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Outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin this morning.
Organised by trade union Unite in support of aggrieved workers on the Kishoge Community College, Lucan, Dublin.
Bringing coals to Newcastle in fairness.
Thanks Brayn
Top: BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc’s PAC-MAN and Taito Corp’s Space Invaders. Bottom: SEGA’ s Sonic the Hedgehog, Nintendo’s Mario.
New from An Post.
Four of the “most popular” gaming icons of all time.
Designed by Dublin-based Zinc Design Consultants and available online here
Needs more cat.
ZAP! Fight!
Thanks Feargal Purcell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmd6DCyg1m8&feature=youtu.be
Sunset on GoPro.
Martin Osborne of Progressive Productions writes:
“Sure where would you get it. Last weekend at Sandymount Strand. taken from DJI F550 [Quadcopter] carrying GoPro camera…”
A woman employed in I.T.,
Is something we all want to see,
If she puts kids on hold,
Until she’s too old,
She can be a fine employee.
John Moynes
Pic: Guardian
Tiernan Patton launching the Open House map in City Hall, Dublin
Open House Dublin, organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation takes place this weekend.
More than 100 buildings will SWING open their doors for free tours by architects and building ‘enthusiasts’.
However…
Aisling writes:
“After a disappointing and dreary look at Leinster House last year (but an enjoyable and weird visit to the Masonic hall [Morehampton Road] the year before) is there anywhere that your readers could suggest for the weekend? Somewhere worth nosing about in…anyone?”
Full list of Open Houses here
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Jeepers
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What you may need to know:
1. Three vampires living in a shared flat in downtown Wellington are struggling to adapt to the challenges of modern living. They allow a camera crew in to their lives to film a documentary.
2. Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi have teamed up again to develop their short film of the same name into a full feature.
3. It’s the first time they’ve collaborated since Eagle vs Shark (2007.
4. Waititi’s last film Boy (2010) was a record New Zealand box office smash.
5. Clement blew us away in Gentlemen Broncos (2009). Here is hoping.
6. Will Ferrell’s online vehicle Funny Or Die is lending its marketing weight to the film as part of the distribution.
7. Broadsheet Prognosis: We are Team Funny.
Release date: November 21
(Delboy is away)
Irish Water’s John Tierney
Irish Water managing director John Tierney was labelled a “gobshite” at last night’s weekly Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting in Leinster House, which was attended by the Taoiseach.
Kildare North TD Anthony Lawlor made the comments during a heated discussion on water charges, which saw around a dozen TDs criticise the new utility. Tipperary North TD Noel Coonan said he was not going to be associated with such language.Fine Gael TDs complained at the meeting they were getting a generic response from Irish Water when they forwarded concerns from their constituents. “It has the potential to do us a lot of damage, like the medical cards,” a party TD said.
You may recall that Mr Tierney, a former Dublin City Manager, invoked a veto to overrule a Dublin City Council vote 52-50 against the sale of its waste-collection services to Greyhound.
And was forced to apologise after Dublin City Council was accused of mismanaging public funds, following an official audit of the €80million spent on the Poolbeg incinerator project.
Good times.
Fine Gael TD labels Irish Water boss ‘gob*****’ during heated party meeting (Independent.ie)
Previously: “I Have Every Confidence In John Tierney’
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Meanwhile…
Clanbrassil Street, Dublin this morning.
Thanks Alex Tease
“The self employed have a taken a hit again. I cannot understand why this government would introduce an 11 per cent Universal Social Charge just for the self employed. I don’t understand what this government have against the self employed.
Why do the self employed pay tay tax at 11 per cent but if you’re in a PAYE job and you”re not taking the risks of the self employed you only have to pay eight per cent. I can’t understand that.”
Independent TD Stephen Donnelly (at 4.50) speaking during the Budget 2015 debate in the Dáil following the government’s decision to introduce a new 8% USC rate for anyone earning more than €70,000 and a new 11% rate for the self-employed earning more than €100,000.
Anyone?