Midday.
County Kildare.
The Anniversary of the Hand-Over of the Curragh Camp on May 16, 1922.
Eamonn writes:
‘At 12 noon today, the General Officer Commanding the Irish Defence Forces, Curragh Training Camp, in County Kildare, Brigadier General Brendan McGuinness (above), raises the Irish Tricolour flag on top of the Watertower, at the same spot it was raised by Lieut General Ginger O’Connell (top centre), 100 years ago today….
Above from left: Aoife Spillane-Hinks, Margo McNulty, Minister Catherine Martin Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín and Jody O’Neill.
‘sup?
Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, joined five of the 10 new recipients of the Decade of Centenaries Constance de Markievicz Award for artists.
The Markievicz Award is strictly bloke-free [not true, see comments] and intended to support female artists to ‘ultimately produce great art that recognises and commemorates the role of women in the historical period 1912-1923, and beyond’.
This morning.
Via Irish Times.
The judge investigating the Siteserv affair has found that the company’s chief executive had a “concealed financial interest” in Denis O’Brien’s successful bid for the business.
Brian Harvey – a Siteserv co-founder – backed Denis O’Brien’s proposal after negotiating a significant shareholding in the billionaire’s new company if his bid won, Mr Justice Brian Cregan said.
“The commission has found that at key stages in the sale process, Mr Harvey improperly favoured Mr O’Brien’s bid and put his own personal financial interests ahead of the interests of the company and its main creditor, the bank,” said the draft report.
Siteserv chief ‘concealed financial interest’ in Denis O’Brien bid, judge finds (Irish Times)
Meanwhile…
Judge rejects claims O’Brien got ‘favourable interest rate’ from IBRChttps://t.co/lpSsMJCZ1n via @IrishTimes
— Transparency International Ireland (@Transparency_ie) May 16, 2022
Friday: Now Den
Previously: Deal Timeline
Stag wkend in KK and I end up paying €90 for this “single room” last night. Mother of god 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/lUY0iRE3yc
— Adam Nolan (@AdamNolan12) May 15, 2022
Ah now.
Saturday night/Sunday morning.
Kilkenny.
Anyone?
Thanks Cionn
Beaver Street off Foley Street. According to one older residents, its the last of the Monto houses still standing. Used as a brush factory until 1980s. It would make a great inner city museum, we have a lot of tenement artefacts & audio recorded memories of Monto. #Monto pic.twitter.com/EiW1YOeV3q
— MontoWalkingTours (@LifeTenement) May 15, 2022
Splutter.
Filth.
Any excuse.
Iarnród Éireann has commenced the process to tender for a new on-board catering contract, after its current catering provider advised it was no longer able to continue providing the service on its Intercity network https://t.co/jhrqcniVQP
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 16, 2022
This morning.
In a statement this morning, Iarnród Éireann said despite the best efforts of both it and catering provider Rail Gourmet, services would not be able to resume.
Given this, on-board catering is now unlikely to be available until “at least early 2023“.
On-board catering was halted during the pandemic, and since the lifting of face-covering regulations last February the company says it has been coping with staffing issues and other additional costs.
Catering services will remain suspended on all Intercity network trains.
Irish Rail commences tendering process for new caterers (RTE)
Pic via Seat61
Rock Road, Booterstown… #photography #dublin #summer pic.twitter.com/z2a9KCozbV
— Conor Ó Mearáin (@KidCon) May 16, 2022
This morning.
Booterstown, county Dublin.
Free the paths.
Saturday.
Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Former Master of Holles Street Dr Peter Boylan (above left) addresses protesters at a National Maternity Hospital protest rally outside the Dail (Leinster House). The ownership of the site by the Religious Sisters of Charity has led to concerns about the influence of Catholic ethos.
Meanwhile
Representatives from the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health to discuss the plan to move the National Maternity Hospital to the Elm Park sitehttps://t.co/KsYAHrgZ3D
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 16, 2022
Fundamentally, powersharing can only be restored on the basis of consensus. That’s where we need to get to. @J_Donaldson_MP pic.twitter.com/yf1uY4zFLQ
— DUP (@duponline) May 13, 2022
PM Boris Johnson to visit Northern Ireland amid power-sharing crisishttps://t.co/BArA9ZNHat
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 13, 2022
“While this is a sad day for Northern Ireland, it is a shameful day for the DUP”
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long criticises members of the DUP for taking their salaries but refusing “to take their seats and do the work to earn it”https://t.co/YszI5SnB0x pic.twitter.com/Jj4keWhwRx
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 13, 2022
This afternoon.
More as we get it.
Earlier: First Order Of Business
Hewardine Terrace off Amiens St, Dublin 1984
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For ltd. edition prints see email in header.@photosofdublin@OldDublinTown@broadsheet_ie pic.twitter.com/P1qQQSap3E— David Jazay (@DavidJazay) May 12, 2022
1954 1984.
Parkland Cottages, Dublin 1.
Get home before the tart gets cold.
What?
