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Mespil Road, Dublin earlier

A symbolic funeral ceremony outside the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Mespil Road, Dublin, to highlight the impact of funding cuts on services for young people.

The coffin, full of letters from young people and their families who use the services of the Rialto Youth Project, in Dublin was left for the attention of children’s minister Frances Fitzgerald.

Youth projects in Dublin are funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs via the City of Dublin Youth Services Board (CDYSB).

In April these youth projects were informed that their funding allocation for 2013 was being reduced by on average 10%.

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

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The Animators – Flow 1.0

The Irish hip-hop collective, of last year’s uplifting rap anthems Marvellous and One Night Only, unleash something you may like.

It’s a bit of an epic with a sweet break at 3.20.

The Animators writes:

Shot on location in South Studios Dublin, the video is a collaborative project with artist and director ‘Classquatch’. Shot and edited by the indomitable, fun lovin’ Al Hooi (Maser, Damien Dempsey). The video also features a cameo from artist Mick Minogue’s inimitable and rarely seen Lionel Richie.

 

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