dolan

Tonight.

Mark Bennett writes:

Putting Mullingar on the map…

gravediggers

Tonight.

The Gravediggers, Glasnevin, Dublin.

Thanks Fran Veale

TheGeorge

This evening.

The George, George’s Street, tonight.

Thanks Jim O’Callaghan

oconnell

Tonight.

O’Connell Street, Dublin

John Gallen writes:

Horns a blowin’ from passing cars, a choir singing ‘u got the love’, ‘caravan of love’, and more.. a stranger, big guy, slaps me on the shoulder, “great isn’t it!”.. He wanders off…Nice buzz about…Right, they’re tuning up for ‘Imagine’… urgh, I’m off ;)

gaybyrne

Chris writes:

Gay says yes! Less of this ‘Gays say no!’

airport

Dublin Airport tonight.

District Magazine writes:

There’s a monstrous queue to get into Ireland this evening. Guess what they’re all back for?

ConorRyan

Conor Ryan writes:

I drew a cartoon of support for the Yes vote and it’s getting some attention through my Facebook page. It was suggested to me that you might want to post it on your site…

In 1982 during the summer a series of systematic beatings was carried out in Fairview Park, Dublin. Gay men used the park as a meeting place and for cruising.

On September 10, the gang attacked 31-year-old Aer Rianta worker Declan Flynn. One of the gang was used as ‘bait’ and when Flynn sat down next to him on the bench, the other four rushed out from behind trees.

Their victim managed to run towards the gate and the main road but did not get out of the park in time. They kicked and beat him with sticks and left Declan Flynn lying on the path choking on his own blood. He died within an hour of admission to Blanchardstown Hospital.

His attackers ” were all part of the team to get rid of queers in Fairview Park.”

In March 1983, in court, Justice Sean Gannon gave them suspended sentences for manslaughter and allowed the five to walk free. “This,” he said, “could never be regarded as murder.”

The Night They Killed Declan Flynn (Maggie O’Kane, Magill, 1983)

Dublin: The Fairview Park Murders and the Declan Flynn murder case (Gay History)

Thanks Derrick Howard

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Lucy Riordan writes:

It’s getting close to the end but we threw together one last #BeMyYes event in London last night. We were blown away to be joined by so many Internet strangers who felt the same way – even Moriarty himself, Andrew Scott [third pic second from left]  came along. So much love from London for Marriage Equality and so much hope that we get to walk into work next week with our hearts full of pride for being from the first country in the world to vote for Marriage Equality.
Let’s make this happen – Please #BeMyYES

Meanwhile…

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Stephen and Síobha, from Be My Yes, write:

“This video focuses on the human element to this referendum and the true impact it will have on people’s lives such as Jack and Stefaan from Galway who now live in London.

Last year on their 8th anniversary, Jack proposed in the same Galway cinema where they had their first date. They’ve booked a venue in Galway for their wedding next year but will find out tomorrow if they will be able to live their lives fully and happily in their home country.”

Be My Yes (Facebook)

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‘sup?

Dublin this afternoon.

But who is that?

Answer revealed at 5.20pm.

UPDATE: Yes it’s Danish pop minx Whigfield, launching the Vodafone #CentreStage 2015 an initiative to introduce 90s music in all Vodafone Recharge Tents at festivals across the summer including Indiependence, Castlepalooza and Body & Soul.

Any excuse…

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

90381131John Hurley, Governor of the Central Bank (2002-09) this morning

Meanwhile, at the banking inquiry:

” “The reports []rom the Nyberg Commission and Regling and Watson] suggested that there was a basis for taking some action by about the end of 2005.

In hindsight I agree with this view and I consider now that the Central Bank should have escalated and reinforced its warnings on risks. However, at the time the Bank considered that its approach in the 2005 Financial Stability Report was the correct one.”

Mr [John] Hurley said the Minister for Finance was never told about the crisis in the banking system because nobody knew it was coming. But he did say Brian Lenihan was told there was “a lot of heat in the property market, a lot of houses were being built and there was a lot of risk associated with that”.

The Governor said he had a direct responsibility to the Government and to the ECB. He said there is a domestic responsibility here that had to be exercised in a certain way. Mr Hurley said it was his position to make decisions in the interest of Europe as a whole but to always make Ireland’s position clear.

Seems legit.

Banking inquiry: ECB ‘told Ireland’ to stand with failing banks (Irish Times)

(Leah Farrell/Photocall ireland)

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Radio Newcastle commentator Nick Barnes’ meticulous, colour-coded match notes. To wit:

Despite the hours that Barnes pours into each page, he uses his notes only sparingly during actual gameplay. “They are there purely as a crutch and a point of reference if need be,” he said. “If I was a newspaper reporter, I could keep my match reports, but radio is transient, so my notebook is my personal record of the matches I cover.”

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charleville

dublin south

sligo

‘Yes’ canvassing last night from top: Charleville, Co Cork ; Dublin south and Sligo

Easy And Clear

This one is easy. This one is clear
It’s not usually easy.
Most of the time, when you knock on the door,
And you clear your throat when they answer
You’re at the end of a long process.

You read too much and argued too much,
And it wasn’t easy or clear.
But you picked a side and followed the colours
And when they opened the door you smiled
As if it was easy and clear.

But here, now, this time, at last,
It is easy and it is clear.
Easier than voting for love, for equality.
Now we can vote for the right to look
At our friends in the eye, as equals.

John Moynes

Pics via Yes Equality

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