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CEO of Global Citizen Hugh Evans (left) and CEO of Teneo Declan Kelly  onstage during Global Citizen VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, USA on May 8, 2021

Last night/this morning.

Declan Kelly has lost his board seat at the campaign group Global Citizen and ceded some of his responsibilities as head of the PR strategy company Teneo after allegations of drunken misconduct at a fundraising concert.

Mr Kelly, a brother of Labour Party leader Alan Kelly, served as then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s envoy to Northern Ireland during President Obama’s administration.

Via Financial Times:

Five people briefed on the matter said Kelly behaved inappropriately at a party on May 2 linked to the high-profile concert put on by Global Citizen. It was chaired by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and featured artists including Jennifer Lopez.

Two of these people and one person with direct knowledge claimed that the inappropriate behaviour included the non-consensual touching of a number of women.

“At a large cocktail party that evening attended by dozens of people including Global Citizen board members and guests, Mr Kelly became inebriated and behaved inappropriately towards some women and men at the event,” said a spokesperson for Kelly, who added that he “deeply regrets his actions” and had apologised to those he had offended.

Hic.

Teneo chief ousted from charity after allegations of drunken misconduct (FT)

Zimbio

Previously: Shaky Foundation

Anyone For Teneo?

 

This afternoon.

Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (top in mauve ) and Neale Richmond TD (top right) watch as James Geoghegan, Fine Gael Councillor and election candidate in the the upcoming Dublin Bay South By Election, recreates a scene from The Firm (1993). The by-election is being held on Thursday, July 8.

Earlier: With Purcell, You Know What You Get

Sam Boal/RollingNews

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Ah here.

Above from left: Ailbhe Gerrard, Sarah Caroll Kelly Rachael Blackmore, Alanna Plekkanpol, Liz Walsh and Elaine Kelleher at the launch of the second annual #MADELOCAL campaign

This afternoon.

Grand National winning jockey Rachael Blackmore helps launch the second annual #MADELOCAL campaign developed by the Design & Crafts Council Ireland to boost sales and drive revenue for both makers and retailers in the Irish craft industry.

Rachael (at top) wears top and shorts by Stable using linen woven by Emblem weavers in Wexford and (at centre) sporting a dress by HelenCody. All jewelry from Momuse.

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Move your camera!

This afternoon.

Policing Authority.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is responding to an opening address on 999 cancellations by Bob Collins, chairman of the Police Authority.

Commissioner Harris provided the following data:

CAD = Computer Aided Dispatch system.

DVSA = Domestic Violence Sexual Assault.

Earlier…

This afternoon.

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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

This morning.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

The Garda Commissioner is to appear before the Policing Authority at 3pm to explain the failure of gardaí to properly respond to 999 emergency calls for assistance in 2019 and 2020.

Via RTÉ

An internal inquiry led by an Assistant Commissioner into the handling of these priority calls has found that in hundreds of cases gardaí cancelled calls before there was an appropriate policing response.

The inquiry which is ongoing is focussed on domestic violence calls

Drew Harris has acknowledged that there was a practice of cancelling calls, which meant people seeking help from An Garda Síochána did not receive the policing service they should have.

Harris before Policing Authority after domestic abuse 999 calls unanswered (RTÉ)

Previously: Thousands of domestic violence 999 calls got no response from gardai (Sunday Times, June 12)

RollingNews

This morning.

Brussels, Belgium.

“We need to have a full assessment of the prevalence of the Delta variant right now across Europe. It’s not just the UK anymore. There are very high numbers in Portugal, for example.

“Full vaccination is the most important protective weapon we have against the Delta variant in our case, or indeed any other variants that may emerge.”

Taoiseach Micheal Martin.

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This afternoon.

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Oh.

Meanwhile…

FIGHT!

Or do you?

Haven’t a clue, I’m afraid.

This morning.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

People Before Profit candidate for the Dublin Bay South by election Brigid Purcell and Richard Boyd Barrett TD on the ‘hustings’ oputside Leinster Houser. The by-election takes place on Thursday, July 8.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

The starting bid on the family home in Rathmines was €685,000, It sold for €1.25 million

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Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan said:

“Paying €1.25m, when the annual rent roll for that property will be nearly €50,000, means the investor makes a healthy return. They will secure a yield of nearly 4pc a year on their investment – which is a much better return than can be found almost anywhere else in the world at the moment.

“It is also a much safer bet than most investments – because the State guarantees this rent roll for 25 years. Instead of building its own social and affordable housing, the Government is reliant on the private market to supply homes. It is doing long-leasing deals with private developers and investment funds, which is the reason they are snapping up any meagre housing supply that comes on the market.

Four houses going for way over their asking price in bidding frenzy (Extra.ie)

Pic: Ed Dempsey and Assoc.

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Oh.

This morning.

FIGHT!

Last night.

The Dail at the Convention Centre, Dublin.

Sinn Féin TDs walked out of the Dáil chamber before a vote to extend the Special Criminal Court for another year. Sinn Féin has previously said its TDs would abstain from the vote pending a review of the Court.

Sinn Féin TDs walk out of Dáil before Special Criminal Court vote (Independent.ie)

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