On #NationalChildDay it’s important to recognise #irish #asylum seeker children living on €9.60 a week. #injustice #endDP
— Grace McDermott (@grace_mcdermott) November 20, 2014
Campaigners calling for the end of the direct provision system outside the Dáil this afternoon
Pcs via Sam Boal/Photocall ireland, Jane Mahony and Grace McDermott
Update:
The Direct Provision protest moves from Leinster House at the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Pic via Sam Boal/Photocall ireland and Doras Luimini
The Seanad held a minute’s silence this morning at 11am in memory of women who have died as a result of domestic violence.
Pause.
Out of picture: Symphysiotomy, denial of life-saving medical care, forced birth, threatened closure of women’s shelters and detention in Magdalene Laundries.
An abstract mixed media (sand, paper cut outs and live action) retelling of the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale by Soyeon Kim and Todd Hemker.
The Hotspot Ukes – Brewing Up A Storm
Marcus Byrne writes:
The HotSpot Ukes from Greystones, Co Wicklow (friends of mine) recorded this cover of The Stunning’s classic, Brewing up a Storm. with all proceeds going to the homeless in Ireland. Steve Wall [ex -The Stunning now an actor] who wrote the song loves the cover and will be pushing it too.
Only €1.
Available to purchase here
Recorded by Jim Doherty and Aidan Smyth at The Hotspot Music Club, Greystones, County Wicklow.
Stoneybatter, Dublin this morning.
Simon Judge writes:
Infinity Road this morning – you are now entering weather level: Film Noir
A Little Mermaid parody of that photo by Olga Andriyenko.
From left: Dublin GAA’s Paul Flynn, writer Michael Harding and telly’s Brendan O’Connor
Snaps from Pieta House’s ‘controversial‘ inaugural International Men’s Day event, With Men In Mind, in the Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin last night.
An evening of discussion and ‘manter’ on what it “means to be a man in Ireland today”.
Guests also included John Evoy, Founder of Men’s Sheds Ireland and Pieta House therapist, John Searson.
Just dudes happy to open up with other dudes about dude stuff.
*snaps towel*
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
