Perishing adult tykes.
This afternoon
King Dumb writes:
#OurCouncilDay in Kerry, tis great craic altogether….
Cads
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Unite/SIPTU workers at #Cadbury chocolate plant in Dublin (now called Mondelez) to start indefinite strike tomorrow over outsourcing.
— Ingrid Miley (@ingridmileyRTE) March 2, 2016
SIPTU Gerry McCormack: workers fear Mondelez commitment to Dublin after Time Out production transferred to Poland, now outsourcing. #Cadbury
— Ingrid Miley (@ingridmileyRTE) March 2, 2016
Rollingnews
This afternoon.
St Vincent’s Hospital, Merrion road,, Dublin
A lunchtime protest against staffing levels and overcrowding in the hospital’s emergency department organised by INMO and attended by AAA/PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett (above).
St Vincent’s management are accused of ignoring agreed proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission which had averted a nationwide nurse’s strike.
INMO stage one-hour protest over St Vincent’s Hospital staff shortages (RTÉ)
Sam Boal/Rollingnews
Electric Picnic
September 2nd-4th, Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois
Here’s what you may need to know…
01. The biggest weekender of the summer has finally announced its first wave of acts this afternoon in Dubland. It goes down September 2nd-4th at Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois. Sunday day passes are already sold out, and weekend tickets are going briskly.
02. The blockbuster headliners include the Chemical Brothers, the newly-reformed LCD Soundsystem, and alt-pop songstress Lana Del Rey.
03. Further up on the bill are new-wave legends New Order, US indie-rock wunderkinder Haim, Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene, Super Furry Animals, and rising stars in the form of Savages and Blossoms. Also of interest is the announcement of Belfast post-punk outfit Girls Names, whose Arms Around a Vision was one of the Irish albums of 2015.
04. Also on the bill: Years & Years, Nathaniel Ratliff & The Night Sweats, Wild Beasts, Glass Animals, Todd Terje, Jack Garratt, Gavin James, Wolf Alice, The Avett Brothers, Pantha du Prince, Phosphorescent, Ezra Furman, Mount Kimbie (DJ set), Daniel Avery, Aurora, Nao and Meilyr Jones.
Verdict: As expected, heavy on the crowd-pleasers with some genuinely big names atop the bill and amid the announcements, backed by a mix of Irish and international independent talent. Could use more of the former, mind. Looking forward to further announcements.
Earlier: Summer Festival Round-up
An eye candiful, War Of The Worlds (1953) redodent shot by Alfred Lee of lenticular clouds passing in front of cloud iridescence yesterday in Hong Kong.
STREETREE – an ‘innovative ‘Smart City’ policy app’ by Dublin City Council, Workday Ireland and Motti Ruimy and Paul Kearns of Redrawing Project.
A bringing together of all manner of publicly available societal/environmental indicators to better identifiy where new city trees should be planted.
Bough for yiz.
(Thanks Motti)
Yes.
Rapscallion writes:
Some sweet political hilarity found on Reddit…
*Check the comments on Reddit for the crisps version*
FIGHT!
The Betrayal
at
https://vimeo.com/156147161
Dublin-based filmmaker Kamila Dydyna writes:
“My new film The Betrayal is a 30-minute thriller written, directed and shot by women. It focuses on subjects relevant to women today: domestic abuse, revenge porn and sexual identity issues. Shot in Dublin over six days in early February, the film is about to enter post-production. We’re crowdfunding to cover the remaining production and post-production costs.”
Anyone who wishes to donate to the costs can do so here.
Fine Gael’s James Bannon and Labour’s Willie Penrose at the Longford-Westmeath count last night
@Longford_Leader Recount has just got underway #ldwh #GE16
— Liam Cosgrove (@LiamCosgrove1) March 2, 2016
@Longford_Leader Meanwhile, Returning officer Imelda Brannigan has called all 4 remaining candidates to the back of the centre #ldwh #GE16
— Liam Cosgrove (@LiamCosgrove1) March 2, 2016
Cllr Colm Murray says FG still "exploring options" should James Bannon come up short in election attempts #ldwh #GE16
— Liam Cosgrove (@LiamCosgrove1) March 2, 2016
Cllr Murray also launches tirade at those who have attempted to "assassinate" Mr Bannon's political reputation during campaign #ldwh #GE16
— Liam Cosgrove (@LiamCosgrove1) March 2, 2016
Puzzling. Returning Officer says recount has resumed but not a single member of count staff in building. Are they on strike? #ldwh #GE16
— Liam Cosgrove (@LiamCosgrove1) March 2, 2016
Oh dear.
Previously: How Many?
Pic: Eugene Deering
Are you an Irish emigrant?
Do you know any Irish emigrants?
Jason Deans writes:
Dear Broadsheet readers,
I am a visual artist from Dublin, currently on residency with Draiocht Arts Centre in Blanchardstown. I am working towards several solo exhibitions in the second half of 2016 and, as part of this, I will have a piece that will comment on both Irish emigration and the refugee crisis in Europe.
To expand upon this conversation I wish to include actual boarding passes and plane tickets from Irish emigrants, these can be either from the original trip to leave Ireland or from a return journey. The main focus is that the ticket be from an Irish person who has emigrated.
These boarding passes will form the bed for a sculptural rendering of the Irish Navy ship LE Samuel Beckett, which has helped save over 8,500 refugees in the Mediterranean during three Irish Missions in the last year.
If you would like your boarding pass to be part of the sculptural piece, please send your digital copies to jasondeans1@gmail.com. If you would like to post printed copies you can do, addressed to Jason Deans, Draiocht, The Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15.
Any delicate information such as passport numbers will be removed.
‘Any Observer’ Solo exhibition will run from June 8 to September 10 at Draiocht, Blanchardstown; in Platform Arts, Belfast, in October and The Linenhalls in Mayo, in November.