The Connected Restaurant.

From Three and Samsung, who write:

Powered by the Three network and Samsung technology, this one of a kind restaurant welcomed family and friends on opposite sides of the globe and gave them the opportunity to come together to share a Christmas dinner like no other. Over four days, The Connected Restaurant hosted 24 sittings in Ireland and Australia with one half of the restaurant based in Dublin and the other in Sydney.

Mmmf.

Former Player Wills tobacco factory on the South Circular Road, Dublin 8

A petition has been posted on Uplift, calling for affordable homes and “appropriate community facilities” to be built at the former Player Wills tobacco factory on the South Circular Road in Dublin 8.

The petition, posted by Rebecca Moynihan, says:

For over a decade now the Player Wills’ site on the South Circular Road has laid vacant. The site has been passed into the hands of NAMA with Grant Thornton appointed as receivers.

This site has the potential to have develop over 500 affordable homes with appropriate community facilities, in order to develop a sustainable community for decades to come.

The Minister for Housing should intervene to stop this land being transferred to a private equity firm and develop the site as cost rental and affordable housing to ensure that the housing needs of our citizens is met.

The petition can be read in full here

Anyone?

Related: Player Wills site’s original developer may take it back from Nama (The Irish Times, November 10, 2018)

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From top: Chief Inspector of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate Mark Toland; Chair of the Policing Authority Josephine Feehily (left) and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

This morning.

Via RTÉ

The Government is to replace the Policing Authority and the Garda Inspectorate with a new oversight body, as recommended by the Commission on the Future of Policing, despite a submission to the contrary from the authority.

A new Strategic Threat Analysis Centre will also be set up to co-ordinate security and intelligence at a central government level…

…The authority, which is responsible for promotions and holding the commissioner to account in public, highlighted the potential risks of such a move to garda oversight and questioned how these changes could serve the public interest and maintain the current level of transparency.

However, the minister is to press ahead with the changes that will lead to the authority’s abolition.

New intelligence unit to assess threats to State (RTE)

Previously: The Future Of An Garda Síochána

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This Saturday, December 22, at The Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1

A celebration of the singer, actor and The Clash frontman on the 16th anniversary of his death.

Featuring Dubtones, The Trouble Pilgrims and El Clash Combo “plus special guests”.

ALL proceeds to The Fr Peter McVerry Trust.

Tickets here

Thanks Eugene Connolly

The Portuguese, 55, won the League Cup and the Europa League at Old Trafford.

But United are sixth in the Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool, who beat them 3-1 on Sunday.

Jose Mourinho: Manchester United sack manager (BBC)

Pic: AFP

Oh.

Warm-hearted, curtain-twitching coverage in the Irish Times (top) and the Irish Independent of the aftermath of the attempted eviction of a farmer and two siblings from their home in Strokestown, County Roscommon.

Good times.

Last Night: “The Family Has Returned Home”

This morning.

Some night, in fairness.

Travel disruption and thousands without power in stormy weather (RTÉ)

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