Blow Up
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The work of Barcelona based Penique Productions whose installations are created by inflating vast, exterior-lit coloured plastic balloons inside buildings and other enclosed areas.
[Mark Kelly]
“In this State, two specific agencies, Garda Special Branch and the Defence Forces Intelligence Branch (G2) have been granted specific surveillance powers under legislation (the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009).
Since both of these agencies fall under the ultimate authority of one Minister, Mr Alan Shatter TD (in his capacities as Minister for Justice & Equality and Minister for Defence), the ICCL trusts that the Minister will provide unequivocal assurances that neither agency has been involved in spying on GSOC. In the event that it remains impossible to identify the culprits with the necessary degree of certainty, an inquiry of a judicial nature may be required.
…There is no direct Parliamentary scrutiny of the intelligence activities of Garda Special Branch or Defence Forces Intelligence Branch and, under the existing legislation, ministerial and judicial oversight is very limited. Irrespective of whether the integrity of GSOC has been compromised by agents of this State, or by other rogue elements, our national safeguards against unlawful surveillance urgently require to be strengthened.”
Mark Kelly, Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Rights Watchdog “Gravely Concerned” by GSOC Bugging Revelations (ICCL)
Kenny learned of GSOC bugging claims yesterday (RTE)
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall ireland)
Are the Irish prevented from participating in the Olympics because of their performance enhancing magical abilities?
— India Summer (@MsIndiaSummer) February 10, 2014
Ah here.
[The staff of the Cake Cafe, Dublin, September 2013]
This is cakeing breaking.
The Cake Cafe in Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, responsible for damn fine hipster pastries and Chompsky’s current waistline is expanding.
They say:
We are really happy to announce a SLICE of Cake Café will be opening in Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 in March. YOu can follow the progress @SliceD7
Pic Ruth Medjbar
No cash, favours cakes were given for this pNOMNOMNOM
Tree&B
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Treehouse Point, developed by Pete and Judy Nelson in a forest outside Seattle, Washington is a sustainable B&B whose rooms are all treehouses.
You want to stay there. We want to stay there. Let’s stay there.
Philip Nolan writes:
Anyone who missed the addictive “Flappy Bird” wagon before it was taken down by the developer recently…Irish developer Shane O’Brien & his girlfriend Claire have launched a free clone called “Tappy Bird”. Available now on the Google Play Store [below]! Just as murderously difficult & infuriating as the original, but with cool hand drawn graphics! Get your addicted today. :)
Play here
Splutter.
Thanks Barry H