MORE to follow.
This afternoon.
Dorset Street, Dublin 7.
Motorcycle mechanic Declan O’Reilly at his business one of several thousand ‘essential’ forms across the country that re-opened today as part of the first phase of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.
Name those bikes, anyone?
New Wave
at
An impressive anamorphic illusion in downtown Seoul created by South Korean digital media company D’strict.
The ‘aquarium wave’ makes use of the world’s largest advertising screen, spanning 80.1 x 20.1 metres.
From top: Gary Gannon (top second right) on the night of his election victory and Christopher O’Sullivan (above centre) on his first day at the Dáil
Two newly-elected TDs have hired family members as Oireachtas assistants, the Irish Independent can reveal.
Fianna Fáil’s Christopher O’Sullivan and Gary Gannon of the Social Democrats have both given taxpayer-funded jobs to siblings.
Cork South-West TD Mr O’Sullivan has two sisters working for him and Mr Gannon, a TD for Dublin Central, has employed his younger brother.
New old politics.
Good times.
Sad face.
Two new TDs put family members on Oireachtas payroll (Independent.ie)
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May 17, 1916
Abbey Street and O’ Connell Street, Dublin 1.
That’ll learn everyone.
Original via The National Library of Ireland
Austin O’Keeffe – Then Comes The Rain
Listen up.
This is a very powerful song written in aid of the the Dublin Simon Community by Austin O’Keeffe and sung by Alan Kinsella.
It’s inspired by the life story of Glenn Gannon, a former homeless man who went on to act in Hollywood films.
There is also a fundraising page on Facebook to accept other donations for Simon, under the hashtag #SongforSimon.
Nick says: A worthy cause.