This afternoon
He wants his shirt back.
Anne-Marie McNally tweetz:
Probably not the warmest day for a topless protest at the Dáil but each to their own
Tag Archives: protest
To paaaarteeee.
Photos Of Dublin tweetz:
Lads protesting in support of a nightclub in Dublin – we’ve seen it all now. :-)
But what year – anyone?
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This afternoon’s IFA protest march in Dublin.
Richard Hemming tweetz:
Rule 1 of protest club… Hold your sign the right way up!
Yesterday, the Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council held a protest on Dublin’s O’Connell Street against atrocities committed in the name of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
During the protest, the protesters specifically condemned the killing of three Irish citizens in Tunisia last month.
Reporting on the protest in the Irish Times this morning, Patsy McGarry writes:
A document entitled Irish Muslim Declaration of Peace and Guide to Prevent Radicalisation was launched at the protest by Dr al-Qadri, who is the founder and chief executive of the IMPIC.
He spoke of an incident that had happened at a mosque on Saturday involving members of IMPIC. “In one particular mosque a group of our Council were distributing our flyers for today [when] one of our members was physically assaulted by another Muslim person,” he said. “Some three individuals said ‘We are Isis, are you going to protest against us?’.”
He said, “It tells us, Yes there is a small percentage, even though maybe it is only 100, but we as Muslims must condemn them and we must not remain silent . . . because these people are like an infection, are like a cancer.
“If you will remain silent you will let them come into the mosque and you will let them speak to the youth . . . They will spread the cancer of extremism to the Muslim youth.”
Extremism exists among Muslims in Ireland, anti-Islamic State protest is told (Irish Times)
Previously: Free Sunday?
Meanwhile, in today’s Irish Daily Star…
John Coulter writes:
What an accolade it would be for Ireland if our STEM students and scientists developed the mustard gas needed to be dropped in ISIS strongholds.
Think of the number of tourists who could return to sun traps without any fear of Islamic radicals.
More importantly, think of the number of jobs which could be created in Ireland for Irish people who develop these mustard gas weapons to exterminate ISIS?
An Irish biological weapons industry would also help combat the brain drain of our best young geniuses having to leave Ireland to find work.
Jay.
Sus.
Thanks Michael Pidgeon
Now for you.
Kildare Street, Dublin, this afternoon.
(Pix: Oisín Kane)
Former Clerys workers and supporters gather outside the offices of D2 Private, which part owns Natrium – the new owners of Clerys – on Harcourt Terrace this lunchtime
Zara King tweetz:
Clerys workers stage protest outside office of new owner Natrium. Caroline and her husband [bottom pic]met in the store in 1985….
Earlier: What About The Lost Jobs?
Former Clerys employees protest outside premises of new owners (RTE)
(Photocall Ireland)
SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) held a protest outside Leinster House on Wednesday.
Micheál Martin heckled at 1.57.
SPARK writes:
“This is in response to the most gendered cuts ever in the history of the state (98% of those on One Parent Famil Payment are women). 40, 000 lone parents are due to lose their entitlement to One Parent Family Payment this year once their youngest child is over 7. There have already been 11,000 families who have already lost this payment.”
Video by Paula Geraghty
John Fitzgerald of the Campaign for the Abolition Of Cruel Sports writes:
At 12 noon on Saturday, June 13th, animal welfare campaigners will protest at the entrance to Croke Park in Dublin. They believe they have uncovered evidence that the GAA is supporting blood sports, especially fox hunting. They will elaborate on this if you wish to contact the campaign group organising the demo. Taking on the GAA was no easy decision. For further info please contact Bernie Wright or Declan Bowes of the Hunt Saboteurs Association at 087 2651720
(Pic: Karen Horton)
Sacred Vows
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A Canberra couple have vowed to get a divorce, ending their “sacred” 10-year union, if Australia allows same-sex couples to legally marry. Nick Jensen and his wife Sarah believe widening the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples threatens the sacred nature of the union and leaves the door open to polygamy. The Christian couple have been happily married for over a decade, have no intention of separating and hope to have more children. For all intents and purposes they have a healthy marriage.
They seem lovely.
Christian couple vow to divorce if same-sex marriage is legalised (the Age)
(H/T: Mark Geary)