MORE to folly.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Thanks Meliosa Fitzgibbon (Irish Daily Mail); Pamela McCarthy O’Neill (Irish Examiner); Enda Bolger (Irish Sun); Enda Cunningham (Galway City Tribune); Neil Henderson (UK papers)
Ah here.
Conor Moore writes:
What is this c**t doing on the cover of Star Wars magazine? The empire has officially died! George Lucas can no longer be expected to take all the blame!
Bertie on his “commit suicide” comment: “I had two v good friends who died from suicide, I should never have said that”. #bankinginquiry
— Independent Business (@IndoBusiness) July 16, 2015
Bertie on thd Galway Tent: “no big deal” #bankinginquiry
— Paula Ní Chathmhaoil (@FentonMueller) July 16, 2015
Bertie replies “Yes I do” when asked if he still believes the economy was sound when he left office. #bankinginquiry
— Independent Business (@IndoBusiness) July 16, 2015
Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern at the Banking Inquiry this afternoon.
More as we get it.
(Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
Revoked!
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The HSE medical card of shame
Further to the ‘horribly insensitive‘ HSE cards featured yesterday.
Triona Murphy, from Tallaght Hospital Action group, writes
I saw your story about the medical cards for women resident in certain institutions. I was appalled. I emailed the Data commissioner and received the following response.
Dear Ms Murphy,
I refer to your recent email to this Office in relation to the medical
cards for certain individuals.I can confirm that this Office has been in contact with the PCRS in
relation to this matter. It is our understanding that holders of these
particular cards are entitled to additional services hence why the cards
appear different to general medical cards / gp cards.However, I can advise that this Office would have concerns in relation to
the inclusion of the words ‘Redress For Women Resident in Certain
Institutions’ on these cards and we have relayed our concerns to the HSE.I can confirm that the HSE have revoked these cards and new cards will
issue.I hope this is of some assistance and I would like to thank you for
contacting us on this matter.Yours Sincerely,
Fair play in Fairness
Mmf.
Yesterday: Identification Card
* The cards originally appeared on the Shame of Ireland blog and tweeted to us..
https://vimeo.com/103149169
Made to order hate mail from London based illustrator Mr Bingo who, for several years now, has offered to deride, dismiss and disrespect recipients via post.
Though currently sold out, the definitive collection is currently massively oversubscribed on Kickstarter.
A recent exhibition at Norwich ‘received mixed reviews from the artist himself.’
As you’d expect.
Swaddle Dogs
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“….[today] as Merkel met a group of 14- to 17-year-olds in the gymnasium of their school in the northern city of Rostock.
During the discussion, entitled “Good Life in Germany”, Reem, a Palestinian, told Merkel in fluent German that she and her family, who arrived in Rostock from a Lebanese refugee camp four years ago, are soon to face deportation.”
Merkel responded by saying she understood, but that “politics is sometimes hard. You’re right in front of me now and you’re an extremely sympathetic person. But you also know in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are thousands and thousands and if we were to say you can all come … we just can’t manage it.”
Gut times.
Angela Merkel tells sobbing asylum seeker why she cannot stay in Germany (Guardian)
Thanks John Gallen
Here, You
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZqrxylDdqY&feature=youtu.be
Read on.
Seán McDonagh writes:
We are running a sketch show for visitors to Dublin called Ireland: A Survivor’s Guide…
We will be in the International bar [Wicklow St.] every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, from until July 31. The show starts at 3pm and lasts about 45 minutes. It’s a fast, physical comic sketch show geared towards visitors to Ireland.