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The Dublin WHAT!?

A new independent weekly online newspaper providing quality coverage of city affairs published on Wednesdays “from its office in Harold’s Cross”.

Offices, eh?

The Inquirer’s writing roster includes Frank McDonald, former environment editor for the Irish Times, who, in the first issue, explores the “new-look” Grafton Street.

Mr McDonald writes:

A Spanish friend living in Dublin was aghast when the dyed red concrete bricks and magnolia ceramic tiles of 1988 vintage were torn up and replaced by (Spanish) limestone: “They’ve drained the colour out of the street!”.
I told him that the old stuff was totally inappropriate, especially the ceramic tiles, which were slippy in wet Dublin weather, the red brick wasn’t really clay brick and, in any case, it shouldn’t be laid on a street surface. The paving had also been breaking up, making a mess of it.

Fight!

We Need To Talk About Grafton Street (Frank McDonald, Dublin Inquirer)

Dublin Inquirer

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‘sup?

Marie Melody writes:

Four months ago, our world fell apart when I gave birth to our stillborn son Seán. The midwife who did the last check of Seán while he was alive gave us this bear (above) for Seán as she was as devastated as we were by his unexpected death. Seánie bear kept Seán company in his moss basket when we brought Seán home and is my little reminder of Seán when my arms ache as I can no longer hold my son.

Over the last four months, Seánie bear has travelled around to various places to honour his buddy Seán, and hopefully if we are fortunate enough to have another child, will help them understand they’ve a big brother looking after them. But (a bit like his Mum), he’s an independent spirit and has decided to go on a solo adventure and we need help tracking him down.

Seánie bear was last seen on Monday at 5.30pm after the Women’s Mini Marathon in a black Titleist backpack bag which was placed in the boot of a 2003 Silver Avensis Taxi on a trip from St Stephen’s Green taxi rank to Stillorgan luas stop (we missed the luas by seconds so four of us decided not to wait the 10mins in the pouring rain for the next).

Another North Face bag belonging to Lisa Wix was also in the boot along with her wallet and phone. From memory we think the taxi driver’s name was Dalton (fairly sure surname) – lovely chatty Irish man, early 50’s with longish grey hair. Do you know this man? Can you help us find him and his precious cargo?

Anyone?

UPDATE: Teddy and driver located (see comments)

Marie Melody (Facebook)

Thanks Ann  Marie

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Alan Dukes (left) and Michael Noonan at a Fine Gael event in 2002

 

The Government is considering the appointment of a Commission of Investigation into certain activities and transactions at IBRC, former Anglo Irish Bank.
A proposal to establish such an inquiry has been brought to Cabinet today by Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, using existing 2004 legislation. An announcement is anticipated later today.

The Government had previously asked IBRC special liquidators, Kieran Wallace [of KPMG, which advised on the Siteserv deal] and Eamonn Richardson to review various IBRC transactions which involved a cost to the Exchequer of at least €10 million or were seen to involve other matters of public interest.

RUN!

Government considering IBRC commission of investigation (Harry McGee and Cliff Taylor, Irish Times)

Earlier: Previously On ‘Falsified Documents’

Update:

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This afternoon.

Merrion Hotel, Dublin

Labour Party leader Joan Burton launches her #talktoJoan campaign, which encourages people to get online and talk to the Tanaiste “about their vision of what Ireland’s social and economic recovery should look like”  ahead of the next General Election.

#Fight!

(Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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The twist?

Joan does all the talking.

From left: (Back) Labour Party Member Grace Willams, Minister For Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin, Labour Party Member Cait Nic Amhcaoibh. From left (front):  Labour Party Member Jim Butler, Joan Burton and Labour Party Minister for Business & Employment Ged Nash.

Update:

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Ah here.

Via James Kelleher

Alternatively…

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Travellers by Mick O’ Dea.

Aisling writes:

In the early 1990s, community activist Martin Folan approached Mick O’Dea about working with Travellers. O’Dea painted a series of nine close-up portraits of Traveller men and women, without any props or background identifying them as members of the Traveller community. He painted them, in his own words ‘without any emphasis on their status in life.’

The paintings lay in his studio on Henrietta Street  [Dublin] for 24 years, until late 2014 when Pavee Point contacted him to know if they still existed. After the exhibition [see below], the portraits will go on permanent display at Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre.

Martin Folan is remembered for accompanying Travellers on a pilgrimage from Limerick to Gougane Barra. Tragically, he took his own life in 2014.

exhibition is a chance to honour the contribution of Martin Folan to the Traveller community- but it’s also a chance to see work by Mick O Dea which has never been shown before. The portraits will hang in the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery (Chancery Lane, Dublin 8) until the end of this week.

Kevin Kavanagh Gallery,  

Pavee Point

  

Judge Donal Binchy’s written judgment released today giving his reasons for granting an injunction to Denis O’Brien and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation against RTÉ.

Court issues written judgment on O’Brien injunction (RTÉ)

“What is particularly curious is that Deputy Murphy is persistent in her claims even though I have made clear that what she is saying is untrue and she has repeatedly made erroneous and untruthful statements about my banking relationship.”

Denis O’Brien yesterday.

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