Adverts from a 1992 Chris de Burgh concert programme. pic.twitter.com/QtJXOfQCeL
— James Dillon (@noonofday) March 15, 2022
1992.
Know your audience.
Pre-nanny obviously.
Category Archives: Misc
This afternoon.
The Irish Data Protection Commission is imposing a fine of €17m on Facebook parent company Meta.
Via RTE News:
The decision followed an inquiry by the commission into a series of 12 data breach notifications it received in the six-month period between 7 June 2018 and 4 December 2018.
The inquiry examined the extent to which Meta Platforms complied with the requirements of GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation, in relation to the processing of personal data relevant to the 12 breach notifications.
The Data Protection Commission found that Meta Platforms failed to have in place appropriate technical and organisational measures that would enable it to readily demonstrate the security measures that it implemented in practice to protect EU users’ data, in the context of the 12 personal data breaches.
Love is…. Pointing out to your husband that he has a spot of Guinness on his nose 😊 pic.twitter.com/HZ2jCdNFFi
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) March 15, 2022
Good grief.
This morning/afternoon.
Hammersmith, London, England.
Meanwhile…
And a bit faster! pic.twitter.com/O0tUOAG6Yd
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) March 15, 2022
A natural.
Our National Anthem
This morning.
Rachel Cooper of Abair Linn Publishing writes:
Our first book, just launched (produced and printed in Ireland) is called ‘Our National Anthem‘ and it’s an inclusive kid’s book with a mission to help the children of Ireland (and their parents) learn the national anthem in a fun way, while also teaching them some interesting facts throughout Irish history.
It all came about when I went to a sports match and realised that I couldn’t sing ‘Amhrán na bhFiann’ past the first couple of lines, and also realised almost everyone around me hummed the tune uncomfortably.
The book is not only for children, it’s also for parents to learn it with their children in a fun format. The anthem is written in phonetic terms with the Irish and English versions, which can be really helpful for people who didn’t learn Irish in school.
Meanwhile…
We have two copies of Out National Anthem to the first two out of the hat who can tell us what year the Soldier’s Song was translated into Irish
Lines must close at 4.15pm.
UPDATE: The anthem was first translated into Irish in 1923. Correct answers will be placed in the ‘hat’.
Irish-made stuff to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stuff’.
Gavin Fox – Lay Down Low
Fox news.
Irish singer/songwriter Gavin Fox (top)has words of encouragement on the new single from his forthcoming album Awakened.
Gavin writes:
“I spent a long time in my head, with my own thoughts, at times with fear and anxiety. But then I experienced a kind of awakening, to be honest. I met my true self for the first time and decided I wasn’t going to listen to negative thoughts anymore.
“This song is about rebelling against that, fear and anxiety, and not being afraid to be loud about it. It’s about being yourself.”
Nick says: Fantastic Mr Fox.
This morning.
Dublin city Centre,
Stylish social media icon James Kavanagh, the influencer formerly known as Exchequer Street Boy, urges revellers to stay green but go yellow this St Patrick’s Day.
Paul Nallon writes:
James is encouraging families and shoppers to do their bit for the environment by joining him in taking part in the Dublin #CircleCity campaign and popping their empty plastic bottles and cans into one of the brightly coloured #CircleCity recycling bins dotted around the busy streets of Dublin, funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation and rolled out by Dublin City Council and environmental charity Hubbub…
Name that coat and trainers, anyone?
Pic: Julien Behal
Kay Burley asking these women to thank the British people for Irish hospitality! pic.twitter.com/nVeQLndWY7
— Maurice Mcleod (he/him) (@mowords) March 15, 2022
What!?
BURLEY!
Sweet FA
at
Workers and families are struggling to heat their homes but the Government has done nothing in relation to the spiralling costs of home heating oil
We need a €15million discretionary fund for those locked out of Fuel Allowance, & to extend FA eligibility – @ClaireKerrane pic.twitter.com/zPwfzUiiky
— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) March 15, 2022
This morning.
Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Social Protection, Claire Kerrane (top) calling on a fund for those ineligible for a Fuel Allowance to help cover some of the price increases for petrol and diesel.
Meanwhile…
Most of the country’s school transport companies cannot guarantee service provision up to June, the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland has warned.
A survey carried out by the body has shown spiralling fuel costs could now lead to a reduction in services.
The survey offers an insight into the crisis engulfing the sector.
It says 95% of all school transport companies say it is not commercially viable to continue running services up to June, without any government support.
Soaring fuel prices leave school bus network on brink of collapse (Irish Examiner)
Pat Answers
at
This morning/afternoon.
Mansion House , Dublin 2.
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland and Aileen Galvin, of St. Patrick’s Festival, briefing media on events happening during St. Patrick’s Festival 2022, along with measures being taken by Gardai to ‘ensure public safety and ease of transport’.
Meanwhile…
Snakes on a poster?
Where’s St Patrick, anyone?
The Irish Examiner has discovered a property in Co Clare being offered for free to a “slim Ukrainian” woman, with an expectation of sex. The landlord has demanded a photo from a prospective renter before he will reveal the exact location of the property.https://t.co/ocWUZOsdix pic.twitter.com/xftAXFqjgv
— Mick Caul 😷 (@caulmick) March 15, 2022
Ah.
Here.
‘Abhorrent’ attempted exploitation of Ukrainian refugees criticised (Irish Examiner)