A quick reminder.

A celebration of Joe Strummer, singer, actor and The Clash frontman, on the 16th anniversary of his death tomorrow, December 22, at The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1

ALL proceeds to The Fr Peter McVerry Trust.

Tickets here

Previously: Remember Strummer In Dublin

Thanks Eugene Connolly

A Magdalene laundry in the 1950s

In fairness.

Yesterday: The Eighth Day Of Christmas

Previously: ‘Based On The Findings Of The McAleese Report’

“The State Simply Doesn’t Get It”

“It’s Time For Magdalene Survivors’ Testimony To Be Accepted As ‘Evidence’”

‘It’s Difficult To Understand Why Nothing Was Done’

Open The Files

The Magdalene Report: A Conclusion

Last night.

Eoin writes:

Within hours of the Oireachtas finishing up for Christmas (the Seanad was sitting yesterday), Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy publishes the homeless in emergency accommodation numbers for November 2018.

A record 9,968 nationally are homeless. That includes a near record of 3,811 children.

In Dublin, a record 6,945 are homeless. That includes a near record 2,816 children.

The government is going to extreme lengths to keep people off the list to stop it breaching 10,000.

It’s estimated at least an addtional 600 are without a home and receiving support from the government homeless services.

Of course, it ignores rough sleepers which are a downward trend at the start of the year are increasing again.

And it ignores those who want their own accommodation but are stuck with family or friends or 8-in-a-double-bedroom bunks.

Let’s hope in 2019 the CSO take over the compilation of these numbers and Murphy is fired into back bench oblivion until the next election.

Meanwhile, the figure of 9,968 reflects an increase of 244 people since October when 9,724 people were recorded as staying in State-funded emergency accommodation.

Read full report here

Previously: ‘I’m Aware Of The Fact We’re Above 10,000’

Rollingnews

KBC Bank, Sandwith Street, Dublin 2

An investigation is under way into a fire at the KBC Bank building in Dublin last night.

It is understood that windows were broken and an accelerant was used in the fire on Sandwith Street, at around 11.25pm.

Minor damage was caused to internal walls, windows and blinds.

Investigation into fire at KBC Bank in Dublin (RTÉ)

Yesterday: Anna Reporting

The Other Guys

Pic: Wikipedia

You’ve seen the Avengers: Endgame trailer and yes, it’s all very exciting. Except for one glaring omission: Deadpool playing every role.

An oversight now remedied in this reworking by Mightyraccoon!.

awesomer

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