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The Fashion Outlets of Chicago designer clothes mall in Rosemont, Chicago, Illinois, USA

We’re [allegedly] stealing designer nether garments.

In groups.

Seven Irish citizens were arrested in Rosemont for their alleged participation in a retail theft at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago, police said.

An employee at Calvin Klein Underwear called police because three females allegedly had taken store merchandise without paying.

Mall security informed police there were two groups of individuals and that the three females were involved in one of the groups.

Security directed police to a white Dodge Caravan in the parking garage where security witnessed a suspect allegedly get in the vehicle…

Rosemont Police Arrest Seven Irish Citizens For Retail Theft (Rosemont Journal)

Jack Jones writes:

According to police, none of the arrestees wanted to speak to the consulate.
Their initial court date is this morning [10:30 am] at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse [Chicago]….

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty (left) and Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon

This evening.

UPDATE: Welfare has removed the pdf from its website. We managed to save it here.

More as we read it.

Meanwhile…

Project Brazen.

Meanwhile…

Good times.

Here’s How.

The current affairs podcast hosted by William Campbell (above right) presents a very heated debate…..

William writes:

If Farage, Rees-Mogg and Johnson are opportunists, who or what gave them their opportunity?

This week’s show involves a tense conversation about the quality of democracy in the EU with leading pro-European academic Brigid Laffan (above right)…

Includes: Pee Flynn!

Listen here

Here’s How

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YBEceR7oeM

Last night, in the US.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made his debut on Dancing With The Stars.

Jay.

Sus.

Sean Spicer Was an Extremely Good Sport on Dancing With the Stars. That’s Exactly the Problem (TIME)

Co-leaders of the Social Democrats Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy

This afternoon.

Politicians are returning to the Dáil after the summer break with Leaders’ Questions set to begin at 2pm.

Meanwhile, on the plinth…

Meanwhile…

Watch Dáil proceedings live from 2pm here

Pic: Gavan Reilly

View of Rathgar, Dublin 6, from a drone; The Rubberbandits avatar

As research for a podcast, Blindboy, of The Rubberbandits, tweeted a few questions to his followers.

He asked:

“…how many of ye are moving out of Dublin? Not because ye can’t find work. But because it’s too expensive. And where are ye moving?”

They’re answering in their droves…

https://twitter.com/S1nope/status/1173901660005031943

https://twitter.com/EmerTheScreamer/status/1173896933632565249

https://twitter.com/WillStLeger/status/1173894747842338816

https://twitter.com/AntoinBeag/status/1173905849561096192

Mmmf.

Anyone?

Rubberbandits

Earlier: ‘The Apartment Is Shared With Seven Friendly People’

Pic: Aerial.ie

Um.

class wario writes:

It’s bad enough that Johnny Ronan & co want an endless landscape of self-enriching skyscrapers without having the nerve to put up signage that looks like it’s been back and forth through Google translate about 4 times

Pic via Colonel James Kelleher

Priory Hall apartments in October 2017

The New Priory re-development at former site of Priory Hall apartments

Developer of the original Priory Hall apartments Thomas McFeely

This morning.

Almost eight years after more than 240 residents of the Priory Hall apartments were evacuated from the building, developed by Thomas McFeely, in October 2011…

Dublin Editor at The Irish Times Olivia Kelly reports that the redevelopment of the fire-trap apartments in Donaghmede, Dublin 13, is nearing completion at a cost of €52million – five times the estimated figure.

It’s reported the financial loss to the State will be approximately €40million.

Meanwhile…

Stephanie Meehan with her late partner Fiachra and their daughter Cerys at the High Court in May, 2013; Stephanie on the Late Late Show in 2013

Former resident of Priory Hall Stephanie Meehan’s partner of 17 years, Fiachra Daly, took his life in July 2013 at a house they had been living in since they were evacuated from Priory Hall.

Stephanie famously wrote to the then Taoiseach Enda Kenny in August 2013 about how the stress of their living situation took its toll on Fiachra.

In her letter, she wrote:

So I ask you, what will it take now for someone to listen and act on something that should’ve been dealt with two years ago and saved a lot of taxpayers’ money and, most of all, saved a life?

Tom McFeely walks around scot-free, he’ll never suffer how we are suffering, he’ll never lose what I’ve lost. He’ll start again, I am left with a lifetime of heartache and my children will inherit that too.

New Priory draws line under shoddy McFeely development (Olivia Kelly, The Irish Times)

New Priory (brochure)

Previously: “I Just Need A Little More Time” 

Dear Enda

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