More to folly.
Thanks Enda Cunningham (Galway City Tribune); Enda Bolger (The Irish Sun); Garrett Rowe (The Irish Times); Kevin Cramer (The Irish Examiner); Neil Henderson (UK covers)
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
NO!
Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Co Antrim Down today.
In preparation for this weekend’s third Red Bull Crashed Ice [hurtling on ice skates] event of the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship.
Tougher than the peace process.
Colm Ó Riagáin writes:
It starts in front of Stormont Buildings and passes right next to the 12-foot high statue of Lord Carson. Along the way down the hill there are five tough turns and two big bridges – the parliament bridge and Carson bridge. One of the most irresistible features of the Belfast track is a scintillating U-turn wall ride right before the 100 international and 40 national athletes in the competition make a mad dash to the finish line….
Yikes.
Take that, Cú Chulainn.
Via Pod:
POD are delighted to announce that legendary poet, author, and punk icon PATTI SMITH will play an intimate outdoor show at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on bank holiday Monday 1st June, performing her seminal 1975 debut album “Horses” in its entirety.
Woah there.
Hold your horses, horses, horses.
Any tickets?
We have one pair (a PAIIR) of tickets to see Patti Smith at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin on the June Bank Holiday Monday. To enter just complete this sentence
Please give the Patti Smith tickets to__________________________because he/she is obsessed with Patti Smith [anecdote here if available]…
Lines MUST close at midnight.
Tickets go on sale on Monday
Stanky
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Luke writes:
Thought this might tickle peoples fancy, its a wee video from Electric Picnic that Little Beast made down at EP 2014. You get to hear Andre 3000 say “stanky” to a crowd of thousands.
Take A Seat
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Rent controls?
No.
What then?
It is common practice for rental adverts to say that rent supplement is not accepted, but the Coalition is seeking to prohibit that practice.It is expected that the measure will be enacted with an amendment of equality legislation shortly.
Well, it’s a start.
Over to you so-called landlords.
Government moves to prohibit refusal of rent supplement (Daft)
A new print from Pop Chart Lab.
Full sized version here.
Contemptible
at
Bernie Hughes (top) and Derek Byrne (above) at the High Court
Five water charges protesters who have been found in contempt of court have been given jail sentences
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 19, 2015
Jail sentences of 28 days given to Bernie Hughes, Michael Batty and Derek Byrne. Damien O’Neill and Paul Moore given 56-day sentence
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 19, 2015
More as we get it.
Protest after water charge demonstrators jailed for contempt (RTÉ)
(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
Bernie Hughes speaking before sentencing this afternoon.
Thanks Mark Malone
Meanwhile…
‘sup?
Minister for Publixc Expenditure Brendan Howlin and Minister for Finance in The Liffy Trust Center, Dublin launching the SME-targeting Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland in Dublin this morning.
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Update:
Protesters block the prison van leaving the High Court this evening.
(Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
Require challenging measures.
Actor Alan Cumming responds to the US FDA‘s decision to allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood.
But only if they remain celibate for one year.
Cumming.
He’s heard all the jokes.
Adam Murphy writes:
Reassuring that AIB official emails look just like a phishing scam…aibbank.ie?