This afternoon.
Niall Gallagher writes:
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Iveagh Gardens [Dublin]…”
Anyone?
Yesterday around Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.
Photographer Louis Zúñiga (above right) writes:
“On set for U2’s latest photo-shoot in Dublin for Rolling Stone magazine. Inspired by Bono & crew today…”
Adam’s hair anyone?
Meanwhile, later…
Ireland’s greatest export and Bono last night.
Via Andy Gibson
Raymond C Lai’s surreal tale of two brothers taking a stand against gangs and customers reusing tiny roses in glass tubes as crack pipes at their cartoon corner shop.
Starring Randall Park (he of Veep) and Dwayne Perkins of Late Night With Conan O’Brien.
It’s 22 minutes long and best approached as the pilot for some class of a mad sitcom.
Solas.
It replaced Fás.
But only in name.
Via Roz at PolitcalWorld.org
“Solas the ‘Further Education and Training Authority’ is advertising for a spin doctor at a package of €80–€97,000. Solas currently has three deputy CEOs at a cost of €500,000, a CEO at a cost of €175.000 and seven Directors at a cost of €700,000 euros. This entire crew cost the taxpayer over €2 million when full packages are calculated…
…It will be interesting to hear the new ‘on the record spokesperson’ explaining the shortage of apprentices and the failure of Solas in their manpower planning to ensure that as we head out of depression that we have a sufficient supply of apprentices to meet the demand…”
Solas searches for a spin doctor at a cost of over 100k (PolitcalWorld.org)
Director Of Communications – Solas (PublicJobs.ie)
Thanks Fluffy Biscuits
Google Street View – defacing graven images around the world for your humanistic convenience.
Unbecoming
at
Solicitor Gerald Keane
“The finding of misconduct will undoubtedly be sorely felt by the applicant, particularly as he is an extremely well known solicitor and, when, for that reason these proceedings have been followed with more than ordinary interest by the media….”
“This case does not rank with the most serious cases of misconduct to come before the Court, though misconduct it undoubtedly was….As that finding is not disturbed, I believe the conclusion to that effect arrived at by the court will be a harsh enough penalty in itself for the respondent…. [the failure to act on express instructions] is one thing [but] the deception of one’s own client with regard to the making of a judgment has to be regarded as a grave matter not least as it may affect the reputation and creditworthiness of the client”.High Court President Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns
(Leon Farrell/PHotocall Ireland)
IMMA on Saturday.
Michelle at the Cake Cafe, Pleasants Place, Dublin writes:
“Some images from our Late Harvest Feast on Saturday night in a field in the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmnainham, Dublin…Next time we do one we’ll send an invite over to you guys.”
Next harvest so.
In Stradbally the culchies are now,
Meeting up just to watch someone plough,
They stand there all day,
Drinking gallons of tay,
And enjoy it, but I can’t see how.
John Moynes
(Laura Hutton/Photocall ireland)
It’s worth a shot.
Oranmore (Galway) Post Office today).
Thanks STP