Olympia 11th July 1921 Truce - Mercier Press

Newspaper boys, assorted urchins, mini-gunmen, segregated ‘shopgirls’ and a bike-scoping tyke outside The Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Dublin 1921

Noelle, of the Olympia writes:

“One for Broadsheet’s Irish history buffs This was taken outside Dublin Castle, across from The Olympia Theatre, on 11th July 1921, the day the Truce of the Irish War of Independence came into effect. We can’t believe that our theatre was captured on such a historical day…Thanks to Mercier Archives, Mercier Press, Cork for giving us the permission to reproduce this image.”

The History of the Olympia Theatre (OlympiaTheatre)

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“The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Sean FitzPatrick has been acquitted of all 11 charges of providing unlawful financial assistance to the Quinn family.”

Former Anglo chairman Sean FitzPatrick acquitted of all charges (Francesca Comyn, Newstalk)

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Meanwhile…

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Martyn Rosney writes:

“There’s Angloalways One”

Meanwhile…

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Odackatee writes:

“Defiant reporting on TV3 on Sean Fitz verdict…”

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Ah rear.

This fall the Finnish postal service is celebrating the work of homoerotic artist Tom of Finland, the pseudonym of the artist Touko Laaksonen (1920–1991), by issuing a new set of stamps featuring his explicit drawings of men. The artist’s “emphatically masculine homoerotic drawings have attained iconic status in their genre and had an influence on, for instance, pop culture and fashion,”

Lick Me! Finnish Postal Stamp Honors Tom of Finland’s “Proud Homoeroticism” (Artnet)

Thanks Spaghetti Hoop

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