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This afternoon.

The Church of the Guardian Angels, Blackrock, Co Dublin.

The funeral mass of Frank Kelly attended by President Higgins (above left in foreground) and the actor’s former colleagues including Ardal O’Hanlon (top centre), who played Father Dougal in Father Ted, and, the comedy’s creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews.

Mourners told Fr Jack will tell St Peter to ‘feck off’ (RTÉ)

Previously: Feck

Pic: Rollingnews

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This afternoon.

St Vincent’s Hospital, Merrion road,, Dublin

A lunchtime protest against staffing levels and overcrowding in the hospital’s emergency department organised by INMO and attended by AAA/PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett (above).

St Vincent’s management are accused of ignoring agreed proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission which had averted a nationwide nurse’s strike.

INMO stage one-hour protest over St Vincent’s Hospital staff shortages (RTÉ)


Sam Boal/Rollingnews

 

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Electric Picnic
September 2nd-4th, Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois

Here’s what you may need to know…

01. The biggest weekender of the summer has finally announced its first wave of acts this afternoon in Dubland. It goes down September 2nd-4th at Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois. Sunday day passes are already sold out, and weekend tickets are going briskly.

02. The blockbuster headliners include the Chemical Brothers, the newly-reformed LCD Soundsystem, and alt-pop songstress Lana Del Rey.

03. Further up on the bill are new-wave legends New Order, US indie-rock wunderkinder Haim, Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene, Super Furry Animals, and rising stars in the form of Savages and Blossoms. Also of interest is the announcement of Belfast post-punk outfit Girls Names, whose Arms Around a Vision was one of the Irish albums of 2015.

04. Also on the bill: Years & Years, Nathaniel Ratliff & The Night Sweats, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, Todd Terje, Jack Garratt, Gavin James, Wolf Alice, The Avett Brothers, Pantha du Prince, Phosphorescent, Ezra Furman, Mount Kimbie (DJ set), Daniel Avery, Aurora, Nao and Meilyr Jones.

Verdict: As expected, heavy on the crowd-pleasers with some genuinely big names atop the bill and amid the announcements, backed by a mix of Irish and international independent talent. Could use more of the former, mind. Looking forward to further announcements.

Electric Picnic.

Earlier: Summer Festival Round-up

 

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STREETREE – an ‘innovative ‘Smart City’ policy app’ by Dublin City Council, Workday Ireland and Motti Ruimy and Paul Kearns of Redrawing Project.

A bringing together of all manner of publicly available societal/environmental indicators to better identifiy where new city trees should be planted.

Bough for yiz.

(Thanks Motti)