This afternoon
He wants his shirt back.
Anne-Marie McNally tweetz:
Probably not the warmest day for a topless protest at the Dáil but each to their own
‘sup?
Looking for a cheeky, sock-based stocking filler?
Babs writes:
Christmas shopping and silly season is almost upon us. Sew Sparklie would like to help…We do handmade. We deliver country wide. We do hugs and love in a gift! Sock Monkies Lovingly Handmade in [Ashbourne] Co Meath.
Handpicked, handmade and eco-handy.
Lost Forest writes:
Gillian Corcoran is a jewellery designer and maker specialising in environmentally friendly eco resin. She uses her skilled technique to create bespoke handcrafted items of jewellery. Each and every piece encapsulates a small portion of Irish nature; such as wildflowers collected from the Irish countryside, feathers and moss found deep within the misty Irish woodlands or seashells gathered along the wild coastlines.
Mark at the Jam Art Factory writes:
Just thought you’d like these new Olympia Theatre, Whelan’s and Dublin Skyline prints by Dublin artist Donal Mangan. A4 size €18 from our Dublin Irish based design shops and online from JamArtPrints.com. Stick it in your stocking!
Irish made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee just a small hug.
Saturday November 21: The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock perform Lockout @ Hangar, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin (€17.50)
Nialler9 writes:
The Dublin trad/rock band have been working on a large-scale work about the 1913 Lockout for a couple of years now and they are ready to give it is full debut performance on Saturday, which will include an electric guitar orchestra and a special guest in Donal Lunny. Above is a short preview.
Ann Doherty, the twin sister of murdered schoolgirl Mary Boyle (above), will meet An Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Dail Eireann tomorrow.
The visit is part of her ongoing campaign to find her six-year-old sister’s remains and bring the killer to justice.
Ms Doherty, her identical twin, believes Mary was murdered by somebody known to her because she was going to reveal a terrible secret. This individual has never been arrested.
Ms Doherty also alleges there was political interference in the investigation which has prevented the killer from being brought to justice.
A number of Gardai who worked on the investigation have confirmed that a phone call was made to Ballyshannon Station in the days after Mary’s disappearance requesting that some individuals not be considered suspects.
Ms Doherty will inform the Taoiseach of her belief that the Gardai have protected Mary’s killer for almost 40 years and that during that time he was, and remains, a danger to other children.
Enda Kenny To finally meet sister of murdered schoolgirl (Soundmigration)
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Funzo and Alan Newman – Like The Beat
Just ‘dropped’.
The excellent Jonathan Lambert-directed video for the new single by Liam ‘Funzo’ McDermott and Alan Newman. Purchasable on iTunes here.
Taken from the album The Artificial High which will be launched in Whelan’s. Camden Street, Dublin on Friday, November 27 from 8pm. Expect performances from Funzo & band “plus a host of special guests”.
Thanks Alan
No relation.
A brand new Irish bedding and loungewear website aimed primarily ‘for him’
Karen writes
Taking the hassle out of shopping for bed linen with it’s slick online store, Brosheets champions those guys that are time poor but don’t want to compromise on style and designer quality. Made from 100% Egyptian cotton, boasting a 500 thread count and available in a muted palette of colours like slate grey and ice white. Delivery is free within in Ireland.
We have a duvet set PLUS a pair of silk bed time boxer shorts (as swoonily modelled top) from the Hamilton & Hare loungewear collection also available at Brosheet to give away. To enter, just complete this sentence.
The most unusual night’s sleep I’ve ever had was___________________________________
Lines MUST close at 5.20pm 6.45pm
This afternoon
Dublin 8.
Tatty writes:
A sight almost worth getting soaked for. Christ Church Cathedral at 1:30pm today….
Stephen Collins
But not in a good way.
Concerning the Pat Carey resignation and a rush to print, Stephen Collins political editor of The Irish Times writes:
One of the features of Irish public life over the past few years has been the growth of a truculent anti-politician mood. There are many reasons for this and it is arguable that politicians have brought it on themselves by the behaviour of some of them as revealed in a variety of judicial tribunals.
Nonetheless, the health of our democracy requires some level of understanding by the public of the challenges and choices faced by politicians in the course of their everyday work. Constant denigration of everything they do has helped to promote a nihilistic public mood which could over time prove to be very dangerous.
Much of what passes for current affairs coverage in the media no longer involves serious exploration of the issues and the choices facing society and amounts to little more than politician-baiting.
Nihilists, dude.
Treatment of Pat Carey by the media shameful (Stephen Collins, Irish Times)
Previously: Resigning Matters