Ah here.
Further to An Post’s nod to the cat demographic.
DeSelby writes:
“…In an effort to appeal to a generation that has never sent a letter in their lives, the ashen faced members of An Post’s Philatelic Advisory Committee have forgone the usual ultra conservative tedium of illustrated landscapes and utterly lifeless stamp designs and have issued a series of stamps inspired by famous felines of ‘the internet’ …”
Earlier: Was It For This?
At the Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin.
Rósa writes:
“Viva Gaza is a cultural project harnessing the goodwill of artists and their audience for the sole aim of raising humanitarian aid for Gaza.”
Tickets here
A Letter from Shane Ross TD to former Labour now radical left Fingal Councillor Cian O’Callaghan inviting him to a meeting of “like minded independents”.
FIGHT!
Twenty-five years ago today, and long before any lines were drawn in the sand, Century Radio went on air.
The Flood Tribunal found that the then Minister for Communications and Justice Ray Burke received £35,000 from Oliver Barry (a director of Century) which was deemed a corrupt payment.
The Flood report states:
In March 1989, some months prior to the payment in question, Mr. Burke, in his capacity as Minister for Communications, had issued a Directive which fixed the level of transmission fees payable by Century to Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), the national broadcaster. Mr. Burke’s Directive resulted in Century paying RTÉ considerably less than RTÉ had sought for the use of its facilities. In 1990, the year following the payment, Mr. Burke promoted legislation which, inter alia, restricted RTÉ’s income from advertising in anticipation that independent broadcasters would benefit.
Mr Burke still receives €103,000 in a ministerial pension annually.
Good times.
Via RTÉ Archives
Pieta House in Lucan, Co Dublin
Pieta House is a free of charge suicide and self-harm crisis centre which first opened in Lucan in 2006.
It now has nine centres throughout Ireland and has supported and counselled more than 14,000 people, with almost 4,000 of those seeking help in 2013.
Tara Walsh writes:
“Pieta House will host an open day in all of their centres throughout the country this Saturday, September 6 from 2pm to 4pm ahead of Suicide Awareness Week. All are welcome to come take a tour of the counselling rooms, meet the therapists and have questions answered. Centres are located in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Tuam, Roscrea and Castleisland.”
Spotted on the noticeboard of Waterford Central Library this morning
Waterford Local Radio via (H/T) Maidchí
The Israeli Embassy, Dublin last month (top) and Ambassador Boaz Modai
“In one of the rallies, which took place near the Israeli embassy a few weeks ago, some foolish people raised a sign saying “Free Gaza”. The last thing Hamas is interested in is freedom as Hamas like ISIS, oppresses Christians, persecutes homosexuals and violates women’s rights. Indeed, it is about time for Gaza to be free – free of Hamas.
….I must say that some of their slogans are familiar to Jews from this very continent only 70 or 80 years ago, while other placards demonstrate only ignorance, an unbalanced approach and a hatred for the only state for the Jews in the world. Others who so proudly call for my expulsion from this country show no respect for democracy, for dialogue and for the hospitality for which this country is so famous.
To those people, who represent a minority – a vocal and hostile group who nevertheless do not represent the people of Ireland – I have nothing to say. They are a shame and a disgrace to this country. These words of mine come from a person who is ready for dialogue at any time and with anyone, since that is what democracy is all about.
Unlike this minority, the majority of the people of Ireland support Israel and the thousands of e-mails, letters and telephone calls of support the embassy received are true evidence of the deep understanding and empathy, which many people in Ireland have towards Israel.”
Boaz Modai, Israeli Ambassador to Ireland to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade yesterday.
Transcript via Oireachtas.ie
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland and TCD)
On the 1230 @tv3NewsIreland Tv3 has exclusive access to new Miller Glen development in Swords where people are queuing to buy homes
— Sinead O’Donnell (@sodonnellnews) September 4, 2014
Nice.
But hardly Phwoar!
Anyone?
Previously: Queuing Around The Block
