Ian Whelan writes:
Supermoon over Virginia, Co Cavan last night…
MORE to folly.
This afternoon.
The Right 2 Water national demonstration GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin.
Eighty thousand, organisers say.
More to follow.
Earlier: The Wheels On The Bus
Tens of thousands protest against water charges in Dublin (RTÉ)
Update:
Right2Water campaigners march from Heuston and Conolly Stations to the Spire in O’Connell Street for a monster meeting in opposition to the water charges.
(Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie)
This afternoon.
The Aviva Lansdowne Road Nua this afternoon ahead of Ireland’s last home match before the Rugby World Cup.
FRWYDR!
Update:
Ruck!
https://vimeo.com/137605766
Heartbeat: an ‘invasion’ of 100,000 illuminated balloons stretching the length of the ceiling of the Market Building in London’s Covent Garden by French artist Charles Pétillion for LDF15.
Balloon invasions are Pétillion’s thing. This is his largest one to date.
This morning.
Mick Caul writes:
Part of the massive en route from Waterford to the Right2water demonstration [Dublin city centre]…
Previously: Many Rivers To Cross
More to folly.
Covers to Broadsheet@Broadsheet.ie
Thanks Padraig Glynn (Irish Daily Mail); Aran Brazil (The Irish Sun)
Shy and missing.
Niamh Walsh writes:
Millie is a beautiful cocker spaniel who has been missing from Baltrasna in the Ratoath/Ashbourne area of Co. Meath since around 9pm on Wednesday night. Could you help us find her? She is very shy and nervous so please be careful if you see her and approach her. She may be bunkered down somewhere so please check trees, bushes and outhouses. She is microchipped, neutered and collared. Millie is a rescue dog and we desperately want her home. We will pay a reward for anyone that finds her.
Anyone?
This afternoon.
Natrium HQ, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
A protest against the ongoing silence of Natrium, the owners of Clerys, over the sacking of 460 workers in June. The department store liquidation will cost the State €2.5m in workers’ statutory redundancy entitlements.
Former Clerys worker and SIPTU Shop Steward, Alan O’Brien, said:
“It has been 11 weeks since the store was closed without notice resulting in hundreds of job losses. Natrium has treated us appallingly while it has made millions out of this deal. The sudden closure of the store caused massive distress to the workers, many of whom gave decades of service to Clerys. All we are asking for is to be treated with a degree of respect. We want Deirdre Foley [Natrium CEO] and the other people involved in Natrium to meet us face-to-face and explain their actions.”
Former Clerys workers demand meeting with owners (RTÉ)
(Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie)