This afternoon.

Molesworth Street. Dublin 2.

A protest organised by People Before Profit against vulture fund Val Issuer Dac – outside its head office – and the possible mass eviction of renters in Portobello, Dublin 8.

People Before Profit is working with the Dublin Renters’ Union to protect the over 50 tenancies at South Richmond Street and Rosedale Terrace that are threatened with eviction. Val Issuer Dac purchased the properties last November.

Previously: Easy Pickings

80 Families Are Fighting Forced Eviction In Portobello (98FM)

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This morning.

A field, location unidentified.

Cookery author and vegetable enthusiast Roz Purcell unveils her limited-edition Vegan Box Burger available from Flavourville in the Just Eat Retreat at this year’s Electric Picnic.

Roz’s offering is just “one of the delicious dishes topping the Flavourville bill”.

Meanwhile, Just Eat waiters will be delivering at EP ’19 to Just Eat app users. Can that end well?

Photocall Ireland

From top: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris; Brothel Keepers; a campaign seeking safety over enforcement in the policing of sex workers.

Lucy Smyth, writes:

We (a collective of sex workers and allies) are beginning a new campaign today, calling on the Garda Commissioner to immediately adopt policing policy which prioritises the safety of people in sex work over enforcement.

We have produced a website detailing official statistics on brothel keeping and with an analysis of 82 cases (involving 165 individuals) of sex workers convicted of brothel keeping over the last decade.

We would like to especially draw attention to the summary key findings in our Analysis section here.

As of today we are collecting signatures for a formal group letter to the Commissioner.

We have written to the Commissioner today to advise him that we are beginning this campaign.

Kind regards.

Lucy Smyth, of UglyMugs.ie (a member of the Brothel Keepers collective).

Brothel Keepers

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Sun Mahshene – This Girl I Know

“There’s this girl I know and she’s always blue/
The sadness in her eyes is enough for two.”

So begins the powerful new single by these Dublin shoegazing acolytes. Over waves of reverberating guitars, singer Nathan Henderson ( top second left) tackles themes of mental illness, depression and homelessness.

The video by Ismael Diarra perfectly complements the song’s message and features a tremendous performance by Kendal Kennedy as she forlornly wanders the cold streets of Dublin.

The song can be found on their new album Contradictions And Tales of Fiction.

Nick says: Solar powered.

Sun Mashene

Blackrock College, Blackrock, County  Dublin

About that Ninety Million in public funds that went to private schools last year…

Via today’s Irish Times:

Letters published in your newspaper in recent days, justifying State subsidies to private schools, have based their arguments on economic grounds.

The perhaps uncomfortable reality is that such subsidies are perpetuating privilege. If it were not for the extra facilities and social capital such schools offer, why would parents and teenagers choose them? And who would blame them?

As with health, we want the best for us and our loved ones. The State, however, must consider what best serves the common good.

A primary aim of any education system must be to empower all children. Perhaps equity, rather than equality, should inform our educational policies.

Dr Shane Bergin,
School of Education,
UCD.

Fight!/WEDGIE!

Subsidies for private schools (The Irish Times letters page)

Related: Private schools receive €90m in public funding (Carl O’Brien, The Irish Times, July 30, 2019)

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin

This morning.

The Irish Examiner reported Micheál Martin received a €30,000 salary bonus in 2018 through the parliamentary activities allowance taking his take home gross pay up to €124,353.

A total of €8.19m was spent by the eight main parties in 2018 on this allowance which can cover Public Relations, travel and general administration.

A report to be published by the a Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) reveals:

Fianna Fáil received €305,353 for “the provision of consultant services, including the engagement of public relations services”.

Fine Gael spent €73,907 under the same category while the Social Democrats spent €3,000 on PR.

Of the Independent TDs, some of the top spenders on PR included Minister Katherine Zappone who claimed €23,450; Michael Harty who received €23,500; Michael Lowry who was paid €13,716 and Noel Grealish who got €16,827.

Micheál Martin receives €30,000 salary bonus (Examiner)

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A graduation short by students of Supinfocom Rubika Valenciennes telling the strange tale of Finn – a kid with glowing ‘stains’ on his body who finds common ground with a group of fellow outcasts.

curiousbrain

Right on his kneekop.

Fair play.

Context.

Origi?

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