Monthly Archives: August 2010

National Gallery: The Liffey Swim and Islandbridge Regatta by Jack B. Yeats

Posted on 13/08/2010 by Simon McGarr
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Hand in your coats, turn right and you’ll come to the Yeats Rooms. The two paintings hang side by side on your left. One, The Liffey Swim, is probably one of the most famous modern Irish works. The other, Islandbridge … Continue reading →

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Your Country, Your Call: Request for SIPO investigation

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Simon McGarr
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I wish to formally request the Standards in Public Office Commission investigate this apparent discrepancy between actual funding and that permitted by the Electoral Acts of a Third Party by private companies and/or individuals and the failure of An Smaoineamh Mór Limited to register as a Third Party. Continue reading →

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Flying Ant Day 2010

Posted on 08/08/2010 by Simon McGarr
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Whenever I encounter Flying Ant Day, I stick it on the blog to check the date’s movement from year to year. Today was flying ant day in Artane and the Docklands. The rest of the country presumably keeps to its … Continue reading →

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