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The Women’s Centre on Berkeley Street, Inns Quay, Dublin

Re (al) Productive Health writes:

In February 2014, we held a picket outside the anti-choice counselling office on Berkeley Road to oppose the intimidation and lies the ‘clinic’ promoted and its location beside a Marie Stopes service.

A report this morning from Ellen Coyne and Catherine Sanz [in The Times Ireland edition] has revealed that the service advises that abortions ’cause breast cancer and can turn women into child abusers’.

This service tells women lies, intimidates and cooercives their choices and is directly linked to Catholic anti-abortion groups.

We deserve better than this, we deserve to be given factual, non-judgemental information and to be supported in accessing safe and free reproductive choices along the spectrum.

Please join us to protest against this service and insist that dangerous, unregulated services such as this are closed.

Re(al) Productive Health (Facebook)

Earlier: Behind The Blue Door

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From left: Stephen Donnelly, Roisin Shortall and Catherine Murphy

“Stephen Donnelly T.D. has informed us that he is leaving the Social Democrats.

We are disappointed that he has decided to walk away from the project, we undertook, to establish and build the Party.

The Executive Committee of the Party has reaffirmed its commitment to the vision of a strong economy, fair society and honest politics.

We are fully committed to the project and will endeavour to develop the Party into an exciting force for change in Irish Politics.

As is the case across the globe the defence of social democratic values is not dependent on one personality or politician – but rather is a collective pursuit.

Since the Social Democrats were first founded, in July 2015, we have worked to build the party brick-by-brick. This is a long term project which requires dedication, hard work, long hours and a major commitment from all involved including our elected representatives.

The levels of dedication required for such a major undertaking can be overwhelming for some.

However our elected Councillors, our staff team and our volunteers are passionate about our project and we will now get on with the job of building our party.

We wish Stephen the best in his future endeavours and look forward, with excitement, to the future development of the Social Democrats.”

A statement by the Social Democrats announcing the departure of Stephen Donnelly.

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More as we get it.

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Statement via Gavan Reilly. Pic: Soc Dems

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From top: Delaney family members at the unveiling; President Higgins and Eamon Delaney: President Higgins with young Delaneys; ‘ The Shadows of the Boats’

Friday.

Coral Strand, Carraroe, Connemara, Co Galway (Tra an Dóilín).

The unveiling of a public sculpture by Edward Delaney near Carraroe in Galway by President Higgins.

The group sculpture, made of stainless steel and black resin, is entitled The Shadows of the Boats (Scáileanna na mBád ) and was “inspired by the currachs, black sailed Hookers and other vessels which travel the Connemara coastline”.

Mr Delaney, who died in 2009,  is most famous for his bronze public statues in Dublin , including  the Wolfe Tone and Famine memorial in St Stephen’s Green and the Thomas Davis fountain in Dublin’s College Green,

He lived in Carraroe where he had a studio, foundry and, even a sculpture park entitled ‘Beyond the Pale’.

Shadows of the Boats has been erected by the local community, through the Carraroe Co-Op (Comharchumann Mhic Dara) and donated by the Delaney family, including Hibernia Forum founder and ‘sheet contributor Eamon Delaney,

Official Launch of Edward Delaney Public Artwork (AICA)

Pics: Martina Devlin: Eamon Delaney

 

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Danny Deepo – releases new album ‘Sounds from a Living Planet’

What you may need to know…

01. Limrock-resident turntablist and sonic explorer Danny Deepo released new full-length Sounds from a Living Planet last week via Bandcamp.

02. One of the foundations of Irish skratch and general weirdo beats, he co-founded the Galway Community Skratch Games along with Deviant, Jimmy Penguin and Mikey Fingers, then all collaborating as Vince MackMahon.

03. He’s manipulated decks for a number of groupings and bands, but has been exceptionally busy as a solo producer in recent years, with two albums and an E.P. to his name since the beginning of 2015.

04. Sounds from a Living Planet is streaming above in its entirety and available for download in the widget above.

VERDICT: Drawing samples and sounds from all over the world, and melding them via sampling and turntablism, Danny Deepo’s expositions journey from beats into psychedelia and experimentation.

Danny Deepo

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