90318152President of Ógra Fianna Fáil Kate Feeney and members of Ógra Fianna Fáil delivering an enormous copy of a letter to Michael Noonan the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure in protest at cuts in Jobseekers’ Allowance for those under 26.

The letter is also signed by the youth wing of the Green Party.

This is how it starts.

Kate Feeney says:

“It is disappointing that some of the other youth political parties have refused to stand with young people on this issue. Young Fine Gael failed to respond to our request for support, while Labour Youth informed us that they would not be supporting our efforts. They talk of their commitment to young people, yet when it comes to taking action they remain silent.
“Sinn Féin Republican Youth had indicated to me that they would support our efforts. However their representative failed to show up at the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure to sign the letter and present it to Department officials.

 

Previously: Club 26

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

brasFurther to Emily’s report on alleged bra-throwing in Vicar Street, Dublin on Saturday  during a performance by Keywest, Grafton Street buskers-turned-pop rock sex gods.

Dara writes:

Here is one such bra..I’m actually in the first of the photos you already posted. Probably shortly after taking the photo above.

 

Previously: Bras Were Thrown

More of Dara’s Keywest pics here

helmet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7AYfq9uIY8

As well as GPS, iOS and Android connectivity, internal speakers and a rear camera, the P1 Motorcycle Helmet from Silicon Valley HUD developers Skully Helmets has an integrated heads-up display that appears to float about 6m ahead of the rider.

No word on pricing, but you can apply to beta test the helmet here.

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timessq cat2 cat1mountaindarkvision grandcentral Artist Nickolay Lamm (he of Average Guys) consulted with animal eye specialists and ophthalmologists at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school to visualise how cats (lower pix) see the world compared to humans (upper pix).

The blurry edges of the vistas represent cats’ enhanced peripheral vision. Elliptical pupils and greater concentration of rods in the retina means that their night sight is also superior, but cats have poor distance vision and can see blue and yellow colors, but not red, orange or brown.

What Do Cats See? (Nickolay Lamm, The Feed)

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