Free this weekend?

The RMDS Irish Craft Fair is back!

In the Multidenominational School in Ranelagh, Dublin 6 on Saturday and Sunday.

Showcasing the best of Dublin-based artists and craftspeople, as well as some emerging talents.

Helen Crawford writes:

The Fair will feature 22 artists and craftspeople, all based in and around Dublin, and who work in a wide range of areas, taking in everything from woodworking, glassmaking and jewellery to knitting, feltmaking and digital art.

The School PTA will have Christmas trees for sale in the courtyard, and there will be live music at the venue. So, be sure to stop by for festive family fun and the opportunity to pick up some truly unique, special gifts!

RMDS Christmas And Craft Fair

Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee.

From top: Clerk of the Dáil and Secretary General Peter Finnegan; a Komori offset printer; from Mr Finnegan’s report on the purchase of the printer

This morning.

Clerk of the Dáil and Secretary General Peter Finnegan’s report on the purchase of the Komori printing press, which is located in the basement of Kildare House, has been published.

In it, he noted that during discussions between the House of the Oireachtas Service and the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General during the audit of the appropriation accounts 2018, and ahead of an appearance before the Public Accounts Committee, Mr Finnegan was advised that the estimated cost of the printer was €230,000.

His report that the total cost to date in relation to the printer, that has yet to print a single page, is €1,598,605. A breakdown for this figure is as follows:

Printing equipment: €1,369,605.

Print room works: €229,000.

Mr Finnegan noted that “necessary additional works on the fabric of the building while the contractor was on site and access was available” were carried out to the tune of €195,000.

However, he said these costs, which will be paid by the OPW, are “not attributable to the works necessary to deal with the head height issue arising from the installation” of the printer.

Read it (and weep) in full here

Previously: Millon Euro Question

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Neanderthals may have gone extinct through bad luck rather than being outsmarted by Homo sapiens, reserachers claim

On some vanished, long distant date
The Neanderthals met a sad fate
Not by some violent deed
It seems they didn’t breed
Enough kids at a fast enough rate

John Moynes

Pic: Alamy

Yesterday…

Dublin Chamber of Commerce announced on Twitter:

White water rafting, anyone? New images have been released to show what the new white water rafting facility, that Dublin City Council is proposing to build in the IFSC, will look like. The project will reportedly cost €22m and take around 18 months to build.

How did that go?

Oh.

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

In the Dublin Inquirer, Lois Kapila reports:

With Dublin City Council short of money, councillors on the finance committee have agreed to consider a different way to raise cash: civic crowdfunding.

Council to Consider Crowdfunding for City Projects (Dublin Inquirer)

Yes.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

But freakishly hectic.

Time for a movie?

Nicole Osborne at ODEON cinemas writes:

Escape the madness at ODEON (Blanchardstown, Charlestown, Coolock, Point Square, Stillorgan, Cavan, Limerick, Naas, Newbridge, Portlaoise and Waterford) and sit back, relax and enjoy the movies of the season. Including:

Last Christmas (Out now) It’s been a while since a Christmas Romcom has hit the big screen. So for fans of classics like ‘Love Actually’ and ‘The Holiday’ ‘Last Christmas’ will not disappoint.

Frozen 2 (Out Now) ;Six years after the release of the original Disney phenomenon ‘Frozen’ we ar on a new adventure to find the origin of Elsa’s magical powers with a few new hits songs along the way.

Charlies Angels (November 29) A new generation of angels are hitting ODEON’s screens with a continuation of the ‘Charlies Angels’ film series directed by Elizabeth Banks

Jumanji: The Next Level (December 11th) Following 2017’s ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ we are re-introduced to Spencer, Bethany, Fridge and Martha as they return to Jumanji to save Spencer from the dangers within the game.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (December 19th) A year after the events of ‘The Last Jedi’, what’s left of the Resistance face the evil of The First Order again.

Cats (December 20th) Based on the hit stage musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tom Hooper director of Les Misérables introduces the screen adaption of ‘Cats’.

Round up the troops and spend some quality time together while enjoying some of the best films this winter.

We have a PAIR (Two!) of tickets to visit any ODEON cinema this festive season to WIN  in a Xmas celluloid giveaway.

To enter, just tell us  your favourite Christmas movie released this century and why.

Lines MUST close at 10.30pm 2am!

ODEON

Al Porter

Mr Porter, who was charged under his real name, Alan Kavanagh, had denied sexually assaulting a young man at a venue in Dublin.

Counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Diarmuid Collins, told Judge John Hughes that the prosecution was not proceeding any further and the charge could be struck out.

Mr Porter added that he had always denied any wrongdoing whatsoever in this case.

Sexual assault charge against Al Porter dropped (RTÉ)

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