From top: breast cancer survivor Jill Murphy (centre) with Sonia O’Sullivan and her daughter Sophie O’Sullivan, Alfie, a 2-year-old Maltese; Sonia and Sophie

This afternoon.

The launch of the 9th Great Pink Run with Glanbia and Avonmore which will take place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday, October 19, Kilkenny Castle Park, Kilkenny on Sunday, October 20 and also at Diversey Harbor, Chicago, USA on October 5.

The events are open to men, women and children for both the 10K challenge and the 5K fun run all in support of Breast Cancer Ireland‘s research and awareness programmes.

Register here

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This afternoon.

Via Tilray:

The Tilray products successfully imported will be made available to qualified patients through the Access Programme once distribution approvals are provided by local regulators.

This will allow patients in Ireland access to a locally maintained supply of GMP-certified products, which they can receive in a reasonable time-frame.

Authorised patients are expected to be able to access Tilray medical cannabis products through the Irish community pharmacy network in the second half of the year.

Catherine Jacobson, Tilray’s Vice President of Medical and Regulatory Affairs, said:

“This development in Ireland represents an exciting turning point for patients. We’re proud to have the opportunity to provide patients in Ireland with access to Tilray’s standardized GMP-certified medical cannabis products, and we’re thrilled to see an increasing number of countries improve access to medical cannabis.”

Tilray® Imports GMP-Certified Standardized Medical Cannabis Oil into Ireland (Tilray)

Thanks Fweed

Dublin City Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick (representing the Lord Mayor) and An Post CEO David McRedmond.

This afternoon.

Blessington Street Park, The Basin, Dublin 7

The unveiling of a plaque and a special postage stamp to honour Dame Iris Murdoch by Dublin City Council and An Post marking the birthday of the late author and philosopher close to her birth place.

Born at 59 Blessington Street, Iris moved with her parents to London while still an infant, but the family often holidayed by the sea in Dun Laoghaire and Ireland features prominently in a number of her works.

Pic: Maxwells

Mick Flannery – Come Find Me

The new single from the prolific Cork singer/songwriter is a punchy dance remix by ESCQ (Eric Straube and Chris Qualls) of a song from Mick’s recent self-titled album.

The video swoops through modern cities and ancient forests but Mick’s gritty voice is still the star of the show.

You can catch him live at Limerick Dolan’s Warehouse on July 19.

Nick says: An offer I can’t refuse.

Available here

Director Jo Roy’s animated video for Meg Myers’ cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ (in which a green-screened Myers was motion-captured into the form of a metamorphosing moth).

The footage was printed off in the form of 3,200+ black and white frames which were then coloured in by  2,100 elementary schoolchildren before being reassembled.

colossal

Minister for Health Simon Harris; Senator Mary Alice Higgins in the Seanad this morning; Section 20 of the CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019

This morning, in the Seanad…

Minister for Health Simon Harris presented the CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019 after it passed all stages in the Dail last night.

This is the legislation that will underpin the setting up of a tribunal for women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.

In her contribution, Independent Senator Mary Alice Higgins said that while the tribunal should be set up as soon as possible – she has some “key concerns and questions”.

In respect of one of these concerns, Ms Higgins said the legislation should ensure that cases be heard in public – in respect of the women who wish for their cases to be heard in public.

She said:

“We often talk about the concern for privacy in Ireland but we can sometimes be excessive and we can ask: which privacy are we seeking?

“Is it State embarrassment we are seeking to avoid or is it privacy?

“So, Section 20 says that the tribunal shall conduct its hearings ‘otherwise than in public’ which, I presume, means “in private”. And then it says except for ‘Where a claimant requests the tribunal to hold a hearing or part of a hearing in public and the tribunal agrees that it would be appropriate to do so…’

“This is my concern. If there is any situation where a claimant says ‘I wish this case, I wish my hearing to be in public or part of it to be in public’, we shouldn’t be in a situation where the tribunal is going to deny them that right.

“And the right to have their case heard in public. That is a concern for me minister. I would hope that you would be able to assure me that the tribunal will never be intending to deny women the right to have their story told in public. But perhaps you can assure me on that?

“Because currently the legislation, I see, does allow for the tribunal to deny a request from a complainant to have their story told in public.”

Ms Higgins said she may potentially table an amendment to the bill so as to ensure women will be able to have their case heard in public if they so wish – and irrespective of the view of the tribunal.

Watch back here (from 29.20)

Farmers protesting outside Leinster House yesterday

Related: Fianna Fáil to support Sinn Féin motion to reject Mercosur deal (Newstalk)

Yesterday: Wellington Waterloo

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Independent councillor in Cork City, Kieran McCarthy tweetz:

Thanks to the public for the picture + raising this serious sewage issue at St Patrick’s Bridge; Irish water has responded by email to my complaint; it is important it is moved on especially in light of the upcoming Lee Swim.

Lee Swim?

The foyer of ‘Swuite’ student accommodation in Grangegorman, Dublin 7 (top)

Ah here.

This afternoon.

Lower Grangegorman, Arran Quay, Dublin 7

Paul Flynn writes

I really didn’t think I could despise the new, expensive student accommodation near me, which is displacing local families and raising average rents, even more.

Coming from the North I find this presentation of the island of Ireland  (above) to our domestic and visiting student body to be unrepresentative, divisive and just downright partitionist, especially in the face of Brexit.

The complex is called Swuite (I know, I see what they did there) but their grasp on spelling doesn’t stop there.

Arranmore Island is now called Aran Island. Loungh Neagh, Monagham, Lacis instead of Laois, Aram Island off Galway. Dougarvan, the river Suit instead of Suir. Give me strength!!

Swuite

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