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This afternoon outside Leinster House, Dublin

Sam writes:

“Over 350 GPs from across the country gathered outside the DÃil this afternoon to protest over cutbacks. The National Association of General Practitioners claim that their members’  practices is being ignored by Government and that the emigration of young GPs is impacting the service. This is the first time the GPs have gathered in protest: they say that patient safety and well-being is at stake and that specific groups are being ‘ punished ‘ by continuous cuts in GP care.”

From top: Pat Crowley and Bill Moore; Ger Lane and Julie Kenneally; Ross Kelly and Karen O’Neill; Orna McLaughlin with her son Sebastian and protestors along Molesworth Street. All doctors except Sebastian.

Earlier: Open Up And Say ‘Ahhh’

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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What you may need to know:

1. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in District 13 after shattering the Games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

2. Going by the source novel, Mockingjay Pt. 1 will be more touchy feely than shooty stabby.

3. Remember when Hollywood just made trilogies? Good times.

4. The Hunger Games>The Maze Runner>Divergent> Twilight. Everything beats Twilight.

5. Donald Sutherland is a classy actor, right? But just remember that he made Ray Winstone look good in Fool’s Gold (2008).

6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Depends entirely on whether “third quarter quell” or “the reaping” means anything to you.

Release Date: November 21

(DelBoy is away. Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)

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Gemma O’Doherty after her Employment Appeals Tribunal hearing last May

You may recall Gemma O’Doherty’s unfair dismissal case against Independent News and Media in May.

Ms O’Doherty, who worked with INM for 18 years until last August, claims she was unfairly dismissed by INM after revealing that former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan had penalty points quashed while apparently driving his own car to a security meeting.

At the Employment Appeals Tribunal, Brian Kennedy, SC, for INM, argued that the tribunal be postponed until a defamation case taken by Ms O’ Doherty against her former editor Stephen Rae was concluded, a process that could take years.

But yesterday the EAT ruled not to adjourn and will hear Ms O’Doherty’s case.

Meanwhile, a legal review into the murder of Fr Niall Molloy, prompted by Ms O’Doherty’s reporting for the Irish Independent, has been “pending” since the end of Summer.

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But they did!

Brendan Gleeson and son Brian at the launch of The Walworth Farce by Enda Walsh which opens at the Olympia Theatre on January 14th, 2015 (Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am).

The play stars Brendan, Brian AND Domhnall together for the first time.

A [collective noun here] of Gleesons anyone?

(Photocall Ireland)

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A daily greeting at Modisa Wildlife Project in Botswana between conservationist Valentin Gruener and Sirga – a lioness he rescued as an orphaned cub.

If mawkish thoughts of Christian the lion, inevitably engendered by this video are making you feel uncomfortable, here’s something a little more sobering.

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Former NI Ministers Edwin Poots (top) and Nelson McCausland (bottom) ahem in today’s News Letter.

Poots and McCausland axed as Robinson moves to ‘settle things’ (Sam McBride, Belfast News Letter)

Previously: There’s Poots As Queer As Folk

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Traditional Irish sea-going craft.

Made by volunteer hand in Dublin.

Anita writes:

“In May 2013 Broadsheet featured a piece about a new Curach Club in East Wall, Dublin 3. Our club name is Cumann Curach Atha Cliath. Well the club has gone from strength to strength and we have now added two naomhógs (Kerry style curach) to our fleet (all made by vounteers!
We are having the official launch of the two new naomhógs this Saturday 27th at 1pm at East Wall Water Sports Centre, just off the Alfie Byrne Rd., Dublin 3 and would love your readers to join us. Thank you.”

Naómhogs Launch (Facebook)

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