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Earlier today.
A Facebook group Strike 4 Repeal launched its appeal for people across Ireland to not turn up for work, and wear black, on Wednesday, March 8 – if the Government hasn’t call a referendum to repeal the 8th amendment by that date.
Previously: Black Monday
This morning
Music education programme MusicGeneration, funded in part by U2’s philanthropic activities, announced phase two of its long-term plan for the rollout of music education today, in an open call for local music education partnerships and outlets to partake.
€5.5m of new funding, €3m of which is drawn from U2 and the remainder from the Department of Education, is expected to aid the programme’s continued expansion across communities in Ireland, allowing non-mainstream access to vocal and instrument tuition to children and young people.
Writes Aoife Lucey of MusicGeneration:
For Phase 2, local Music Education Partnerships are eligible to apply for 50% seed funding, up to a maximum of €200,000 per year for an initial three year period.
Partnerships selected for participation will raise the other 50% locally to establish the programme in their area.
From 2020, the Department of Education and Skills will replace the philanthropic donations to ensure programmes are sustained on a long-term and lasting basis, alongside ongoing local funding.
Said U2’s Adam Clayton this morning:
“We’re so proud of Music Generation’s great achievement – and the government’s commitment is so important – in bringing this programme to 38,000+ children across the country. The sky is the limit over the next five years.”
Music Generation is currently part of 11 Music Education Partnerships across Ireland. It offers more than 100 different programmes across all genres and styles of music, reaching 38,000 children and young people annually and creating over 330 employment opportunities.
The programme includes tutors like, for one example, Limerick’s Andy Connolly, known to beat nerds as Naive Ted, whose work via the programme and its facilities, with young hip-hop creatives like Jonen Dekay and Mankyy, have already had a positive effect on the Irish scene.
Educators must register their interest in applying to Music Generation by Friday 17 February. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, May 31.
An excerpt from a speech given before Election day 2016 in which Barack Obama describes the origin of his “fired up, ready to go’ chant, illustrated by animators Emily Eckstein & Ege Alper, Alex Silver, Lynn Tomlinson, Jovanna Tosello, The Duke & The Duck, Amy Lee Ketchum, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Musa Brooker, Miguel Jiron, Sara Spink, Lou Morton, and Daniela Sherer.
Above from left: Mary Lou McDonald, Michelle O’Neill, Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams
This afternoon.
Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness joins the health minister, Michelle O Neill, who will take over from former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness who has retired due to illness.
Ms O Neill paid a warm tribute to Mr McGuinness and said she was “following in the footsteps of a political giant”. She said “no-one can replace Martin” but said she would continue the work he started…
Fight!
Michelle O’Neill is Sinn Féin’s new leader north of the border (BBC)
RollingNews.ie/Paul McErlane
*Stamps Out*
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Richard T tweetz:
Spotted in Donnybrook Post Office, why on earth would An Post make it harder for folks to buy its core product? Genuine question!
Anyone?
Former director of finance at Anglo Irish Bank Willie McAteer outside the Circuit Criminal Court in Dublin in 2014
Further to former Anglo Irish Bank director of finance Willie McAteer pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining a loan for more than €8m from the bank on September 29, 2008.
RTE reports:
Former director of finance at Anglo Irish Bank Willie McAteer has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years for fraudulently obtaining a loan of more than €8m from the bank in September 2008.
The sentence will run concurrently with the three-and-a-half year sentence McAteer is already serving for his part in a €7.2bn conspiracy to defraud, by misleading people about the true health of Anglo.
…On 29 September 2008, Anglo’s share price fell so low that Bank of Ireland was entitled to sell McAteer’s shares without notice.
McAteer informed Anglo that the bank was concerned that the sale of so many shares by a director of Anglo could have had a catastrophic effect.
Anglo decided to give McAteer a loan of more than €8m to pay off Bank of Ireland.
The court heard McAteer did not seek it and did not devise its terms but accepted the loan.
McAteer sentenced to 2.5 years for loan fraud (RTE)
Previously: A €3,000 Fine
Sasko Lazrov/Rollingnews
Andy writes:
A couple of years ago, after I moved to Sydney from Dublin, I set up a page dedicated to photos of dogs tied up outside shops, which has become quite popular. I hope its the sort of thing your readers might enjoy or even contribute to if they spot one!
Mmmf.
@POTUS
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A short documentary about Bill Healy, aged 67, his family and lifting weights.
Shot over two half-days in Hercules Club, Lurgan Street, Dublin by Mark Coughlan and Jonathan MacCann.
Music: Darkest Hour by Lyves
Thanks Mark