Tom Maguire and ‘Simba’ at Merrion Square, Dublin yesterday for a Yes Equality event organised by LGBT noise.
‘sup?
If your pet had a vote in the forthcoming referendum, how would it cast its vote.
With its paws.
But seriously.
Send your Pets For Yes/Pets For No to broadsheet@broadsheet marked My Pet’s For Yes/My Pet’s For No where appropriate.
Fish, rabbits and hamsters/gerbils also welcome.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72XgTMCcUXE
A recent upload by the Irish Defence Forces.
Captain Ruairí McDermott and Corporal Colin Curran of the Black Knights parachute display team drop from an Air Corps AW139 helicopter into Cathal Brugha barracks in Rathmines last August.
(H/T: John Gallen)
Objection.
Overruled.
Harrumph.
Cormac Flynn (of equalityposters.ie and equalitybingo.ie note) writes:
On Friday myself and a group of barristers, solicitors & law students advocating for a “Yes” vote in the Marriage Equality referendum, launched Lawyers4yes, a simple website that explains the legal implications of the proposed constitutional amendment.
In particular, you can read their document “A Case for Marriage Equality”, along with their response on the right to procreate, donor-assisted human reproduction and surrogacy.
Well done.
Tech writing titan Johnny Ryan is the author of A History of the Internet and the Digital Future.
His new book is a grown-up look at the the history of the internet for tykes.
Johnny writes:
I’m writing this one for my own daughter. I want her to understand the ideas and inventions that shaped her world. I want her to have a framework of ideas that will help her grasp what might be coming next.
So, here is the idea in a nutshell. The story beings in 35,000 BC with a remarkable monkey bone. Cave men carved notches in to it to record numbers, and so far as we know that was the first time that humans tried to count things in their world.
From here the book leaps on to major advances in technology, thinking, and culture around the globe that made our digital age possible: The story ends with the 3D printer, the self driving car, and the emerging technologies of the near future….
I’m researching for this book and I’d love to ask you a few questions about your childrens’ reading to help me. This is a very short survey, just 2 pages. It would be a big help if you could share your insights….
Survey here
An exhibit at the 2015 Venice Art Biennale by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota featuring 50,000 keys (donated by the public) suspended from a vast interlaced network of red threads over two boats.
It explores the notion of memory. But you knew that.
He peddles bull normally.
Not today.
Patrick Donohoe of The Irish Farmers Journal writes:
One from our journalist in the west this morning. Have you ever wanted to see An Taoiseach selling cattle in a mart?! Well, look no further…!
Wake up, shattle.
It’s not a caption competition until you say so.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny auctioning an animal at the Aurivo Mart in Balla
This afternoon.
Undead models Megan O’Flynn (left) and Kate Finegann and unidentified decent gardai on Grafton Street, Dublin.
Make up artists from MKF Institute will be running a workshop in special effects make up for film during the Cinemagic Festival [like a teen Cannes] happening across Dublin until May 17.
Are zombies getting younger?
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Project mapping by NuFormer in Madrid, Spain
Representatives of Dublin-based events management company Neon Agency and Dutch audiovisual company NuFormer – who specialise in 3D video mapping – took part in a site visit at the GPO in Dublin to formalise plans for the event.
Spectacular 3D visual projection plans for GPO on Rising centenary (An Phoblacht)
Shurlookit sez:
Nice to see Sinn Féin hiring a Dutch projection company for 1916 GPO memorial.. Shop local..
Fight!
Projection!
Melbourne based artist Dr Faustus beSeussifies Nick Cave’s 1994 signature tune.
It works very well.
See and read the whole thing here.
(H/T: Mark Geary)
Independent TD for Kildare North Catherine Murphy (top) and James Morrisey, a spokesman for Denis O’Brien.
John Mooney, in yesterday’s Sunday Times, reported how Independent TD Catherine Murphy has received correspondence from Siteserv and Team Denis.
Both urged the Independent TD to leave their business out of her politics.
Mr Mooney reported:
“[Siteserv CEO and chairman Sean Corkery] accused [TD Catherine] Murphy of making “false and misleading comments” that are causing “incalculable damage” to Siteserv’s reputation, business interests, employees and shareholders. He asked her to “cease and desist”.
[Murphy] has also received a letter from James Morrissey, a spokesman for O’Brien, accusing her of using “Dail privilege to voice false and baseless remarks”.
In a special Dail debate on Siteserv last Wednesday night [transcrip at link below], Murphy claimed O’Brien received especially favourable loan terms from IBRC which she described as being “effectively subsidised”. “I would ask you to behave in an honourable fashion and publicly withdraw your comments,” Morrissey said.
In the same article, Mr Mooney reports that Sierra founder Desmond Whyte attempted to buy back Sierra at the time of the sale of Siteserv in March 2012 – as he believed Sierra was in fact propping up its parent company.
“‘We tried to ring Anglo [IBRC] to say we’d buy Sierra back. We would have bought it for €45m. I believed it was worth €70m,’ said Whyte. ‘They wouldn’t return my calls or have anything to do with me. We appointed a consultant to deal with it but he got nowhere. Siteserv should have been broken apart and each of its companies sold off.
Sierra was able to prop up the other companies. Sierra was making lots of money, enough to keep all the rest of the companies going. Sierra was worth €70m alone as far as I was concerned. The profits had slipped a little, but it was a good investment. When I saw it being sold off as if it were a job lot, it was like being stabbed in the heart.'”
Good times.
Fresh Siteserv row for IBRC (John Mooney, Sunday Times, behind paywall)
Previously: Timeline To A Killing
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