Sep. 10, 2012 at 10:49am with 1 note
Ireland

Anything going on at home? Nope. It’s still 1977. 

Jul. 16, 2012 at 6:25am with 2 notes
IrelandDundalkLudicrous
The awkward moment when your browsing a popular Irish satirical website and you come across a photo of the ludicrous traffic “improvements” on your street at home. 

The awkward moment when your browsing a popular Irish satirical website and you come across a photo of the ludicrous traffic “improvements” on your street at home. 

Jun. 25, 2012 at 3:53am
IrelandFree SpeechAbortion Politics
Very interesting debate happening back home around the issues of free speech, abortion politics and debating with a fair playing field with regards funding. You can find most of the best debates on Broadsheet, Boards and Politics.ie.  Without getting into the actual abortion debate I find the situation where anarchists have taken direct action against a fairly odious billboard campaign created by the well funded Pro Life Lobby group Youth Defence incredibly interesting. The crux of the argument seems to be that defacing billboards is acceptable and not an incursion on free speech because the posters were created by a very well funded and organised lobby group who have the advantage before the debate begins. I can’t really make up my mind about this one to be honest…I think the original billboards were disgusting in their use of language and a complaint should be upheld by the advertising standards body but I’m uncomfortable about the denial of free speech. If the situation was reversed and it was a members of Youth Defence defacing the posters of anarchists then they would be the first to cry fascists. They have to receive some flak for their actions despite the greater goal of not having the billboards being displayed any more achieved. 

Very interesting debate happening back home around the issues of free speech, abortion politics and debating with a fair playing field with regards funding. You can find most of the best debates on Broadsheet, Boards and Politics.ie. 

Without getting into the actual abortion debate I find the situation where anarchists have taken direct action against a fairly odious billboard campaign created by the well funded Pro Life Lobby group Youth Defence incredibly interesting.

The crux of the argument seems to be that defacing billboards is acceptable and not an incursion on free speech because the posters were created by a very well funded and organised lobby group who have the advantage before the debate begins.

I can’t really make up my mind about this one to be honest…I think the original billboards were disgusting in their use of language and a complaint should be upheld by the advertising standards body but I’m uncomfortable about the denial of free speech. If the situation was reversed and it was a members of Youth Defence defacing the posters of anarchists then they would be the first to cry fascists. They have to receive some flak for their actions despite the greater goal of not having the billboards being displayed any more achieved. 

2:56am
IrelandEuro 2012Football
Great article from Frankie Lally about the state of Irish football post Euro 2012. Football on this little island is heading in the wrong direction and unless someone in the FAI’s headquarters in Abbotstown can find a map to put it on the right track it is going to continue to do so.

Great article from Frankie Lally about the state of Irish football post Euro 2012.

Football on this little island is heading in the wrong direction and unless someone in the FAI’s headquarters in Abbotstown can find a map to put it on the right track it is going to continue to do so.

Jun. 12, 2012 at 2:16pm with 9 notes
Reblogged from ryaanlochte
IrelandEuros 2012Croatia

It wasn’t to be on the night…but we’re still in with a chance. Slight chance.

May. 13, 2012 at 7:47am
The Fatima MansionsIrelandArt Rock

They literally don’t make em like they used to…

Go to England, baby-raper, false economist.
Call yourself King Charles III.
Nobody will notice.
Nobody will be alarmed.
There is no constitution.
Go. Goodbye. Goodbye.
He’s shining brightly, he can’t be a man
He is the genius of the Carpathians
He’s running checks on his mother’s womb
He’s gonna be reborn real soon

May. 9, 2012 at 1:35pm
The MongrelThe RacketNewMagazineIreland
From the former producers of The Mongrel comes The Racket. New online mixed media magazine. Looks slick.  Tommy picks me up on something I mentioned earlier. “You said this woman reminded you of a retired footballer, right?” Kind of, yeah. “You know what retired footballers do to keep themselves busy?” I have no idea. “The after dinner speakers circuit,” he says. “The supermodels should get in on that. Can you imagine? Naomi Campbell and Cindy whatshername skulling pints and slapping auld fellas in the back?” He might be onto something, I tell him. “Oh, I am,” he laughs. “I definitely am.” http://theracket.net/2012/04/a-purloined-vehicle-a-date-with-a-supermodel-and-rock-n-roll/

From the former producers of The Mongrel comes The Racket. New online mixed media magazine. Looks slick. 

Tommy picks me up on something I mentioned earlier. “You said this woman reminded you of a retired footballer, right?” Kind of, yeah. “You know what retired footballers do to keep themselves busy?” I have no idea. “The after dinner speakers circuit,” he says. “The supermodels should get in on that. Can you imagine? Naomi Campbell and Cindy whatshername skulling pints and slapping auld fellas in the back?” He might be onto something, I tell him. “Oh, I am,” he laughs. “I definitely am.”

http://theracket.net/2012/04/a-purloined-vehicle-a-date-with-a-supermodel-and-rock-n-roll/

Apr. 19, 2012 at 7:20am with 2 notes
VodafoneIrelandDundalkCapatalismCorporatism
My mate JU describing the fairly reprehensible situation he finds himself in because of the disgusting actions of his employer, Vodafone. “I work in Vodafone in Dundalk. Just over three weeks ago Vodafone announced that they would be moving over 300 jobs to Newry-based company Teleperformance from the call-centres in Dublin and Dundalk. I was hoping you could help shed some light on the current situation for the employees concerned, considering the lack of coverage there has been from the likes of RTE, I’m sure this competiion on last Friday’s Late Late Show is a coincidence. While Vodafone have advised there will be no job losses and that our jobs are merely transferring to Newry, they have not been able to guarantee the jobs in the long term. Although we have been told that we will be employed on our existing terms and conditions, Teleperformance has already advertised new positions in Newry on current N.I. minimum wage rates, considerably less than what most of the Rigney Dolphin and Vodafone staff currently earn. Which takes me onto my next point. As it stands, there are people like myself currently working in Vodafone who literally have €10 left over from their wages each week after bills have been paid. It is simply not economically viable for most of us to travel to Newry. One example of this would be people who work part-time weekend hours in Dundalk. Although Newry is only ten minutes from Dundalk, the extra mileage and the cost of parking (which is provided free within the grounds of the current call-centres) would mean the hours an employee works on a Friday evening would be more or less spent before they even sat down at their desk. At that stage the employee would probably get more money on the dole. Then consider the Dublin employees who will have even higher petrol costs if they have to drive to Newry.I think its fair to say that all of the employees involved would much rather work than join the dole queue A local councillor and former employee in the Dundalk call-centre estimated that the move will see a loss of €4.7 million a year to Dundalk’s economy . Local shops and businesses which rely on the business they get from the Vodafone employees, through shopping, lunches etc. immediately expressed their concern about the adverse effects the move will have on their own futures. The CWU (Communications Workers’ Union) are currently involved in a consultation process with Vodafone with the hope of keeping our jobs where they are. But judging by Vodafone’s actions last year when they outsourced jobs to India and Egypt, it remains to be seen if they will do right by their staff.”

My mate JU describing the fairly reprehensible situation he finds himself in because of the disgusting actions of his employer, Vodafone.

“I work in Vodafone in Dundalk. Just over three weeks ago Vodafone announced that they would be moving over 300 jobs to Newry-based company Teleperformance from the call-centres in Dublin and Dundalk. I was hoping you could help shed some light on the current situation for the employees concerned, considering the lack of coverage there has been from the likes of RTE, I’m sure this competiion on last Friday’s Late Late Show is a coincidence.

While Vodafone have advised there will be no job losses and that our jobs are merely transferring to Newry, they have not been able to guarantee the jobs in the long term. Although we have been told that we will be employed on our existing terms and conditions, Teleperformance has already advertised new positions in Newry on current N.I. minimum wage rates, considerably less than what most of the Rigney Dolphin and Vodafone staff currently earn. Which takes me onto my next point.
As it stands, there are people like myself currently working in Vodafone who literally have €10 left over from their wages each week after bills have been paid. It is simply not economically viable for most of us to travel to Newry. One example of this would be people who work part-time weekend hours in Dundalk. Although Newry is only ten minutes from Dundalk, the extra mileage and the cost of parking (which is provided free within the grounds of the current call-centres) would mean the hours an employee works on a Friday evening would be more or less spent before they even sat down at their desk. At that stage the employee would probably get more money on the dole. Then consider the Dublin employees who will have even higher petrol costs if they have to drive to Newry.I think its fair to say that all of the employees involved would much rather work than join the dole queue
A local councillor and former employee in the Dundalk call-centre estimated that the move will see a loss of €4.7 million a year to Dundalk’s economy . Local shops and businesses which rely on the business they get from the Vodafone employees, through shopping, lunches etc. immediately expressed their concern about the adverse effects the move will have on their own futures. The CWU (Communications Workers’ Union) are currently involved in a consultation process with Vodafone with the hope of keeping our jobs where they are. But judging by Vodafone’s actions last year when they outsourced jobs to India and Egypt, it remains to be seen if they will do right by their staff.”
Feb. 27, 2012 at 6:11pm with 3 notes
DublinIreland1930sPlayers Please
Dublin, 25th of June 1932. The Big Smoke lit up for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress. One of the best things on the Irish interweb… http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/

Dublin, 25th of June 1932. The Big Smoke lit up for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress.

One of the best things on the Irish interweb… http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/

Feb. 20, 2012 at 10:58am
Ireland

Absolutely fantastic video. The highlight of my month and an early birthday present.

The bitterness just drips from it. Perfect for an overcast Monday in NamaLand.