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Nigel Rodley, UN Human Rights Committee chairman and, right, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald in Geneva this morning

UPDATE:

Watch proceedings at the UN Rights Committee in Geneva here

Nigel Rodley

Previously: Meanwhile, In Geneva

Related: Fitzgerald told Ireland’s abortion law breaches human rights law (Kitty Holland, Irish Times)

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Margaretta D’Arcy

Margaretta D’Arcy who was jailed for two weeks last week, over her opposition to US military use of Shannon Airport, may be released from Limerick Prison on Friday.

Lorna Siggins, in The Irish Times, reports:

Prison sources said that D’Arcy may not have to serve the full two weeks of her term in Limerick Prison and may be discharged on Friday.
D’Arcy, who is a member of Aosdána and is receiving treatment for cancer, had not eaten for some days after being taken to Limerick last Wednesday.
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D’Arcy has been eating since yesterday, according to her son Finn Arden, and is in “good spirits”.
In a statement, she said her abstention from food initially was taken as “an act of solidarity with the victims of war and in particular with the people of Gaza who are once again being subjected to a brutal bombing campaign by Israel”.

Activist Margaretta D’Arcy may be released from prison this week (Lorna Siggins, Irish Times)

Previously: Margaretta Returns To Jail

Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

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Adam and Paul (2004)

I Went Down (1997)

Inside I’m Dancing (2004)

Intermission (2003)

My Left Foot (1989)

Once (2006)

The Commitments (1991)

The Snapper (1993)

Quackser Fortune (1970)

Michael Collins (1996)

The General (1998)

Irish Destiny (1926)

What? No Courier?

Barry writes:

“The Jameson Dublin International Film festival has selected 12 iconic Dublin films (above) — one for every year of the film festival’s existence [the winning film will be screened in Meeting House Smithfield Square on July 26] and they want audience feedback….”

Jameson Dublin International Film Festival

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At the World Lacrosse Championships in Denver Ireland suffered their first defeat to occupied Palestine Israel yesterday.

Tom writes:

“Ireland came hard out of the traps and scored the first goal of the game through Tom Burke. But Israel was quick to respond and rattled off 5 unanswered goals to make it 1-5 at the end of the first quarter. Ireland had an outstanding second quarter though – Riley scored three goals, and Burke and Gillis each had one, while Israel managed four goals of its own. This left the score at 6-9 to Israel at half-time. Israel turned up the heat though in the third quarter, where a combination of penalties by Ireland and the goal-scoring threat of Israel’s Lee Coppersmith in particular put the game away for Israel. The final score was 19-8 in favour of Israel…”

Ireland will now face  the Czech Republic with a high ranking tournament placing at stake.

Ireland Lacrosse

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Don’t blame it on the ‘good times’.

Blame it on the silent boogie.

Chris Doyle writes:

“Naas Road Junction yesterday evening  Sorry there is no accompanying disco soundtrack  Came complete with studded dog collar although you can’t make that out in the video….”

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