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Minister for Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, in the Dáil moments ago.

The Dáil is currently discussing the approval of an order to include Irish Water in the Freedom of Information Act. It will be applied retrospectively, going back to July, 17, 2013, when it was legally established as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann.

This means questions can be asked about the operations of the body going back to that date.

*rubs hands*

Related: Freedom of Information to cover Irish Water

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Zebra – Repression.

Dublin’s dreadlock-free jah-sters Zebra’s only single from1979.

Musically ‘perfectly respectable’ and politically still topical.

You fight decide.

Featuring: Peter Deane (Vocals Guitar); Steven Rekab (Vocals Guitar);
Mark Thyme and leo Mallon ( Drums); Bernard Rangel (Percussion Vocals);
Brian Nartey (Bass) and Norman Morrow (Keyboards). Where are they now anyone?

Irish Reggae & Ska : Recorded work (1960s-1980s) (Sam McGrath, ComeHereToMe)

Pics: Irishrock.org

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Resettlement Worker (JobBridge)

Thanks Julie

Meanwhile…

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[Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn at the Launch of the Youth Guarantee Implementation Planyesterday

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton unveiled the Youth Guarantee Fund aimed at getting young people into work….But included in it is a sneaky cut to jobseeker’s benefit if a young person doesn’t sign on for JobBridge or accept a placement – which has been branded cheap labour It will also slash the dole if the unemployed person doesn’t “register their CV on ‘recommended jobs websites”.
Ms Burton said these sanctions are only used in “the fairly limited number of cases where people fail to engage”.

A Bridge too far? Joan Burton tells young jobless to join JobBridge or face benefits cut(Sarah Bardon, Irish Mirror)

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Michelle Darmody writes:

I run The Cake Cafe on Pleasant Place, Dublin 8. We have always taken great pride in sourcing from Irish food producers when writing our daily menus. We followed through with this ethos when we started to make home wears. All of our bits and pieces are designed by Niall and Nigel of Pony Design and are made here in Ireland. The range is registered with The Crafts Council of Ireland and are beautifully finished. It would be great to have them mentioned on broadsheet. If you buy from our site we can ship around the world (or they are available in a few gift shops around the country).

The Cake Cafe

Send Irish-made stuff marked ‘Irish-made stuff’ to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie. No cash, favours cushions, etc.

representations1 representations10 representations9 representations5 representations4With the addition of white paint and charcoal edging, artist Cynthia Greig creates apparently two-dimensional anamorphics of everyday objects. Sez she:

I start by collecting everyday objects from the recent past — things made obsolete by technological changes and time; I then whitewash them with ordinary house paint as a method of erasure, and then draw directly onto their surfaces with charcoal to create visual hybrids that appear to vacillate between drawing and photography, black-and-white and color, signifier and signified, copy and original. No digital manipulation is involved, but the camera’s monocular point of view is imperative.

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Behold: the On The Edge Jacket, designed by Marie Elsa Batteux Flahault.

Should Armageddon dawn, the jacket features a full face mask, flotation devices at the neck and base, water and food hoarding pockets in the lining, bright orange pocket flaps for attracting attention, bandages at the rear and gold foil in the hem to protect the lags from cold.

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