Warp Setting
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This afternoon.
The cycle lane, Newtown avenue Blackrock, Co Dublin.
Clamp it. Clamp it.
Clamp it. Clamp it.
Etc.
Thanks Paul
Kindness and stationery.
Left all over Dublin.
Elaine Kellegher writes:
I design greeting cards, framed prints and more (baby/wedding stationery) and have been spreading Christmas around Dublin by surprising people around the city today, leaving little Christmas surprises for them at bus stops, in the Dublin Bike baskets, on postboxes, parking ticket machines etc.
The surprise contains one of my first ever collection of Christmas Cards for the lucky recipient to send/give to someone special encouraging people to be more traditional this year and to let someone know they care with a handwritten card. There was also something sweet in the bag to add to the Christmas cheer….
Elaine Kellegher Photogrpahy And Design
Irish-Made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked Irish-Made Stocking Fillers.
The Fiach?
atFiach Mac Conghail now on his feet in the #Seanad. Having voted with Govt procedurally this morning, he’s fiercely critical of it now…
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) December 18, 2014
Mac Conghail hints he’ll vote in favour. Passing Bill won’t undo incompetence, he says, but it will offer more certainty to public #seanad — Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) December 18, 2014
Get off the stage.
Meanwhile…
Water Bill passes by 81 to 58 votes amid claim TDs would ‘privatise their mother’ (irish Times)
‘Singers Corner’ Washington Street and Grand Parade, Cork
Gregory Higgins writes:
The people of Cork have had something very special to look at over the last number of weeks thanks to Johnny Bugler of Cork Printmakers [and artists Conall Cary, Fiona Kelly, Dominic Fee and Cathal Duane]. They have transformed Singers Corner [Johnny drew his inspiration from the old black sewing machines Singer’s Sewing Shop once sold below] and this very cool video (above) shows the transformation….
Specified things that look like Ireland.
Includes ‘basket case’ and bonus bear-shaped illusion.
Jenny Walsh writes:
I have a couple of new Ireland shaped designs and a few people have suggested I get in touch with you about them. The first is called ‘The Country Shaped Like A Bear’ and has a bear hidden inside Ireland’s silhouette. Do you see it? Made by drawing, laser cutting and then glueing 11 layers of corrugated card, this bowl makes a great desk tidy (€30).
The Irish bowl is designed to subtly contain the shape of Ireland without being too obvious or twee. Made from 15 pieces of beautifully finished 4mm thick birch plywood with 50 hand-glued joints at €55. They are available from my website [link below] and come with free delivery and complimentary gift wrapping in silver paper with a red satin ribbon. Order by Friday for Xmas delivery…
Lovely.
*prepares hand-glued joint*
Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee just uncomplicated cuddles.
Last night
RTE 2 reality star and former escort Kate McGrew flanked by masked sex workers from the Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland (SWAI) at a vigil to mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin.
The SWAI is an alliance of sex workers, ex-sex workers and others alongside organisations involved in health and social support services.
They oppose laws criminalising the purchase of sex as only a “human rights approach based on harm reduction and decriminalisation” will protect sex workers and give them access to their rights.
Previously: Sex workers in Ireland
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Trifecta
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John Quinn tweetz:
…the mythical double yellow zebra crossing path park, to be fair, he was only there a minute, but still…
One big happy family.
With a cuckoo in the nest.
Helen writes:
From top: “Dolly; Ruby, Dolly’s mother; ‘Fast’ Freddy, Dolly’s father, and last but not least is the old guy, Monty. He THINKS he’s Dolly’s father and looks after her! All of them are Long-Haired Miniature Dachshunds….
Claire K writes:
Lulu having an Elf’ing Christmas from a few years ago.
My pet at Xmas to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’.