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Yesterday.

An anti-hotel protest mural of Sister Michael from Derry Girls in Portobello, Dublin 8.

Sister Michael?

Context

Thanks Sauvignon Blanc

Meanwhile…

Last night, down the road…

The Bernard Shaw in Portobello announced:

Hey folks,

Just an FYI, all memorabilia from the Shaw, we don’t use in the new place, will be auctioned off at an event in December.

…Proceeds from that auction will go to the Simon Community, a local community group to South Richmond St, and another close to Cross Guns Bridge. Date and details on the site very soon.

Previously: The Shaw Shack Redemption

Heartbreak House

Um.

This morning.

Grand Canal, Dublin 2.

Conor O’Carroll writes:

Apologies for the poor quality pics. I’m not sure what this message on the tree trunk is about as I couldn’t see the rest. Interesting all the same….

Anyone?

Oh.

Carlow Weather tweetz:

The Jet stream visible on the air-mass satellite view, this is powering up the low system which is developing out in the Atlantic and will bring heavy rain tonight and tomorrow along with strong winds off South coast.

Meanwhile…

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick with the warning remaining in place until midnight tomorrow night.

It’s also issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Waterford with the warning remaining in place until 6am on Saturday.

Met Éireann

This afternoon.

The 340-foot-long Libertad, one of the world’s largest Tall Ships arrived in Dublin for a five-day visit to the capital.

From Argentine, Libertad will be berthed at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay [Dublin 2]  and is open to the public to visit, free of charge on Saturday and Sunday.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

From the Exploring Direct Provision project by UCD law lecturer Liam Thornton; at a direct provision protest; Liam Thornton

Law lecturer at University College Dublin Liam Thornton has today published 2,000-plus pages of material that he obtained under the Freedom of Information Act pertaining to direct provision.

It includes correspondence between the Department of Justice, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, the Department of Housing and the HSE, between 1997 and 2018.

It follows months of work by Mr Thornton.

In fairness.

The Direct Provision Files

Liam Thornton

Previously: Preventing Social Amnesia (2013)

Martin and Mary McAleese

Gavan Reilly tweetz:

Former president Mary McAleese is to become the Chancellor of the University of Dublin.

Her husband Martin is the chancellor of Dublin City University – there can’t be many examples, anywhere in the world, of a married couple both being chancellors of separate universities.

Previously: The Magdalene Report: A Conclusion

Rollingnews

Hairy Baby T-shirts tweetz:

Hairy Baby don’t do time-travel T-shirts but if we did!😉

Related: Michael Healy-Rae logged into Dáil on day he was in Kerry for a funeral (Independent.ie)

Yesterday: Mug’s Game



Stop!

It’s Vintage Sewing Pattern Time!

Over 83,500 downloadable designs from Summer frocks to harem pants.

Spaghetti Hoop writes:

When our mothers made our clothes on a Singer…

Wiki Has Released Over 83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Online For Download (MoonChild)

This afternoon.

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor leaves the Criminal Courts of Justice after been convicted of assaulting a man in a Dublin pub and fined €1,000.

He was given one month to pay the fine.

Rollingnews

Earlier…




This morning.

Members of the public attempt to pose for a selfie with Conor McGregor as he enters the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin today to face assault charges from April of this year.

More as we get it.

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