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A grabby, second Le Cool Dublin cover design from Gordon Bent:

He sez:

“I reckon there’s a unique syndrome known as De Dublin Wit. You see it all over town in various forms, and not just in some clever arty way. This cover is an homage to a shop in Finglas that sadly, like so many other sole trader Newsagents, doesn’t exist anymore…”

This week’s Le Cool Dublin issue

Gordon Bent

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Paul Murphy MEP, Eddie McCabe and Dave Murphy outside Leinster House, Kildare Streetm Dublinin with gifts for Joan Burton in recognition of the €377,000 the Government have “saved” Advance Pitstop in unpaid wages by exploiting the JobBridge scheme.

Advance Pitstop had advertised for 28 interns last week.

Previously: Stop Pit

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Jim

“Over the years, we’ve learned at an enormous cost that many organisations, including our own – the political class, the church – many organisations that there was too much deference to, over time. And the charity sector’s no more. We cannot assume that because it’s charitable that it’s holier than thou and that it’s good.
There are many organisations that I have many concerns about and I want to mention one on the record here which is Family and Life. And I’ve the letters that they’ve sent out to, what I think, are a very targeted audience, primarily elderly, vulnerable people, soliciting donations up to, and including, €7,000, in the name of charity. I think it deserves a more strong light to shone in on that particular organisation.
But there are many, numerous organisations and I think we have to encourage, we have to be brave and we have to continue on our quest to shine that light.”

West Cork Fine Gael TD, Jim Daly [top] speaking in the Dáil last night about Family and Life.

Earlier this month, Stephen O’Brien of The Sunday Times reported how Family and Life has refused to register with the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) even though it was warned it was breaking the law by paying for a ‘fact finding’ mission to America for Fine Gael TDs Fidelma Healy Eames and Paul Bradford.

Thanks Oireachtas Retort

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Irish made stuff, you say?

Oona Tully writes:

“I decorate bodhráns, in old style Celtic illumination, lettering and gold leaf, amongst other calligraphic bits n’ pieces, scrolls and artist books. I’ve been at it since a teenager, it kept me off the streets then and it’s a pleasurable oul hobby that sometimes makes me a few euro to buy materials.
There are some really vibrant crafting communities around the country, which have really strengthened and grouped in the last five years, and the people involved are incredibly talented, passionate and collaborative.
I’ve met many colleagues in the IT industry, where I work in, who have hidden talents in making things; be it food, ales, knitwear, gifts, home design goods, sculptures, pottery or paintings….it takes a lot of dedication and strong coffee to pick up tools after a hard day’s work or after the children are in bed. Gwan the Irish stuff-makers ;)”

Tully Calligraphy

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