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Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Dáil today

RTE reports:

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has brought a memo to Cabinet to set up a citizens’ assembly which will look at a number of issues, starting with the Eighth Amendment.

The Dáil will have to pass a resolution to establish the assembly.

It is understood the assembly will sit for a year to address all issues referred to it, such as fixed parliaments but it will issue a report on each issue as they are completed.

The report on the Eighth Amendment will be referred to an all party Oireachtas committee when completed.

It is thought that the assembly will hold its first meeting by November.

Eighth Amendment to top citizens’ assembly agenda (RTE News)

Previously: ‘Overwriting Fact With Fairy Stories’

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Buskers on Grafton Street, Dublin

Breakingnews.ie reports:

Dublin city councillors have decided to ban street performers from using backing tracks. However, they have rejected a complete ban on amplification.

Buskers banned from using backing tracks in Dublin (Breakingnews.ie)

Previously: Clamping Down

Rollingnews

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Earlier today.

At St Stephen’s Green, Dublin.

Florian Scheibein, Helena Mullin and Dan Kirby stage a protest to call on the Government and the public to support drug policy reform and the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use.

Members of Help Not Harm, Citywide, BeLonGTo Students for Sensible Drug Policy Ireland, NORML and International Nurses Society on Addictions took part in the protest.

Help Not Harm

Rollingnews

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Friday June 24 – Sunday June 26: Interlude Festival @ RHA Gallery, Eky Place, Dublin 2 (€29 per day, weekend tickets sold out).

Nialler9 writes:

No need to leave the city centre this weekend to get your festival fix as Interlude in the RHA Gallery is offering three days of music both outdoors on Ely Place and indoors in the art gallery.

Music ranges from hip-hop and dance headliners (Grandmaster Flash, Dimitri From Paris, Kenny Dope) established Irish artists & DJs (Lisa Hannigan, Donal Dineen, Tonie Walsh, Billy Scurry) to upcoming Irish artists (Wyvern Lingo, Booka Brass, Bad Bones, TooFools).

There is a Nialler9 stage on the Sunday too featuring Solar Bears, Cian Ó’Ciobhain and a Bantum (Prince A/V set) among others.

Nialler9’s Gig Guide June 21-28 (Nialler9)

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At Narrow Waters Castle in Co.Down this morning with Courtney Robinson, from Belfast (above)

Women on Waves write:

This morning the abortion drone flew from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland at Narrow Waters Castle [in Co. Down].

After the drone landed safely, two women took the pills. At the same time, Women on Waves employed a [remote control] speedboat to send over more pills for the women. Making abortion illegal will not keep women from accessing abortion pills, by ship, by mail, through the internet, drone or [remote control] speedboat!

This afternoon, at 2.30pm, there will be another protest in front of the Court of Appeal in Belfast when the appeal regarding the decision by the High Court that Northern Ireland’s abortion law breaches the European Convention on Human Rights will be heard.

Tomorrow we will protest for Repeal of the 8th Amendment at 12.30pm outside Dáil Éireann with Ruth Coppinger TD and Dr Rebecca Gomperts.

Women on waves

Drone delivers abortion pills to Northern Irish women (The Guardian)

Pics: Labour Alternative and Courtney Robinson

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Floating Piers – an undulating pathway on Italy’s Lake Iseo created by artists Christo and jean-Claude.

100,000 square meters of shimmering yellow fabric supported by 220,000 high density polyethylene cubes connecting the streets of  Sulzano and Peschiera Maraglio to Monte Isola and the island of San Paolo.

The installation remains in place until July 3rd.

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Radio Direland writes:

This is an important public service announcement about the consequences of a Brexit for Ireland and its Game Of Thrones fans. We can only hope that the people of Ireland vote for the correct outcome in the referendum this Thursday. *WARNING: Contains some GOT spoilers, although you probably know them by now anyway as they’re a few seasons old (mostly)*

FIGHT!

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