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Photographer Jeroen Wolf at Filmersblog sez:

In October 2011 I started documenting people in the city of Amsterdam, approaching them in the street and asking them to say their age in front of the camera. My aim was to ‘collect’ a group of 100 people, from age 0 to 100. At first my collection grew fast but slowed down when it got down to the very young and very old. The young because of sensivity around filming or photographing children and the very old because they don’t get out of the house much. I found my very old ‘models’ in care homes and it was a privilege to document these -often vulnerable- people for this project. I had particular problems finding a 99 year-old. (Apparently 100 year-olds enjoy notoriety, but a 99 year-old is a rare species…) And when I finally did find one, she refused to state her age. She simply denied being 99 years old! But finally, some 4 months after I recorded my first ‘age’, I was able to capture the ‘missing link’ and conclude this project.

See? Now you can count to 100 in Dutch.

boingboing

Speaking in the Dáil last night Dr Reilly said Swords and Balbriggan were identified as high priority areas by the HSE five years ago. But both “lost out” after Minister of State Róisín Shortall increased the weighting attached to deprivation in selecting priority locations in which centres would be built.

“Multiplying the deprivation index by three, they lost out. They were swept from high priority to low priority. Under the original priority system both would have been in the top 35. However, under the new system with an altered weighting system they ended down the list.”

Just a minute there, Bottler.

According to documents obtained by the Irish Times:

…Balbriggan ranked 44th and Swords 127th in a draft list compiled last June – before Ms Shortall ordered officials to increase the weighting attached to deprivation.

Ouch.

Reilly gives different explanation for adding sites to list (Paul Cullen, Harry McGee, Niamh Sweeney, Irish Times)

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

We’re at the Black Sheep on Capel Street, Dublin.

Home of ‘crafty’ beers.

From the staff:

In honour of the great man Jim McGuinness [Donegal football manager] we’re giving away a pint of the new and improved Galway Bay Porter at 17:59 to anyone who says “To Jimmy” at the bar…


The Black Sheep (Facebook)

Thanks Conski (for headline)

It begins.

Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, minutes ago.

Thanks Bibi

Meanwhile…

Trevor C writes:

View from our office today at 5pm, yes 5pm. (Looking out onto Dame Court, Dublin – beside the Stags Head/Mercantile) Impossible to do any work, thanks Arthur for an early day.

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