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This afternoon.
Richard E Grant in Sligo.
Meanwhile, earlier…
The Giant’s Causeway. Grateful to still be breathing after all this brutal loss of creative lives pic.twitter.com/jNY5YaWcuJ
— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) April 22, 2016
Mmf.
Pic: Tourism Ireland
People being deported from Greece to Turkey by Frontex officials on April 4
Further to President Michael D Higgins’ speech on Monday in which he was critical of Europe’s response to refugees and migrants who are continuing to travel to Europe…
A petition calling on the next Irish government to demand an end to the EU/Turkey deal states:
Since early March, the EU-Turkey Deal has been implemented against refugees and migrants. This deal designates Turkey as a safe third country, something it patently is not. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 16 people, including three children, were killed by border guards as they crossed into Turkey this year.
Amnesty International has reported on such killings, predominantly of Syrian refugees, since 2013. Not alone this, but Amnesty has also documented that Turkish authorities have been expelling groups of around 100 Syrian men, women and children to Syria almost daily since mid- January.
This mass expulsion of people to a war zone is illegal under Turkish, EU and international law. The registration process in Turkey is also deeply flawed and conditions in the camps there are often unsafe and present multiple health hazards.
…The EU must recognise that people will continue to flee war, danger and precarity, and that these measures are just driving them to make ever more dangerous journeys. Thousands of children have disappeared in Europe, almost 6,000 refugee children and minors were reported missing in Germany last year.
European Union estimates that at least 10,000 child refugees had disappeared after arriving in the continent were “very likely to be underestimated”, according to a senior official at Unicef. Children and vulnerable adults are being preyed on by traffickers and criminals.
The amount of money spent on policing and militarising this crisis could help to resettle the people in need of asylum, this is clearly not a financial issue.
We are witnessing the greatest displacement of people since the Second World War and this time we can see it unfold on our TV screens and computers. The response of the EU is shameful, inhumane and wrong.
Will the next generation look back on this time and wonder how it happened, how we let it happen?
Ireland has responsibilities to these people as it plays a role in their displacement due to the use of Shannon Airport by the US military.
The wars that refugees are fleeing from resulted from invasions, occupations and deliberate aggravation of pre-existing tensions by the US military that we have been supporting at Shannon for the last 15 years.
Ireland also has a proud history of humanitarian activity, let us take a stand now to do the right thing, to play a positive and decent part in this crisis.
Call on your TDs to demand the suspension of the EU/Turkey Deal and for Ireland to accept more refugees. The resilience, courage, solidarity and community they manage to create despite these terrible circumstances could immeasurably enrich our societies.
Let’s be on the right side of history this time. Demand the human rights of migrants are upheld and that there is safe passage for all.
Anyone who wishes can sign the petition – which will be sent to the signee’s local TDs – here
Previously: ‘Is Our Response To Be Defined By Barbed Wire, Tear Gas And Rubber Bullets?
Comedian David McSavage outside court this morning and his handwritten statement
Further to comedian David McSavage saying he wouldn’t pay for a TV licence because of his dislike for RTÉ’s taste in humour, he appeared in court earlier today.
Breaking News reports:
A TV licence inspector told Judge O’Neill that he called to the entertainer’s [David McSavage’s] home on May 7 last and McSavage confirmed he lived there and was in possession of a television set but had no licence.
However, a licence was taken out on March 31 this year leaving arrears of €115, the inspector told the court.
…Judge O’Neill adjourned the case until June 16 and told him that if the arrears were paid by then he will not have to attend the hearing and the case will be struck out.
After court McSavage told reporters he has not bought a licence and he did not know who had got it for him.
“Unless,” he added, “Ray D’Arcy bought one for me, he said he would.”
Previously: ‘The Rubberbandits Are Now As Mainstream As Ryan Tubridy’
Pics: Tom Tuite
Update:
Ray D’Arcy talks with David McSavage this afternoon post-trial.
A short video of Wednesday’s tribute to Howard Marks outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Proceedings are lead by Paradise Paddy (in hat) , former Irish tour manager for Mr Nice, and members of Norml Ireland, Irish cannabis community open group.
Previously: Tolikn’ Bout A Revolution
Journalist William Campbell (above) tackles Sunday’s Census 2016 in the latest episode of his excellent Here’s How current affairs podcast series.
William chats with Tony Downes, of Census Publicity at the Central Statistics Office, about the religious portions of the census and asks: “Do you know what a leading question is?”
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Melanie O’Connor writes:
Just in case you missed it last night [Last night on RTÉ 2]. The post-date interview with Amy and Darryl from First Dates Ireland…
A savage friendzoning, in fairness.
Watch back in full here [unless you’re ‘abroad’]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnD-rBXattk
What you may need to know:
1. Seven outlaws are hired to protect the sleepy town of Rose Creek from greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard).
2. Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) fixes the unbroken. With the help of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke..
3. Of course, John Sturges’ The Magnificent Seven (1960) was a remake of Akira Kurasawa’s Seven Samurai (1954).
4. Which makes this a remake of a remake, or a matryoshka doll of mundanity.
5. Would these endless remakes be more acceptable if they changed the titles? The Heroic Heptad, perhaps? Or The Spectacular Septuplicate?
6. Robert Vaughn is the last of the magnificent OGs still standing.
7. Broadsheet prognosis: The man don’t give a Fuqua.
Release Date: September 13.
Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
Stephen Fagan wins a €20 [TWENTY Euros!]] voucher to spend on vinyl (or other formats) at any Golden Discs store nationwide. Stephen selected the 1964 civil rights anthem because ” the vocals, arrangement, and sentiment of the song are all amazing”.
Bubblin’ under:
Mourinho: “Please play any Chris Cornell because he’s in town next week and I’ll be up to the city to catch the gig and spend the voucher.”
Niallo: “Please play Stay With Me by The Faces because it rocks and also maybe it will give our few remaining artists the sheer willpower to not pop their clogs, anymore, please. Apart from robbie williams, because well, Robbie Williams.
Ken Little: “Anything from 12 Gold Bars from Status Quo, ’cause it’s noon, 12… also my first vinyl purchase back in the day. No trolling – when your only 9 years old, Status Quo was cool, or so I keep telling myself…”
Gordon: “Please play Nick Cave ‘The Weeping Song’ because Prince died.
Lorcan Nagle: “Please play Xorcist’s cover of 1999 by Prince because you may as well do something a little different while saluting his memory.”
Mikeyfex:Please play CCR’s The Midnight Special because it’s been running around in my head since the movie of a similar name was released recently and there’s something about Creedence on a sunny day.”
Thanks all.
Yesterday: Name YOUR Tune