This afternoon.
Protestors made their way through Dublin city centre in a march organised by the National Homeless and Housing Coalition ending at the Samuel Beckett Bridge, with some lighting flares.
Yesterday: Free Tomorrow?
Yesterday, we asked you to give an ‘elevator pitch’ for Bodyguard 2.
On offer were four tickets to see an exclusive screening of The Bodyguard (1992) on March 28 at selected ODEON cinemas.
We have whittled down the entries to five pitches.
Daisy Chainsaw‘s pitch:
Bodyguard 2: Electric Boogaloo. Frank Farmer’s son by a heretofore unmentioned ex wife, (Liam Hemsworth) follows in his father’s footsteps protecting former child star turned wild child Wiley Myrus (Miley Cyrus), famous for her role as Dakota North, a teenage singer who nobody recognised without her wig. She’s been getting threats from an anonymous source that eventually turns out to be Farmer’s other son (Chris Hemsworth).
Optimus Grime‘s pitch:
Having prevented so many assassination attempts on various clients Frank finds there’s a hit out on him and at his age HE needs a bodyguard, who of course in these modern times, is a woman. Hilarity ensues in Bodyguard 2 – The Bodyguard’s Bodyguard
Weldoninhio‘s pitch
Bodyguard 2: Bodyguard Harder. Frank is protecting a billionaire in the middle of a messy divorce, everything is almost finalised and the divorce will be done and dusted in 48 hours. His client is worried that his ex will try and bump him off before the divorce gets over the line so that she can keep his fortune. With just the weekend to go, Frank’s client is poisoned. With his last few breaths, he asks Frank to pretend he is still alive until the divorce is through. Frank, dutybound, agrees. Cue, hilarious Weekend At Bernie’s comedy as Frank tries to keep his client out of the way of doctors, his ex-wife and bullets and bombs.
Cloud‘s pitch:
‘It opens with Rachel Marron’s death, Frank Farmer tweets: ‘Rachel has passed away. RIP u will live on forever. Cant believe it. I wanna run to u. Really cant believe this. @’. The rest of it will just write itself.
Cool Hand Lucan’s pitch:
Bodyguard 2: Riverguard. Michael Flatley plays both the role of bodyguard and entertainment star. The two Flatleys fall in love with each coz they’re both rides. The third act is largely CGI gay porn set to a trad Irish soundtrack.
Only YOU can decide.
Lines must close at 7pm MIDNIGHT!
Screening tickets here.
Yesterday: And I, I Will Always Watch You-Uuuu
It’s Back
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On Thursday, April 11.
At 11am.
The Disclosures Tribunal will resume at George’s Hall in Dublin Castle when Mr Justice Seán Ryan will introduce the tribunal’s remaining term of reference ‘P’.
This term of reference states:
To consider any other complaints by a member of the Garda Síochána who has made a protected disclosure prior to 16th February, 2017 alleging wrong-doing within the Garda Síochána where, following the making of the Protected Disclosure, the Garda making the said Protected Disclosure was targeted or discredited with the knowledge or acquiescence of senior members of the Garda Síochána.
It’s understood this includes complaints made by Garda Nicky Keogh.
Mwah
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This afternoon
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris.
Ultan Mashup (on tour) writes:
Happy IWD to all BS readers…
Stop That
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Dude?
This afternoon.
O’Connell Bridge, Dublin 1
A MALE cyclist unwittingly (or driven by primal, patriarchal impulses) photobombs demonstrators at an International Women’s Day protest organised by Time4Equality, an International Women’s Day coalition including Unite the Union, Union of Students Ireland, ROSA and Ruth Coppinger TD.
Typical, really.
Chelsea Manning
Associated Press reports:
Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been jailed for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks.
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to jail Friday after a brief hearing in which Manning confirmed she has no intention of testifying. She told the judge she “will accept whatever you bring upon me.”
Manning has said she objects to the secrecy of the grand jury process, and that she already revealed everything she knows at her court martial.
Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on Wikileaks (AP)
Pic: AP
Outta Here
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Paddy Cosgrave
Adrian Weckler, on Independent.ie, reports:
Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit is to move MoneyConf, the 5,000-strong financial technology conference scheduled for Dublin this June, to Lisbon.
Instead of a standalone event this June, it will now be part of the Web Summit this November, said Mr Cosgrave.
It is understood that the decision was taken in recent weeks. Companies that had made plans around the two-day June conference in the RDS in June will now be “accommodated” through refunds and possibly travel and accommodation compensation.
Previously: Paddy Cosgrave on Broadsheet
A recent discharge from the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant into Dublin Bay
A sewage leak into Dublin Bay has been blamed on increased construction work pushing rubble into the system.
An analysis by Irish Water of material arriving at the wastewater treatment plant in Ringsend after the incident two weeks ago found that it was not normal sewage.
The material contained substances that were “possibly entering the sewer network as a result of the increase in construction activity across the city”, the company said.
Rubble in sewers led to Dublin Bay pollution (Seán McCárthaigh, The Times Ireland edition)
Previously: ‘Further Discharges Expected’
From top: National Chairperson of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign Fatin Al Tamimi; IPSC’s National Organiser Aisling Micklethwaite and IPSC’s press officer Betty Purcell; gardaí
This afternoon.
Outside RTÉ Studios in Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Members of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and their supports, protest against Israel hosting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and call for RTE to boycott the event.
Meanwhile…
A few moments ago…
On RTÉ One’s News at One…
The head of the Irish Eurovision Delegation, RTÉ’s Michael Kealey responded to calls for a boycott and to the protest currently taking place outside RTÉ studios.
He told journalist Áine Lawlor that RTÉ is a public service broadcaster and doesn’t “take political stands”.
He said taking political stands is “not something we do”, before adding that the Eurovision is about music and not politics.
And he added: “If we introduce politics, you’ll have to look at the whole Eurovision itself.”
Listen back in full here
Update:
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign fanatics, true to form,have today launched a bullying campaign of harrassment,targeting Sarah McTernan, Irelands entrant in Eurovision song contest to intimidate her into refusing to take part in Tel Aviv.Odd way of marking Int Womens Day
— Alan Shatter (@Alan__Shatter) March 8, 2019
Update:
I visited today’s #eurovision protest outside RTÉ today to tell protestors of the Dublin Broadcasting Branch pledge to support any @NUJofficial member who doesn’t wish to participate in coverage on conscientious grounds. pic.twitter.com/7WDaq59Tvv
— emma o kelly (@emma_okelly) March 8, 2019
Protest at RTÉ calls for boycott of Eurovision song contest (RTE)
Earlier: EU May Like This
Second last pic: Barry Lenihan