 week festival.
I thought Broadsheet.ie may be interested in it as you have covered bands such as Malthusian, Coscradh and Zealot Cult in the past, and all of them have played at last year’s ‘Galway Dark Arts Festival’. It is very unusual for any Irish media outlets to acknowledge Metal music’s existence on this island so we thank you for what you have done to date.
This year Hexen Haus bring forth bands and decrepit dark artists from all over the isle and across the channel. As well as the aim of further developing the metal scene in Galway…
*devil horn sign*
