This afternoon.
At Whitehall in London.
The UK’s Green Party co-leader Jon Bartley, who turns 48 today, and Guardian columnist George Monibot (top centre) were arrested during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration.
A video of Mr Bartley’s arrest can be watched here while the arrest of Mr Monibot can be watched here
Yikes.
Lorcan Roche Kelly tweetz:
British Pound forming a “oooh, damn, no wait, feck, oh hang on, no it’s nothing, or is it, Tony Connelly tweet, Arlene Foster denial” pattern today.
Context: Brexing
H/T: Gavan Reilly
https://vimeo.com/364752647
Young Dublin.
A short film shot in Ringsend, Dublin 4, by Conor Clinch who writez:
I recently shot this video featuring some of Dublin’s youth and their thoughts on Ireland’s recent developments. The video was published this afternoon exclusively on Wonderland magazine.
Tonight.
On TG4 at 9.30pm.
RTÉ’s Legal Affairs Correspondent Orla O’Donnell will present the story of Amy Dunne on Finné.
Amy became pregnant when she was 16 and took the State to court as she wanted to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion after learning her foetus had anencephaly.
Amy spoke to Seán O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio One this morning (top) and her interview can be watched back in full here.
Cormac Bourke
Cormac Bourke tweetz:
After five incredible years as editor of the Sunday Independent it is time for a new challenge. I am pleased to say I am now editor of the Irish Independent and editor of independent.ie (with all the great journalism of the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent).
Anyone?
This morning.
In Helsinki, Finland.
Members and supporters of Amnesty Finland hold a demonstration in support of Princess Latifa who has not been seen in public for 18 months, since she reportedly attempted to flee Dubai.
Her best friend Tiina Jauhiainen, who was part of the escape bid, recently told BBC that the princess told armed men she would prefer to be shot than to be taken back home.
Former Irish president Mary Robinson appeared in a ‘family video’ before Christmas 2018 intended to assure the public of Princess Latifah’s safety. In it, Mrs Robinson described the princess as ‘troubled’.
This morning Amnesty Finland tweetz:
Almost 17 000 people signed our petition that demands freedom for Princess Latifa. Huge thanks to each and everyone of you. We won’t give up until Latifa is free!
Related: Sheikha Latifa ‘preferred to be shot than go back home’ (BBC News, October 1, 2019)
Previously: Latifa, Haya And Rescuing Mary
Stop that!
This morning.
Helix Theatre, DCU, Dublin.
Irish Tenor, Paul Byrom as Lord Beautface (above left with Chris Corroon as Dame Lola] at the launch of The Helix 2019 Pantomime, The Three Musketeers.
Paul will play the role of Lord Beautface a new production of the Dumas classic which runs from Friday, November 22 until January 19, 2020 in the Helix.
Tickets are priced from €17.50 (booking fees apply) and are on sale (at link below).
Oh, yes they are.
Leon Farrell/Photocall ireland
‘Sam’, aged five, eating as he knelt on a piece of cardboard on Grafton Street last night
The Homeless Street Café is a group of volunteers who offer food, toiletries, clothes and friendship to people who are homeless every Tuesday night on Grafton Street in Dublin.
Last night.
One of the group’s members posted the above picture on the group’s Facebook page with the message:
“There is an image burnt in all the teams’ minds tonight. It’s wrong and it’s distressing but this IS happening and it’s only getting worse each week.
‘Sam’ is 5 and this was him eating a dinner of carbonara tonight on a sheet of cardboard. Can we really accept this?”
Homeless Street Cafe (Facebook)
We have no way of completely verifying the accuracy of the above image but we are taking the homeless café at their word unless we hear otherwise and no ‘clickbait’ motives were behind this post and sorry for upset caused.
H/T: Mick Caul
UPDATE:
This afternoon.
The Homeless Street Café has written the following update on their Facebook page:
“Thank you so much everyone for your overwhelming response and for not just accepting that this is ok.
This post has reached over a quarter of a million people which is amazing and we have over a thousand comments and messages to go through.
We are small volunteer group and all our team are back in their day jobs today so please bare with us as we navigate through our next steps.
Our priority as always is continuing to support the homeless who come to us each week and the children among them that “Sam” represents.
**To confirm “Sam” is in emergency accommodation and attends school. His mother is simply trying to access nutritious home cooked meals for him.
Most emergency accommodations strictly forbid cooking or food preparation.”
Ah here.
The cows?
Authored in 1940 by official (and non-official ) Ireland-based members of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) Nazi German Supreme Command of the Armed Forces.
Published 1941, 1941 and 1942.
Via The David Rumsey [historical archive] Collection:
In preparing to invade Britain, the German military preparations included the production of a series of military/geographical assessments, showing what might be found by those arriving. This material was also used in a military evaluation of the regions of the British Isles, and considered each from the viewpoint of invasion….
..Such sites are often illustrated in the book of photographs, the captions of which give a map location for each site, and each mapped site gives the book illustration number. The town maps are printed in brown (rather than black), with blue water. The various coloured symbols stand out clearly, are easily seen and are quite striking.
The delicate black bridge symbols are especially noticeable and numerous, as are the red boundaries of railway stations and goods yards. Basically, for each town these maps show all locations that the Germans thought to be strategically important.
Text from the description of the collection compiled in the event of an invasion or Irleand by the Nazis.
Unternehmen Seelöwe (Operation Sea Lion]: the Original Nazi German Plan for the Invasion of Great Britain ( David Rumsey Collection)
Thanks ‘IrishHistoryanon’ (prompted by recent reader query)
