Duggan’s Jewellers, Annesley Bridge Road, Dublin 3
Tom writes:
Thank God for that….
Former Federal Data Commissioner in Germany, Peter Schaar
“Former Federal Data Commissioner in Germany, Peter Schaar, says that it isn’t for tax reasons why Facebook has chosen to locate their EU headquarters in Ireland, but rather it’s for our relaxed data protection laws.”
“Speaking to The International New York Times, Schaar said that while Ireland had attracted companies like Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Apple, it is Ireland’s loose interpretations of data protection law that is most appealing to them.”
“Of course Facebook would go to a country with the lowest levels of data protection. It’s natural they would choose Ireland,” Schaar told the New York Times.”
Yikes.
“Of course Facebook would go to a country with the lowest levels of data protection” (Newstalk)
Who’s the Watchdog? In Europe, the Answer Is Complicated (Mark Scott, International New York Times)
Pic: GMX Newsroom
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Senator Averil Power, with gay members of the Fianna Fail party, former Minister of State, Pat Carey (1st left) and Emma Murphy, Chairperson of the FF Dublin Sth West Branch (4th left), with Margaret Gill, from County Offaly, whose gay daughter, Barbara Gill, was killed in a cycling accident eight years ago, launching The Fianna Fail marriage referendum campaign in the Dean Hotel, Dublin last month
We were curious about [Averil] Power’s absence from much of Saturday’s [Marriage Referendum] celebrations. Some members of the Yes Equality group sought us out to say she had no ticket. They were angry about it. (Funnily enough, we knew this already. Late last week she canvassed neighbours of this column who asked her for tickets to Dublin Castle, only to be told that she didn’t actually have one herself.)
Still, Micheál was delighted with the result.
…And he paid tribute to those involved in managing the Yes campaign for what he termed “a very successful, very well thought out and strategic campaign”.
Power, meanwhile, finally secured a pass from the party press office. It didn’t allow her into the inner sanctum for the declaration. She wore it around her neck on a lanyard. The name on it was Doreen.
So does that matter? Well, it does. Because during the campaign, and in the run-up to it, Power was a one-woman show in the dismal Fianna Fáil marriage equality push.
Sadly, it seems the cute-hoor strain of old-school Fianna Fáil politics asserted itself when the potentially damaging issue of same-sex marriage became a live issue.
….Two months ago she printed up [Marriage Referendum] leaflets, then left the template with party headquarters which agreed to print them for politicians around the country.
According to Power, not one TD or Senator availed of the offer.
Miriam Lord: It’s no surprise that Averil Power has resigned from Fianna Fáil (Irish Times)
Yesterday: Power Outage
UPDATE:
Meanwhile in Cork…
Ken Curtin of Fianna Fáil
I’ve been crying a lot over last few days but today I’m crying having made a hugely tough decision to walk away from the party I loved
— Ken Curtin (@kencurtin) May 26, 2015
I’ve lots of friends in @fiannafailparty & still believe in its potential but as of now voices like mine are lost in there unforutunately
— Ken Curtin (@kencurtin) May 26, 2015
I wouldn’t have stood by @fiannafailparty for so long if didn’t mean a lot to me but comes a time to say enough us enough, now is that time
— Ken Curtin (@kencurtin) May 26, 2015
I tried to reform @fiannafailparty from within along with others, something others will continue to do but right now it’s no longer for me
— Ken Curtin (@kencurtin) May 26, 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEGOI3L3IYc
What you may need to know:
1. In a near dystopian future, singletons have 45 days to find love or risk being transformed into an animal and sent to live in the woods, such are the rules of The City.
2. In Coppers it’s more like 45 minutes.
3. Just go ugly early Colin. He drank melted ice cream for 2 months to put on weight for the film. I also drink ice cream after I return home from Coppers, alone.
4. The film was bookies favourite to win in Cannes this year and it didn’t disappoint. It nabbed the Jury Prize. Dheepan (2015) won the top gong this year.
5. It is an Irish Co-Production and was filmed around Dublin and Kerry.
6. It’s Yorgos Lanthimos’ first English Language film. He has won many prizes before.
7. Broadsheet Prognosis: Your pot or mine?
Release Date: October 16
This morning.
The Department of Foreign Affairs, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Laura Gaynor writes:
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Evanna Lynch will be here soon to launch the UN Youth Delgate in Ireland. The croissants are great as well. Much bettNOMNOMNOMNOM
Update:
Laura Gaynor (centre) with Evanna Lynch and former Irish rugby international Donncha O’Callaghan.
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The Netherlands based Fontstand introduced this week at TYPO Berlin – a Mac OS app that allows users to ‘test-drive’ a huge range of typefaces from international type foundries and independent designers free for one hour, or rent them for a month at 10% of the purchase price.
It all sounds rather nifty.
