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This evening.

Lower Dorset Street, Dublin.

Damn sun-kissed vertiginous tykes.

Also: chemtrail.

Thanks Barry McKenna

Meanwhile…

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Dun Laoghaire baths, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin this afternoon.

Thanks Ailbhe

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Fenit, Co Kerry this evening.

Thanks Bob Fox

Meanwhile…

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Dublin Tonight.

By Sarah Barry (top)

And Jojo, who writes:

Samuel Beckett Bridge (above) was packed full of eejits like myself…

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The east pier Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Goodbye for now golden orb of good things.

Thanks Peter Connolly

90373006Gerry Adams , Sinn Féin President

The Irish Times has set out its clear opposition to Sinn Féin in advance of the next general election.

Last week the paper published three editorials in the space of seven days questioning Sinn Féin’s political bona fides and fitness for Government.

In addition, Political Editor Stephen Collins (Sinn Féin casts a dark shadow over Irish democracy, The Irish Times, 14 March) made a highly-charged direct appeal to the entire political establishment to unite against Sinn Féin.

Fintan O’Toole accused us of putting party interests first; of lying and of being incapable of understanding the concepts of accountability, openness and honesty.

Each of these extraordinary anti-Sinn Féin polemics has been based on erroneous information and spurious claims.

On 7 March, the editorial made the outrageous, unsubstantiated and entirely false claim that a portion of Sinn Féin’s income was derived from illegal sources. There was no attempt to back up this slanderous accusation with any evidence.

On 11 March, another editorial claimed, completely erroneously, that Sinn Féin had “plunged the political process” in the North into crisis. The facts contradict this. The crisis was sparked by the DUP resiling from a key part of the Stormont House Agreement providing social protections for citizens. However, this is now history. The effort must be to fully implement the Stormont House Agreement. That is Sinn Féin’s focus.

Then, on 14 March, the paper claimed that Sinn Féin had refused to co-operate fully with law enforcement agencies in relation to the serious issue of sexual abuse. Not true. Sinn Féin and I have co-operated fully with An Garda Síochána in relation to these matters.

That the attacks on Sinn Féin will intensify as the election draws closer will be no surprise but, as the so-called ‘paper of record’, the Irish Times should not resort to misreporting, misleading comment or false accusations.

Is mise,

Gerry Adams TD,

The letter the Irish Times refuse to print apparently.

FIGHT!

Gerry Adams’s letter the Irish Times refuses to print (JohnHedges, An Phoblacht)

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What you may need to know

1. The Farreller! Vince Vaughan! STARING INTENSELY.

2. Love Farrell’s ‘tash.

3. Can it possibly live up to the first season? Was the first season (whisper it) overrated?

4. TV is now where movie stars go to improve their prospects. Fact.

5. We still think they should get McConaughey and Woody back for Season Three.

6. Broadsheet Prognosis: We wish they had done this one instead.

Broadcast Date: June

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What you may need to know:

1. As pop culture punchlines go, The Human Centipede movies have had a decent run.

2. Human Centipede 3 features Dieter Laser, from Part 1, and Laurence R. Harvey, from Part 2.

3. It also features Eric Roberts, perhaps the only actor alive who can do a PT Anderson movie AND a Human Centipede flick in the same twelve months.

4. 500 convict-long human centipede, anyone?

5. Broadsheet Prognosis: We’ll always have the South Park parody.

Release Date: May

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The Mariannes (above performing ‘Black Diary Waltz’) are a Dublin based band with a distinctive style of “urban Irish folk with songs that tell beautifully tragic tales”.

Tonight The Mariannes launch their EP ‘Lost With All Hands’ (with support from The Rattling Kind) at Whelan’s Main Venue, 8pm, tickets €10.

Also: lovely posterage, in fairness.

The Mariannes (facebook)

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