Last Sunday.

Péronne, France.

The unveiling of the Irish WW1 Centenary Peace Garden, located in the dried up moat of Chateau de Péronne near the Somme battlefields.

The garden, by Irish landscape designer Peter Donegan (above second right), was  officially inaugurated by Patricia O’Brien, Ambassadeur d’Irlande en France (above in light blue coat).

Ms O’Brien was joined by Xavier Bertrand (Président de la Région Hauts-de-France), Thérèse Dheygers (Maire de Péronne) and Hervé François (Directeur de l’Historial de la Grande Guerre) and members of the Irish in France Association.

Peter Donegan’s garden was selected by a French jury to represent Ireland and he is one of 14 international designers chosen to design nine memorial gardens around the Hauts-de-France region.

Peter Donegan

Previously:  How Does His Garden Glow?

This morning.

Constitution Hill, Dublin 7.

Niall Thomas tweetz:

Keep the recovery going, eh Leo and Co. Constitution Hill this morning dropping the kids to school…heartbreaking #dublin #Ireland #homesnothotels

Last week, the Department of Housing released their latest homeless figures which showed there were 10,275 people (6,497 adults and 3,778 children) living in emergency accommodation during the final week of July.

The figure – which doesn’t include people sleeping on streets – represented the six month in a row in which there were more than 10,000 people homeless and living in emergency accommodation.

Previously: 10,275

On BBC 1 NI and BBC 4 at 8.30pm..

Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History.

Episode one of an already controversial seven-part series to mark the 50th anniversary of the start of The Troubles.

Via BBC Northern Ireland:

In this episode, the Spotlight team traces how, in the 1960s, suspicion led to unrest between unionists and nationalists, undermining Northern Ireland’s government.

The arrival of the British Army in August 1969 brought a respite, and the soldiers were enthusiastically greeted as protectors by many nationalists.

That relationship was soured by fatal errors and calculated acts of violence. New information about Martin McGuinness’s role at that time is brought to light, and the episode concludes with the destruction of the Northern Ireland government, a moment when IRA members believed they were about to force the British Army out of Northern Ireland….

Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History

Ian Paisley supplied money to UVF for bombings in 1969, documentary claims (irish Times)

Pic montage: BBC Northern Ireland

Thanks Spaghetti Hoop

Earlier: Derek Mooney: Tackling Direct Rule Directly

This morning.

O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

Authors Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen (above centre) gathered with real-life Aislings to launch ‘Aisling Day’, this Thursday, September 12, which marks the release of their new book ‘Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling’.

Eason O’Connell Street will give away a free copy to the first 50 people named Aisling who come to the store between 12–2pm on September 12.

The ten Aislings above were recruited through social media and are clad in traditional Aisling dress: ‘shumper’ (shirt and jumper in one), pencil skirt, ‘sensible flats’ and anorak – all courtesy of Penneys.

Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland


Anyone?

Related: On Richmond Street South, a Row of Tenants Resist Eviction (Lois Kapila, Dublin Inquirer)

Yesterday: Heartbreak House

Pic: Lois Kapila/Dublin Inquirer

A male-dominated Irish Writers poster; last year’s The Long Gaze Back – An Anthology of Irish Women Writers

 

This morning.

Writer and author of Constellations Sinead Gleeson recalls that today four years ago The Long Gaze Back, edited by Ms Gleeson, was published.

It’s an anthology of 30 short stories by Irish female writers.

Ms Gleeson tweetz:

The Long Gaze Back – An Anthology of Irish Women Writers (New Island)

Josh Johnston – Moon Landing

Do you wanna dance?

Then step in to Dublin singer/songwriter Josh’s video for the title track of his new EP which is a re-recorded version of a song from last year’s album The Art Of Saving Lives. Got that?

Directed by Yalda Shahidi, it just might make you want to enrol in those old-school dancing lessons.

G’wan!

Nick says: A giant step.

Josh Johnston

Yesterday…

Ciarán Ferrie tweeted:

I cycled through Ranelagh about an hour and a half ago and there were 9 vehicles parked on the cyclelane including a taxi driver, a @DHLExpressIre van, a @JoysFlowers118 van, a @TescoIrl van and a @Postvox van. Where’s the enforcement @GardaTraffic @DCCTraffic? #freethecyclelanes

UPDATE:

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross faces calls to resign after reports he threatened firings over ‘Sharpiegate’

When Donald Trump changed the design
Of a forecast by drawing a line
Could Wilbur foresee
That soon he would be
Facing demands he resign?

John Moynes

Pic: Getty

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