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‘Bishop, This Is Not A Joke’
Don’t always agree with Mannix Flynn, but he is spot on on this one. 1/2 #PopeInIreland #Stand4Truth pic.twitter.com/JYj2XjWJ1m — Daithi K. (@tvcritics) August 23, 2018 Mannix Flynn, 2/2. “Bishop this is not a joke” #PopeInIreland #Stand4Truth pic.twitter.com/X0hHm28uNE — Daithi K. (@tvcritics) August 23, 2018 Last night. On RTÉ’s Prime Time.
‘The Abuse Is Not Historic’
Dr Maeve O’Rourke Yesterday evening. Dr Maeve O’Rourke, human rights lawyer and senior research and policy officer at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, posted a series of tweets about how Ireland is continuing to cover up for its collusion with the Catholic Church.
De Thursday Papers
Dublin wall of remembrance for children who died in Ireland’s mother and baby homes, situated in Temple Bar, is covered up in preparation for the Pope’s visit. The wall bears the names of 796 children placed in a septic tank on the grounds of St Mary’s Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Galway. According to the Facebook comments, a woman from Ballyfermot drove down and took down the net covering that had been placed over it. https://www.facebook.com/tiboxx/posts/10156588235523926
De Wednesday Papers
I see project fear 2.0 regarding BREXIT is still continuing. I think people have started to get immune to it. The Telegraph’s front page headline about ex-convicts becoming magistrates to improve diversity is like something out of the twilight zone. The idea that more former offenders would reassure minorities is laughable. One has to ask why minorities are making up such large percentages of those convicted?
De Tuesday Papers
Yikes, Gilbert O’Sullian is still alive? I went briefly to St. Helier on Jersey back in the early 90s – I was held up at customs, detained under the prevention of terrorism act – an Irish Passport, it seems wasn’t that great. Anyhoos, it turns out that the police on Jersey had made it known that I was a relative of the Cork guy. I’m not – I’ve got wavy hair is all – I kinda took it nonetheless. I did me thing in Jersey – it’s but another memory.
Jesus Wept
Further Thoughts On The Rebranding Of TG4 Venn All Is Said And Done
Meanwhile, At the Department of Housing
This afternoon. Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 Activists who had occupied a vacant house at 35 Summerhill Parade, some wearing Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy masks, take their protest to the Department of Housing. Dublin Central Housing Action says that the occupation of the property is a protest against the continuing national housing crisis and government inaction.
A History Of Public Housing
Eight families who were tenants at 11 Fenian Street in Dublin live in tents next to the building, two weeks after the building’s ceiling collapsed in 1971 Middle East-based former RTÉ journalist Mark Coughlan has created a tweet thread about the history of public housing in Ireland… There you go now. Via Mark Coughlan Pic: RTE Archives Posted in Misc and tagged Mark Coughlan, public housing at 4:53 pm on August 14, 2018 by Bodger.
De Thursday Papers
On her analysis of the burka Ruth Davidson is talking utter rubbish. I am reposting that text of a response tweet from Roger Helmer Telegraph: “Burka no different from wearing a crucifix”. Except (A) The crucifix is a religious symbol, the burka is not, & (B) Very few people choose to cover their entire faces with a crucifix. On the American sanctions here is the text of a comment I made on another news website.
De Wednesday Papers
Of course this is just some article or other about a half-baked study: https://www.thelocal.se/20180807/support-for-democracy-weak-among-swedens-youngsters-survey Which brings me to Michael Gove. He didn’t mean to say that people were tired of experts. What he said (despite interruption) was that people were not willing to listen to these experts who were so often wrong.
De Tuesday Papers
“We can be flexible on border” it’s utter insanity to allow the European union to use us as a stick to beat the British in these negotiations. On issues surrounding the border the Irish government should negotiate with the British government directly. Border issues aside the UK is by far our biggest trading partner. We share the same language and for better or worse our cultures align.
De Thursday Papers
Perhaps he is “not a good person” but that does not mean he is wrong. It is a zero-sum game, public services like health, housing, education etc. are overstretched as things are. The vast majority of migrants are dependent on resources supplied by the taxpayer. The same resources cannot be used to improve already existing services. Then there is the problem of overcrowding. It’s unpopular to say but many towns, cities and villages have experienced 50 to 75% population growth over the past 2 decades.
Citizens Are Not ‘Customers’ Of The State
At your service: Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection Regina Doherty and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar The people of Ireland should know that Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party have removed the status of citizenship from them and replaced it with the inferior status of ‘customer’. The process was initiated in 1997 and has been refined and expanded upon ever since. Ministers and civil servants no longer address citizens as citizens but as customers.
Red Beret
Further to the investigation of a decorated former British paratrooper for his actions in Derry in 1972. To view today’s Daily Telegraph, you would think ‘Bloody Sunday’ was great military struggle akin to the Normandy Landings or the Charge of the Light Brigade instead of what it was: soldiers picking off unarmed civilians in a housing estate… ‘Betrayal’ of British soldier interrogated by police over Bloody Sunday ‘attempted murder’ (Daily Telegraph)
De Tuesday Papers
Mandy says SOME brexiteers are nationalists and hate foreigners. Outrageous. Next week he will be calling the pope a Catholic. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-peter-mandelson-final-say-second-referendum-peoples-vote-a8469351.html The whole point of the EU is free trade and travel. To say that dropping out without a deal will have no consequences is absolutely nuts.
For The Times Tim Lives In
Last week, US comedian Tim Renkow (above), who has Cerebral Palsy, took an early flight from London to Dublin. Tim was performing that night at the Stag’s Head, Dame Court, and had a pre-booked room at The Times Hostel, in nearby College Street. Tim approached The Times hostel at approximately 8am on Saturday and the front door was closed in his face, after assuming this was a misunderstanding (as it was so early) he returned at approximately 9am.
‘A Blank Canvas’
Um. “A blank canvas is presented to the market and the opportunity to put your own stamp on this canvas is at hand… …set in the famous South Lotts area of Ringsend which once housed dockers, millers, bakers, gas workers, butchers and glass bottle makers… …now it is home to software engineers, computer scientists and social media gurus as well as the local community and it retains its ambience and a sense that people still count. A true community feel…” 30 Square metres. Outside loo.
For Your Consideration
A short documentary, by Ingrid Casey, which was launched at the Inspire Gallerie on Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, yesterday evening. Through the Cracks explores the experiences of three different mothers and their children who are now living in emergency accommodation. The most recent figures show, in the final week of June, there were 6,048 adults, 3,824 children and 1,754 families living in emergency accommodation. Of these 1,754 families, 1,081 are single-parent families.
De Thursday Papers
Speaking in the Dail,on Monday,as if-actually no it’s a small little island in the Caribbean that’s standing up to Dennis O’Brien/Digicel. Nothing really ‘new’ on Digi,they are under contact to sell more assets (cell towers),market sentiment on their ability to refinance their bonds continues to be negative.
They Are Laughing At You
Gemma O’Doherty at the Danielle Carroll Summer School 2018 last Saturday A speech delivered by journalist Gemma O’Doherty. Video via the Irish Media Alliance here. ‘How journalism in Ireland Has Allowed Corruption To Thrive’ Thank you to Mick Caul for organising today and inviting me to speak. I’d also like to pay tribute to the family of Danielle Carroll. And to her. Her life had meaning. She has brought us all together here today.
Meanwhile, In The Mediterranean
The Libyan coast guard announced that it had intercepted a boat with 158 people on board and had provided medical and humanitarian assistance. What they did not say was that they left two women and a child on board and sank the ship because they did not want to get on Libyan patrol boats. When we arrived, we found one of the women still alive, we could not do anything to recover the other woman and the child who apparently died a few hours before finding them.
De Thursday Papers
£235k for Sir Cliff seems a tad on the paltry side for what he’s been through, whatwith the BBC News helicopters filming the raid on his home. I’d have asked from the BBC £1Bn, then negotiated from there, maybe I should be a lawyer, clearly I am not. Good luck to Cliff, it’s one of those things that will always taint. “We’re all going on a summer holiday” – I think I can whistle/sing that freely now. (To be fair £235k isn’t paltry to me.)
How Would You Talk To Joe?
A podcast (available every Monday on the Headstuff Podcast Network) poking a long overdue funny bone at Joe Duffy’s Liveline, The Adrian Kennedy Phoneshow and its ilk. Created by Dave Coffey ((Dan & Becs, Sarah + Steve) and featuring a weekly panel of Ireland’s rising comedy, improv and acting stars. When I introduce my guests, they have no idea what they’re about to complain about, so they have to be really quick on their feet….
De Sunday Papers
I agree. I am sure Michael D is a very decent man but in comparison to his predecessor who used every excuse to get out and meet the people, he did not have the same impact. I see Gavin Duffy is thinking of running. I don’t think this is a position for a business person at all as the skill set is very different. You would have to really like people and there is no profit margin to consider which has been his core focus.
‘I Hope This Encourages Others’
Tressa Reeves, 79, nee Donnelly, and her son Patrick Farrell, whom she called Andre when she gave birth to him in 1961, settled their action against the Sisters of Charity’s St Patrick’s Guild (Incorporated) adoption society and the State. The action followed Tressa’s search for her son following his illegal adoption in 1961. She didn’t see him for another 50 years with Patrick not knowing he was illegally adopted until he was 52.
Meanwhile, In Wexford
“So, in a Wallace-controlled Ireland, women could be free to have an abortion in all circumstances if they unexpectedly became pregnant. For example, a woman might be due to go on an exclusive foreign holiday but an unexpected pregnancy could interfere with her plan and how she might look on the beach. Or there could be an unexpected pregnancy in the run up to a family wedding, ruining the chances of fitting into a very expensive dress.
Fire At Mattress Mick’s
Mattress Mick informs his customers of a fire at his Coolock outlet last night, top. On Monday, Mattress Mick posted a photograph of a ‘Fire Engine Truck Bed’ on his Facebook page, above.
You Had One Job
VIDEO Taoiseach Enda Kenny on RTÉ’s Nine News tonight: “And I think it should also be said Eileen, if I may say so that the average worker, a single worker on the minimum wage of 35,000 is going to get back €400 in the income tax returns starting in January.” A Freudian slip from An Taoiseach. Minimum wage is €8.65 per hour, 39 hours per week, 52 weeks per year = €17,542. He should do more of these.
De Tuesday Papers
The EEC? What age are you and what age are you living in? Norway is not in the EU. It was a local Oslo court that found that Breivik’s treatment violated article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. More to the point, Norwegians are happy with the verdict and the murderer is still in jail. It’s a Norwegian matter, not a Brit one. http://world.time.com/2012/08/27/why-norway-is-satisfied-with-breiviks-sentence/ Not the brightest Brit around, eh Catherine?
De Sunday Papers
ollie, you’ll hopefully recall the detailed lesson I (generously) gave you about the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive clauses. looks like you’ve yet to master it. if you persist with the grammar of an toddler, you won’t ever me taken seriously. do you want me to run through it again? (if english isn’t your first language, I apologise for pointing this out (again))
‘The Most Significant Setback For The Fight Against White Collar Crime In A Decade’
An open letter to the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys calling on her to withdraw an amendment to Ireland’s whistleblower law which, claim the signatories, could lead to workers facing legal action or criminal prosecution and allow businesses to stop their employees from reporting fraud and corruption to the regulators and the Gardaí.
I Píteoga The Fool
Warning on 4Chan (above) and the damaged window of Panti Bar (top) after a brick duct taped with the Irish words for ‘Fairies Out Of Ireland’ was thrown through it last Friday Further to last Friday’s brick-throwing at Panti Bar, on Capel Street, Dublin 1… Aaron Rogan and Ellen Coyne, of The Times Ireland edition, report: An analysis of the 4chan website by Storyful…found that a person appeared to have been updating other users of the incident before it happened.
De Wednesday Papers
I am not surprised Lowry avoided any custodial sentence that would threaten his seat. If the findings of Moriarty did not take him down nothing will…….. now however if he had not paid his TV licence, it would be a different story. What is really sickening is that I can see him getting re-elected in first place at the next election. Good old stroke Ireland. On a speculative conspiratorial note, I wonder what information he has that protects him.
‘There Is A Question Of Money Changing Hands’
Several men who had been abused by Waterford basketball coach Bill Kenneally held a press conference in the Buswells Hotel on Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Kenneally was given a 14-year sentence in 2016, for sexually abusing ten boys aged between 12 and 16 in Waterford between 1984 and 1987. During the press conference in February, abuse survivors Colin Power and Jason Clancy said they believed gardai were aware of Kenneally’s abuse as far back as 1979.
De Wednesday Papers
The Trump-Kim peace deal was only ever about one thing. Photo Op! Trump has actually achieved nothing at all compared to previous North Korea peace deals, which didn’t last either. America got nothing out of it, its all win-win for Kim Jong Un. Plus, he completely blind sided South Korea without even conferring with them. They live there next to North Korea! Shambolic stuff. How long before America removes its most malignant tumour?
De Tuesday Papers
Polish couples attackers spoke perfect English… in a Cork accent? hmmm. All the hallmarks of travellers, or Islamic fundamentalists. If I was to take a wild guess I’d say travellers. Drug gangsters would just get in and out using a gun, wanting to not leave any evidence. Traveller gangs have these types of weapons, sickles, machetes..etc. whatever the animals can get their hands on. The man they butchered worked in gardening & maintenance..
De Saturday Papers
the New York Times (NYT) has a brief overview off a telecommunications company, in the news lately. “It will also need to confront deeper questions about its way of doing business, which has left a trail of accusations of bribery, overbilling and rule-breaking.” even issues a condemning statement, yikes they biggest in world. “In response to these and other cases, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest, said in 2016 that it would exclude ZTE from its investments.
De Wednesday Papers
I’ve got to say, both myself and a preposterous type visited Grenfell in the late 80s. We were visiting a deposed Lord who lived there – he was gay (aren’t they all?) It really didn’t appear to me at the time that it was about class. I guess 30 years later, I’ve a different perspective. Lord James of Yorkshire is forgiven – he’s now back in his family pile. He escaped the fire, myself and a preposterous type weren’t there also.
Lessons In Erosion
College Board member and senior academic Peter Coxon in Trinity urges students to take action against the College for what he calls “incredible erosion of our ability to teach whole sections of a geography degree without the discipline being given any indication of future staffing”. Issue in Geography Dept mirrors issues across college, with modules and staff being cut everywhere…
Meanwhile, In Cork
There you go now.
Bad Form
They initially put up the order of the images wrong, hence the confusion in the comments. Upon my first time reading the ballot I found it hard to even find the mention of ‘marriage equality’, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be clearer. I understand that this is the way it’s always been but for those voting for the first time in a referendum (a large portion of the Yes vote) this could be intimidating.
Taking Them All On
Last week, at the Disclosures Tribunal which is examining allegations of a smear campaign against Sgt Maurice McCabe, former Irish Independent journalist Gemma O’Doherty gave evidence before Supreme Court judge Peter Charleton. She told the tribunal that, in 2012, she was contacted by Sgt McCabe’s father who told her about Sgt McCabe’s efforts to highlight his concerns about An Garda Síochána.
De Bank Holiday Monday Papers
Smoking is not a problem (generally). Many of the Dublin Marathon pacers are smokers, and ever tried running events in France or Italy? Anybody with a pulse can run a 5KM (look at Parkrun FFS). Anyone in any reasonable shape can knock out a 10KM in 70 minutes without training. The real showstopper here is obesity. The top selling item at the VHI WMM expo is donuts. This event is a complete disgrace to even have the word “mini” in it, yet alone “marathon”.
De Saturday Papers
“Two weeks to solve the border issue.” The Irish Times is as wrong now as it has been consistently since the Brexit referendum result was announced. It has become,like the Financial Times,an object lesson in how to attract ridicule for its myopic obsession over pursuing a Brit-bashing editorial policy at the expense of proper,independent journalism.
G’wan The Catherine
Elderly woman, amazed at modern technology, still knows when older people are being patronised (but did get a great laugh)
De Tuesday Papers
Whatever about their accountability, I reckon the reason why is that for those of born mid/late-70s and later didn’t have their religion and catechism beaten into them. For those of us who did, well…. we still remember it alright. Who here remembers the first time they were physically assaulted by clergy as a child?! Was 1979 for me. Aged 7. Cracked rib. That’s what I got for being a Dub in a country school and didn’t know the Irish for Jesus. A proper twofer that one.
De Sunday Papers
Just a point nobody has mentioned about yesterday. The 8th amendment was a Catholic law, brought in by Haughey but championed by the Church. So, you would reasonably expect that those who were arguing to keep it would be out and proud Catholics but that was not the case. In fact, some these people went to pretty extreme lengths to hide their religious views and not one priest or bishop was seen publicly debating the subject.
Yes
The self organisation, commitment and drive by many people, young and old, campaigning over a very long time to bring about repeal and keep the issue on the table was amazing and shows what Irish people can achieve working together. I think they deserve to celebrate this if repeal carries the day. There also needs to be time to healing of a lot of hurt and division occured by both sides over the campaign, not gloating.
Long Shadows
“We Have A System That Is Actually Working.” Warning: Contains Scenes Of Senator Ronan Mullen Which Some Viewers May Find Distressing.
De Friday Papers
Coveney says we will be frozen in time if we don’t vote Yes. We must move bravely forward. To a new golden age of abortion. An age of such promise that we can remove any acknowledgement from the constitution of the right to life of unborn babies in the womb. An age so brimful of progressiveness that a baby needs only to be wanted to win acknowledgement of her right to life. An age of such sparkling equity that unwanted human beings can be disposed of. Onward Simon, Leo, Simon, Martin, Mary-Lou.
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