This afternoon.
Church of St Paul of the Cross, Mount Argus, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6
A procession of family and friends follow the hearse leaving the church to the graveyard after the funeral of actor Niall Tóibín. From top: Mike Murphy, Father Brian Darcy, actor Phelim Drew, actor John Kavanagh, impresario Noel Pearson, President Higgins and unidientified priest.
Um.
John Gallen writes:
What in the name of all that is holey! (sorry >_<)… They’re selling a game about flushing poop in Aldi…
This lunchtime.
Leo Varadkar tweetz:
Signed money message for Criminal Records Bill. Enables us to share information on people with criminal records with other EU states. Will help to keep us safe.
Read the bill in full here
Today’s Irish Times
Change that headline.
Now!
Ireland has an ‘accommodation crisis’, not a housing crisis (irish Times)
Thank you.
Via Frank Armstrong
This morning.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
A seasonal carriage heralds the announcement by The Office of Public Works (OPW) of a “magical new experience” for Christmas 2019 taking place in Dublin Castle from December 12-22.
‘Christmas in the Castle’ presented in collaboration with Dublin City Council (DCC), will have a boutique open air Christmas Market, evening carol singing, a Neapolitan crib and complimentary evening access to the traditionally decorated State apartments and more.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Um.
This morning.
David Higgins tweetz:
A colleague just paid €8 for this salad in O’Brien’s Cafe, Dun Laoghaire [Shopping Centre, Dun Laghiare, County Dublin].
She went back and asked them to fill it to the normal level but they refused! “That’s what you ordered” was their reply. Our whole office has noticed them cheating their customers lately. Won’t be going back…
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14
Ruadhan writes:
There goes the least PC named pub in Dublin…
In fairness.
Iconic Dundrum pub set for redevelopment after being sold for €3m (Dublin Live)
Scenes from last year’s Dublin Cat Fair
Mad for moggies?
Cat crazy?
Read on.
Cat behaviourist Alice Chau-Ginguene writes:
Following the great success of Dublin Cat Fair on 2017 and 2018, it is coming back for the third year. It will be taking place at the Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA Club, Dublin 4 next SUNDAY, November 24 from 10am.
Fair-goers will be able to see hard-to-find cat products, quality food, even collections of cat perfume (who knew?).
Not all products are for cats though, there are equal amount of products for cat people, cat-inspired accessories, art and so much more. Christmas shopping can be done at carefully selected stalls.
There will be free lectures by industry experts such as cat behaviourist Alice Chau-Ginguene (Maow Care), Veterinary Surgeon Julia Ivanova (Vets for Cats, a cat only house call service) and cat vet nurse Paula Sanfey (who maintain a cat nursing Facebook page “The Purrfect Nurse”), to name just a few.
This is the first and only event of this kind in Ireland
Tickets are just €10 Euro for an adult, €5 Euro for a child, and €20 for a family (2 adults, 2 children). Entry is valid for the full day. Children under 3 are FREE.
Gulp.
Mark at Weatheir writes:
Counties Tyrone and Roscommon were Ireland’s coldest locations overnight with mercury levels dropping to minus 5 Celsius at the Met Éireann stations.
The air temperatures at Castlederg (Tyrone) and Mount Dillon (Roscommon) were the lowest recorded in Ireland since February.
Yesterday.
Homeless campaigner Sister Stanislaus Kennedy ‘Sr Stan’ made an urgent appeal for donations as she launched Focus Ireland’s Christmas appeal (with the charity’s youngest supporter, 3-week old Amélie Conney, and mother Aoife who works for the charity).
Over 140 babies were born into homelessness in the nearly 600 families supported by the charity in Dublin alone.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
