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Jim Fitzpatrick signed Limited Print of Elizabeth O'Farrell Regular readers of this column will know that I wholeheartedly support the efforts of the Moore St. Preservation Trust to preserve the 1916 Moore St. Battlefield site in Dublin that is under threat from the developers wrecking ball. This week the Trust - a not for profit organisation led by Relatives of the Signatories of the 1916 Proclamation – will launch a new limited edition signed print of Elizabeth O'Farrell by the renowned Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick. One hundred prints will be available from Thursday evening at €150 as part of the fundraising efforts of the Trust to raise much needed funds in support of its alternative plan for a cultural and historical quarter in the Moore Street battlefield site. Health and Care in a New IrelandLast month the European Movement in Ireland –Amárach Research – reported that a majority of people in both parts of the island were in favour of a united Ireland within the EU. The figures were 67% in favour in the North and 62% in favour in the South.Last week the Life and Times Survey, which is conducted by Queens University, reported that the gap between those who support the union with Britain and those who favour Irish Unity, has halved in the last year. In 2021 the gap was 23 points. In 2023 that had halved to 12 points. This year it has halved again to 5 points.An Act of International PiracyIn an act of international piracy Israeli forces hijacked the humanitarian aid vessel the Madleen in international waters as it was making its way to the Gaza Strip with much needed humanitarian aid for the beleaguered community. The Madleen is part of the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition and it had a crew of 12 including environmental activist activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan MEP. The Israel action is part of its strategy to control the public narrative around events in the Palestinian occupied territories, particularly Gaza, where millions face starvation.In the Gaza Strip and the west Bank the daily slaughter of innocents by the Israeli regime's murder squads continues unimpeded. So too does the deliberate targeting of the health service which has been all but obliterated by Israel's genocidal military campaign. The objective is clearly to remove sll Palestinians from Gaza. 

This Sunday is a significant milestone in the life of Christ Church as we celebrate 10 years of having our doors open at 229 Moore Street. We'd love to have you join us as we thank God for the amazing things He's done and look forward to what He's going to do. The best is yet to come!Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

This Sunday is a significant milestone in the life of Christ Church as we celebrate 10 years of having our doors open at 229 Moore Street. We'd love to have you join us as we thank God for the amazing things He's done and look forward to what He's going to do. The best is yet to come!

 Wear an Easter LillyI did not think Easter is almost upon us. It has crept up on me. For Irish republicans Easter holds a special significance. It is synonymous with the 1916 Easter Rising and the heroism over a century ago of those who rose up against the British Empire and declared for a Republic. It is also a time when we remember all of those women and men – over countless generations – who gave their lives in pursuit of Irish sovereignty and independence.In the course of my activism I have travelled widely. I have visited many countries. Time and again I have been struck by the determination of nations to honour the patriots and freedom fighters who gave meaning to their desire for freedom and self-determination.Across the world there are countless memorials to those who fought in wars against colonialism. National ceremonies of remembrance are held. Buildings or lands and even prisons associated with struggles for freedom are protected and used as aids to teach young people the value of citizenship and the importance of freedom and democracy.Across this island and beyond there are many such monuments to Irish patriots. Next Sunday tens of thousands of people in towns, villages and cities, at country crossroads and at lonely hillside graveyards across the country, will gather for commemorations. They will gather also in Britain, Australia, Canada, the USA and many other places.Most will wear an Easter Lily. This is a symbol of our enduring commitment to the ideals of 1916 and of the Proclamation of the Republic and is a mark of respect for all those, from every generation, who paid with their lives in the cause of Irish freedom.  Micheál Martin and Moore St.Micheál Martin visited 14-17 Moore St. last week. Number 16 is where the leaders of the Rising held their last meeting before their execution. Numbers 14-17 are the planned location for a National Monument to those who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and who evacuated to that street as the GPO was in flames. Martin's visit comes 12 years after he called for the "protection and enhancement" of Moore Street. It comes 19 years after the Fianna Fáil government of Bertie Ahern designated 14-17 Moore St. as a National Monument. During that time the buildings lay derelict and have fallen into a dangerous state of disrepairNow almost two decades later Martin takes an interest, on the cusp of Easter, in a site that his government has starved of funding. Moreover, Martin has backed the plan by the London based developer Hammerson to obliterate the Moore St. Battlefield site, including historic buildings that are part of that period.The rumour was that he was to make a public statement about this. Representatives of the Moore Street Preservation Trust were there to respond, including the grandson of James Connolly, James Connolly Heron. James presented An Taoiseach with the Trusts plan for a 1916 historic and Cultural Quarter. This encompasses the preservation, restoration and management of the Moore Street Battlefield Area, as designated by the High Court in 2016 “the lands, buildings, streets and lanes within an area including Moore Street, Henry Place, O'Rahilly Parade and Moore Lane, in which the 1916 Rising Volunteers travelled after evacuating the GPO”.  Two different Voices on UnitySpeaking of Micheál Martin, the Fianna Fáil leader was interviewed for the Belfast Telegraph last week. I was disappointed but not surprised by his assertion that he wasn't even thinking of a ‘border poll'. When pushed about the constitutional future of Ireland in 50 years-time he couldn't even bring himself to utter the words ‘united Ireland.' In the 15 years he has been leader of Fianna Fáil Martin has engaged in a deliberate strategy of obfuscation when it comes to unity. His current excuse for not pursu

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Barrie hates when people refer to St. Patrick's Day as St. Paddy's Day. Anne remembers poet and raconteur, Pat Ingoldsby. Stephen says antisocial behaviour has gone out of control on Moore Street. Laura Ruth believes foxes are misunderstood. Callers describe their experiences of using Ozempic and Saxenda.

For our final episode of the year, we're going back to the podcast roots by pairing up two Hodgers in conversation. It only seemed appropriate to close out our latest season with a conversation with our founders to talk about all the Hodges' happenings our team has been going through this year. In this episode, you'll get the TL;DR version of the journey we've taken as an agency over the last 12 months, and you'll get a sneak peek at what's to come in 2025. Episode Highlights Reflection on our brand and space origins Catalyst for the move What's on deck We are thrilled at the next step in Hodges' evolution. You'll hear it echoed in the episode, but update your address books to 3301 W. Moore Street, Richmond, VA 23230 and we look forward to seeing you in our new space in the new year. Related Links Campfire & Co Hilldrup

Prison Poems by Bobby SandsIn a recent interview Christy Moore remarked that the death of Bobby Sands robbed us of a great writing talent. Christy was praising the quality of the work Bobby created in the harsh conditions he endured. He was making the point that you can only imagine what Bobby might have gone on to produce in different circumstances where his creative imagination could have been nurtured and not repressed. But of course this was not to be. Bobby led the second hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh and he was the first of the ten men who fasted to death in that awful summer of 1981. Rally to Defend Moore St this weekendThe campaign to protect the 1916 Moore St Battlefield site from demolition is moving up a gear. As regular readers will know An Bord Pleanála  - the planning authority in the South – gave the go ahead recently for the Hammerson development plan which will see much of this historic site reduced to rubble.Irish government fails PalestiniansMore massacres. More children dead and maimed. More civilians killed by the Israeli government in a series of deadly assaults in Gaza and Lebanon. Health workers, journalists, and children continue to be the preferred targets for a right wing Israeli government that is being armed, funded and empowered by its western allies.

Moore St. Demolition Gets Green LightThe battle to save the iconic 1916 Moore Street Battlefield site has been ongoing for over 20 years. During that time there have been a series of plans by developers, appeals against those plans, court cases, protests and sit-ins. Last week, in an appalling decision An Bord Pleanála (ABP) – the Planning Authority in the Irish State – ruled on the remaining appeals and published its recommendations on the future development of the site.Máire FergusonEvery week seems to bring the death of the last of that generation who kept freedoms flame lit in the twilight decades of the republican struggle from the 1950s on. Emmett O Connell from the South Bronx was one of these. Tá sé ar slí an fhirrne anios. So was Máire Ferguson.

Clodagh Finn and John Morgan have produced an important history of the involvement of Irishmen and women in the anti-fascist movements of the Second World War. One of the most extraordinary stories they have uncovered is Catherine Crean, a woman in her sixties originally from Dublin's Moore Street. She would give everything in defence of democracy and in opposition to Hitlerism. The Irish in the Resistance is out now (Gill Books.)

Moore Street – Rising to our FutureThe campaign to save the 1916 Moore Street Battlefield site and those iconic buildings and streetscape that are forever linked to the most important historic event in modern Irish history has reached another potentially decisive moment.In May, An Taoiseach Simon Harris announced the establishment of “a Taskforce to take a holistic view of the measures required to rejuvenate Dublin City Centre, north and south”. The stated objective is to make Dublin City Centre “a more thriving, attractive, and safe cityscape; and a desirable location to live, work, do business and visit.” The Taskforce is expected to report this month (August).International solidarity needed to end Israel's genocidal warBy the end of this week more than 40,000 people, mostly children and women, will have been slaughtered by Israel in the Gaza Strip.  The Strip has been reduced to rubble and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been left without shelter, food, clean water and sanitation. This is an Israeli made humanitarian disaster.Day after day courageous journalists living under constant threat from Israeli snipers, drones and bombs continue to report Israel's targeted bombing of refugees;  the massacre of families living in tents; and of children starving because Israel is preventing food and medical aid from entering Gaza. In recent days Israeli soldiers deliberately destroyed a water treatment plant in the Tel Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah and an MRI machine at the Turkish hospital in Gaza. This is genocide.Féile ArisIt is Féile An Phobail time again. Well done to Kevin Gamble and all the Féile team for once again bringing us a truly outstanding Féile programme. There was a time, now receding in memory for many people and never in the memory of countless more who weren't born in those troubled times, when August,  and the anniversary of Internment, was marked by incursions of British troops and RUC into republican neighbourhoods and  days of rioting and deaths and injuries.Féile An Phobail has replaced all that. It started following the killing in Gibraltar of three local people, IRA Volunteers Dan McCann, Seán Savage and Mairead Farrell at the behest of Margaret Thatcher in March 1988 and the deaths of others at their funerals. Our community was demonised in a tsunami of invective by the establishment media and our political opponents. Féile was a communal response to that.

A Lazarus Soul released their latest album No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens on July 5 via Bohemia Records. Frontman and lyricist Brian Brannigan talks though all of the 10 tracks that make up the record on this episode of the TPOE podcast. --- A Lazarus Soul tour dates August 23: Coughlan's, Cork August 24: Cleere's, Kilkenny August 25: National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin (supporting The The) October 26: Vicar Street, Dublin --- Press release: No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens, (named after a line from The Fall's 'Psykick Dancehall', aptly, as this line-up of A Lazarus Soul came together specifically for a 2011 tribute to that band) is a meditation on wilderness, nature and spirit. Brannigan's lyrics, written during long walks across the Bog of Allen and along the Royal canal, have never been more masterful, reaching new heights of visceral, unflinching song-writing. Brannigan is at the peak of his powers here, capable of turning from eviscerating fury to unexpected moments of tenderness and heartbreak in a single couplet. Songs of police brutality (Black Maria) sit side by side with loving portraits of Moore Street dealers (The Dealers) and thrilling blow-by-blow accounts of three-day benders, worthy of Flann O'Brien (Wildflowers). There is humanity at the heart of all of these songs, even the vicious teacher, meeting out physical abuse on his pupils finds some kind of understanding in Factory Fada. Musically, No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens, is the sound of a band on fire, unleashed after a long period of separation. It is the sound of a band relishing being together once more. Importantly, for a record about wildness, it is a fiercely honest record, made in an old-fashioned way with as little technological interference as possible. Like many of their favourite records, you can hear the mistakes. The approach pays off, especially on GIM, which blossomed from first hearing to the recorded version in just two hours. From the thrilling garage drums and bass of opener, 'Black Maria', to the sparkling electric guitar lines of 'The Flower I Flung Into Her Grave', 'The Dealers' acoustic guitars and strings, the wild harmonium and bowed guitars of 'Wildflowers', to the dreamy 'Diver Walsh' and the Sonic Youth-meets-Richard Thompson 'Factory Fada', this is surely the band's most musically ambitious record to date. --- Buy No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens: https://alazarussoul.bandcamp.com/album/no-flowers-grow-in-cement-gardens-2

A successful conference in support of Moore St.Last week The Moore Street Preservation Trust and Uachtarán Shinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald organised a conference to support the development of a Historical 1916 Cultural Quarter in Dublin City centre with Moore Street at its heart.Mass graves an act of barbarismAt the weekend Leas Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill was in London to address a massive pro-Palestinian march. She described what is happening in Gaza as the “gravest human rights violation of our time.” Michelle called for "an immediate, unconditional and complete ceasefire. We need to see an end to genocide, ethnic cleansing, and collective punishment. All hostages should be released immediately and all aid for Gaza must be delivered immediately, and Israeli forces must withdraw from Gaza and the West Bank.”The FallsI love photographs. Especially old photos.  Particularly black and white ones. Bill Kirk  is a veteran photographer. The Falls is his  most recent collection, some twenty years after Images of Belfast. It captures a time and a neighbourhood which has gone.  As Robin Livingstone in the Foreword says, ‘It is a vital and compelling historical archive, describing in rich detail the people and places where the latest conflict in the shared and troubled history of Ireland and Britain took place.'

The Government is being urged to bring West Clare's road network up to standard before commencing conversion works at Moneypoint. ESB submitted plans in February to convert the Kilrush facility's 900 MW (Mega-Watt) generating station to run on oil rather than coal as part of a phased transition towards a zero-carbon future at the plant. According to ESB, the works will require 18 Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to traverse either Kilmurry McMahon, Moore Street or the John Paul Estate in Kilrush on a daily basis. Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District, Kilrush Independent Councillor Ian Lynch insists investment is urgently needed to allay local concerns.

Leo finally made the right callLEO Varadkar's resignation from the office of An Taoiseach and as leader of Fine Gael caught observers by surprise. On reflection, however, it is very much in keeping with his personality. A bit petulant. Awkward. Impulsive. He had done his best by his own lights. And his best had not been good enough, by his own admission. So in fairness he probably did the right thing. Better to get out on his own terms. The heartbreak of it all: THE million and a half Palestinians trapped in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, on the border with Egypt, are under sustained and ruthless attack by Israeli forces. Hundreds of women, children and men are being killed or severely wounded each day. Hospitals crammed full of desperate human beings continue to be the target of bomb and tank and sniper attack. Moore Street conference a huge step forward:UACHTARÁN Shinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald TD, in association with the Moore Street Preservation Trust, will hold a major international conference next month to discuss the future development of the Moore Street 1916 battlefield site. The main focus of the conference will be on the alternative plan prepared by the Trust to that of the proposals from the private developer Hammerson.

An appeal for InformationIn the 1970s the IRA shot dead and secretly buried a number of people. This is a terrible legacy of that period of our history.  The families of those killed have suffered a grievous injustice. Republicans, including the IRA, recognise and have acknowledged this fact. What happened was wrong and unjustifiable.Israel's War Against ChildrenThe accounts of the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip against the Palestinian people have produced many difficult and heart wrenching moments. The destruction of homes and schools and hospitals; the deliberate killing of over 30,000 children, women and men; the mass murder of health workers, journalists and civilians; the destruction of cemeteries; the premeditated shepherding of civilians into killing zones by Israeli forces, and so much more have shocked and appalled millions around the world. The Israeli state's war on Gaza will be remembered for all this. It will also be forever remembered as Israel's war against childrenMoore St RaffleThe Moore Street Preservation Trust are raffling a framed, limited edition Moore Street Print by renowned Irish Artist Robert Ballagh. Tickets are €10/£9 and the draw will take place on Easter Sunday. Get your tickets here: http://msptshop.myshopify.com/

Ireland Should Launch A Middle East Peace Initiative.Like many of you I have been shocked and distressed by the appalling events in the Middle East. The attack by Hamas fighters which targeted civilians cannot be defended. Mary Lou McDonald spoke for all of us when she unreservedly condemned these actions and called for the release of all hostages.Waterford Assembly votes for Citizens' AssemblyExactly one year after the first Peoples Assembly on Irish Unity was held in Belfast the ninth such conference took place in Waterford. The Waterford event was held last Thursday 12 October in the Tower Hotel in Waterford. Other  conversations have taken place in Belfast, Derry, on the border at Carrickcarnon, in Donegal, Dublin and now in Waterford. Another is planned for 27 November in the Galway  Gaeltacht. There have also been online events attracting hundreds of participants. Moore Street 1916  Womens Tour. The Moore Street Preservation Trusts 1916 Women's Tour was a great success. Hosted by renowned singer and actress Imelda May and narrated by Liz Gillis and Honor Ó Brolcháin every one on the tour learned a lot.

Unique Robert Ballagh Moore Street PrintAs regular readers of this column know I have been involved for a very long time in the campaign to protect and develop as a historic and cultural quarter the Moore St. Terrace and its environs in Dublin. The entire terrace 10-25 Moore Street was occupied by the evacuated GPO garrison at the end of Easter Week 1916. The developer - Hammerson - wants to demolish much of the terrace.You Are Never Alone With A Book.  I'm glad to say I finished reading a few books over the last month so I will update you on them over the next couple of weeks.First off  is The Ghost Limb by Claire Mitchell. This is an intriguing read and Ms Mitchell is a persuasive writer, gentle, witty and positive. She describes herself as an alternative Protestant and Ghost Limb has a sub-title ‘Alternative Protestants and the Spirit of 1798'. In this compelling book a  group of these citizens retrace the steps of the United Irishmen - and women- who worked for the unity of Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter over two hundred years ago as a means to end the connection with England.Walking with my MotherOur mother Annie Hannaway – Annie Adams died on the 4th September 1992. Her spirit lives on in the memory of our family and those who knew her. Here's a little poem I wrote a few years ago. 

Moore StThe threat of demolition to parts of the Moore St Terrace - that played a central role in the Easter Rising - has increased significantly. Last month the Executive of Dublin City Council rejected a motion by Councillors that Number 18 Moore St should be designated a Protected Structure. The Councillors had previously passed a motion in support of this.Coffin ShipsEight years ago the death of two year old Alan Kurdi brought a focus on the refugee tragedy that has turned the Mediterranean into a sea of death for thousands. The photograph of the child lying face down on a Turkish beach as the water washed over him was a distressing and evocative image.Last week at least 78 refugees are known to have drowned when the packed trawler they were on capsized. Survivors have said that as many as 500 more, including possibly 100 children who were in the hold of the trawler, are thought to have gone down with the ship when it sank off the southern coast of GreeceThe Pen Behind The Wire.  Thousands of republicans were imprisoned during the conflict. They created a commendable body of prison literature, in keeping with prison writings from other phases in the freedom struggle. Former POWs, as well as writing their memoirs, have written short stories, novels, plays and screenplays and, of course, poetry. The writings of Bobby Sands, for example, have never been out of print over the past forty-two years and have been translated into many languages. 

The Story of Moore StreetLast week the Moore Street Preservation Trust held an Urgent Public Meeting in Liberty Hall in Dublin to discuss the crisis surrounding the future development of the Moore St. Battlefield site and the threat posed to these historic 1916 laneways by a developer. The meeting was chaired by Christina McLoughlin who is the niece of Sean McLoughlin. He was appointed Commandant General of the Republican forces in Dublin after James Connolly was wounded. A short film by acclaimed Belfast filmmaker Sean Murray – The Story of Moore Street 1916 – and narrated by Stephen Rea was shown to very warm applause. Frank Connolly for SIPTU which supports the campaign welcomed everyone to Liberty Hall.To Be Or Not To Be.As this column goes to press it appears that the British PM Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission have reached an Agreement on the Protocol.  The so-called ‘Windsor Framework.' To add to the excitement Dame Arlene Foster is giving off because King Charles is having tea with Ursula von der Leyen – a proverbial storm in a tea cup. The next few days - or longer - will see how the new Agreement goes down particularly among the Brexiteers here in the North. Remember the majority of people here voted against Brexit. Watch this space. Remembering Wounded KneeOn 27 February 1973 several hundred Native Americans of the Oglala Lakota people occupied Wounded Knee in South Dakota in a move intended to highlight their demand for sovereign rights. The stand-off between the Native American people and federal authorities lasted 71 days and involved daily fire-fights. Two Native Americans were killed.Horror in Palestine and the MediterraneanIsraeli settlers danced in the street as they burned 75 Palestinian homes and killed a Palestinian man in Huwara. The plight of the people of Palestine gets worse day by day. It is an international disgrace that this is allowed to continue. Apartheid Israel is evil and inhumane. The international community must defend international law, condemn such human rights abuses and stand up for the rights of people.

In this episode of Life Inspired, As part of Women's History Month, Crystal sits down with Lt. Omoduni George and Dalida Lodimus. These Women of color are two of the few who serve the Portland area at the Moore Street Salvation Army Community Center. Lt. Omoduni is also the Pastor of the Moore Street Salvation Army Corps. Listen to what inspired them both to become a part of the Salvation Army, and what a difference they are making in the community. https://moorestreet.salvationarmy.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moore St belongs to the peopleThe importance of the Moore Street 1916 Battlefield site was best summed up by Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins who said: “This area belongs to no one individual, group or party. It belongs to the people”.If you want to protect this hugely important part of our revolutionary history with its many exceptional links to the dramatic events in Dublin at Easter 1916 then support the Urgent Public Meeting being held by the Moore Street Preservation Trust in Liberty Hall, Dublin on the 23 February. Belfast film maker Seán Murray will produce a short documentary with Oscar nominated actor Stephen Rea to be launched in the Urgent Public Meeting.Prison BooksNews that some books have been banned by the Prison Service in the North comes as no surprise. The books are Joe Cahill A life in the IRA. Joe would be amused. Dessie; The life and Legacy of Volunteer Dessie Grew, and No Greater Love. The Memoirs of Seamus Kearney.The banning of these books is stupid. No accident that they are written by or about republicans. Former prisoner and hungerstriker Pat Sheehan MLA has written to the prison authorities seeking the unbanning of these titles. Good man Pat. Donegal Peoples Assembly - Have your SayOn Tuesday 13 February Have Your Say in the exciting discussion on the future of Ireland. The Donegal Peoples Assembly will take place at 7pm in the Balor Theatre, Ballybofey.Opening remarks will be by Pearse Doherty TD and the independent chairperson is Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh, the former CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta and a former Director of Services with Donegal County Council. There will be a panel of well known Donegal people.

Marie Ferris and Martin. A week or so ago on November 18 in Killarney 820 republicans broke bread together in honour of Martin and Marie Ferris. It was a great night. Marie Ferris is one of my heroes. A warrior woman. An activist. A mammy. A mamó. And the wife of Martin Ferris. Martin is one of my heros as well. He is as tough as old boots. As strong  as teak. A Kerry Gael from head to toe. But he has the heart of an angel. That's probably why Marie has put up with him all this time. Adrian Dunbar in Moore St.I want to thank Adrian Dunbar and all of those who turned out last Saturday morning for tour of the 1916 Moore St. Battlefield site in Dublin

Words.In Ireland the English which we use is Hiberno English. We use Irish language constructions a lot as well as many Irish words or words based on Irish words.As part of the colonisation of our island people London tried to destroy our native culture, music, dance and language. They failed and we hibernised the language they forced on us. In Ulster there is also a Scots influence. Different locations have their own local phrases or words. And native place names are special. I love that. Dialects are all part of the colour or fabric of dialogue.Moore Street So the battle to save the 1916 Moore Street Battlefield site continues and is growing in strength. More and more people want to see this area developed as a historic quarter which would be of huge educational, economic and social significance to the people of Dublin Inner city, the capital and the nation, as well as a fitting memorial to the heroism of the men and women of 1916

We are not invisible” – Springhill familiesLast week the family of Loughlin Maginn settled a case against the British Ministry of Defence and the PSNI over his murder by the UDA in August 1989. While it had been widely accepted for the previous 20 years that collusion between the British Army, RUC and unionist paramilitaries was an integral part of Britain's dirty war in Ireland it was the murder of Pat Finucane in February 1989 and then of Loughlin Maginn in August that year which focussed significant attention on this practice and confirmed that collusion was a matter of administrative practice.Our Ireland Also. During one of the many excellent events at last month's Féile An Phobail Kevin Gamble, Féile Director, committed the Féile to playing a role within the arts community to counter the official narrative from the Dublin establishment about the North. The event, chaired by Clíodhna NicBhranair of Áras Uí Chonghaile was titled Our Ireland Also.  Historians Liz Gillis, Lorcan Collins, Tom Hartley and Cormac Moore, all accomplished authors, explored the partitionist mindset of the southern state and its origins. It was a fascinating and well attended discussion. The panel was informed and entertaining and the speakers were very obviously pleased to have an engaged and interested audience. Moore Street ScandalThe battle to Save Moore Street – the historic last meeting place of the 1916 leaders and from where they were taken to be court-martialled and executed by the British – has taken many twists and turns over recent months and years.

Martin Harte, CEO, The Temple Bar Company - Phone and Lavina Donovan, third generation street trader.

Moore street reopens its stalls and traders return to Dublin's market center this Friday. For more on this Pat spoke to Martin Harte, CEO of the Temple Bar Company and Lavinia Donovan a 4th Generation Moore Street Trader.

Moving Backwards? One unionist twitter account at the weekend posed the question; “How many different ways can the DUP tell us we MUST vote DUP no matter how incompetent or corrupt they have been?”The comment followed Jeffrey Donaldson's claim that this election is the most important in a generation for unionists. He warned: “Sinn Féin will push for border poll unless DUP wins in May election.”Of course, Jeffrey knows that whatever the outcome of the election – win, lose or draw –Sinn Féin's efforts to secure a unity referendum will continue. It's what we believe in. The Good Friday Agreement provides for it. As an Irish republican party our objective is to end the union with Britain and to create a new agreed Ireland. The shape and form of that new Ireland will be a matter for the people to decide, democratically, peacefully, respectfully. Jeffrey knows this too.Investing in Irish speakersTwo weeks ago almost two hundred gaeilgeorí from across the North gathered in Belfast City Hall to celebrate 12 years of Ciste Infhéistíochta na Gaeilge. This is the Irish language investment fund that was established following a particularly fraught negotiation at Hillsborough Castle in early 2010 that centred in the main on the transfer of policing and justice powers to the Executive and Assembly. It was another of those occasions when the British government's failure to honour previous commitments and the DUP's opposition to those commitments brought the Good Friday Agreement institutions to the point of permanent collapse.Moore St Exhibition for BelfastFor the last two weeks the alternative plan for the development of Moore Street prepared by the Moore Street Preservation Trust has been on exhibition in Cork. Regular readers will know that I have a particular grá for the 1916 Moore Street Battlefield site and the efforts to save this hugely important historic area from developers who plan to destroy much of it.

Save Moore Street - Buy a raffle ticket for an original 1914 Mauser rifleLast Saturday hundreds of people took part in a Save Moore Street rally in Dublin. The rally was called at short notice by the Moore Street Preservation Trust in response to the decision by Dublin City planners to green light the redevelopment plans by the UK based developer Hammerson for Moore Street and its environs.Remembering  Clyde Bellecourt - Thunder Before the StormThe drum beat and the chant echoed across the emptiness of Milltown Cemetery. Despite our heavy coats the January cold leeched through to the bone. Margaret and Alfie Doherty, the parents of hunger striker Kieran Doherty; Jim Daly, whose wife Miriam – a member of the National Smash H-Block Armagh Committee - was assassinated by the UDA in 1981; and myself, Alex Maskey and others  were at the Belfast Republican plot. So was Maura McDonnell, sister of H Block hunger striker Joe McDonnell.It was 1985 and we were accompanying a delegation of Native American Indians from the American Indian Movement (AIM). They were in Ireland to ‘see the situation – political and cultural …'  The delegation laid a wreath at the graves of our Patriot Dead and chanted the national anthem of AIM to the beat of their drum.

It turns out Irish people  love their fruit and veg far more than our European Neighbours. 33% of us took our 5 fruit and veg a day. According to research by Eurostat, Ireland had a higher gobbling of daily fruit and vegetables across the 27 nation bloc. Henry McKean has been to a farmers shop and Moore Street in Dublin to find out does this survey ring true on the ground. 

It turns out Irish people  love their fruit and veg far more than our European Neighbours. 33% of us took our 5 fruit and veg a day. According to research by Eurostat, Ireland had a higher gobbling of daily fruit and vegetables across the 27 nation bloc. Henry McKean has been to a farmers shop and Moore Street in Dublin to find out does this survey ring true on the ground. 

Michael Davitt GACIn October 2006 and again in August 2021 I was asked to give a talk on Michael Davitt to the members of Davitts GAC on the Falls Road as part of the Davitts Culture, Sport and History Weekend. I enjoyed the craic. My thanks to Chairperson Tommy Shaw, Terry Park and others for a good evening.  The Future of Moore StreetLast Thursday the relatives of the Signatories of the 1916  Proclamation of the Republic and the Moore Street Preservation Trust launched their detailed plan for the protection of the 1916 Moore Street Battlefield site and for its development as a historic cultural quarter. They were joined at the launched by many of those, including … and Mary Lou McDonald TD and others who have campaigned against the developer led proposal for the area that has been produced by British company Hammerson.Tony McMahonThe great Tony McMahon has died. A musician and broadcaster Tony was one of the giants of traditional music. His music on the button accordion was passionate, deeply Irish, poignant, uplifting and spiritual.

ACCORDING to media reports there was great elation among Palestinians when the news broke that six political prisoners had succeeded in tunnelling their way to freedom from the high security Gilboa prison in northern Israel.  The six were Zakaria Zubeidi; brothers Muhammad and Mahmoud al-Arida; Eham Kamamji,;Yacoub Kadiri; and Munadil Nafayat. Photographs after the escape show a hole in the floor of their communal shower cubicle and an exit hole outside the wall of the prison in full view of an observation tower. Palestinian people demonstrated in solidarity with the escapees and with Palestinian prisoners. Currently, there are approximately 4,750 Palestinians being held in dozens of prison facilities across Israel. These include 42 females, 200 children, and 550 administrative detainees (internees).

Time Running out – Save Moore StAt the beginning of June the British-based property company Hammerson lodged three planning applications for major developments on and around Moore Street. The applications will effectively destroy much of the 1916 Rising Heritage of the site. Some of the buildings in the terrace that runs for 10-25 Moore Street and where the last meeting of the 1916 leaders was held, and scores of those evacuated from the burning GPO took shelter, will be demolished under the Hammerson plan.The Aghadavoyle Train Ambush.One lesser known aspect of the visit to Ireland by George V occurred in South Armagh two days after the Belfast pomp and ceremony of the opening of the Parliament in Belfast City Hall.  On the 24th June three trains carrying the trappings for the opening of the Parliament, as well as members of the 10th Royal Hussars Regiment, a cavalry unit which had acted as the personal bodyguard to the British King, were heading south to the Curragh British military camp in County Kildare. Volunteers from the 4th Northern Division of the IRA, mostly from South Armagh, under the direction of Frank Aiken ambushed the last train which was carrying the Hussars and their horses in the townland of Achadh Aileóg, a few miles from the Aghadavoyle train station.

Master Plan for Moore Street UnveiledMost readers know that Moore Street in Dublin City Centre holds a special place in the history of Ireland. It was in Moore Street and the surrounding streets and laneways and at the nearby GPO that a fierce battle was fought between the 1916 republican forces and the British Army. Number 16 Moore Street was where five of the seven signatories of the Proclamation held their last meeting before the surrender.A fine day, thank God.We are launching a Celebrate the Good Weather While it Lasts  campaign. The CTGWWIL will endeavour to get people to express unconditional delight about whatever weather we have. Down with glum assessments about our clime and that sort of thing.Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass was an escaped slave who travelled from the USA to Ireland in 1845. Douglass toured Ireland speaking about slavery and telling of his experience. Douglass gave his first Irish lecture in Dublin in September 1845. Over the following months he travelled to Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Belfast. He returned to Belfast another four times.

“For the perfect flâneur, for the passionate spectator, it is an immense joy to set up house in the heart of the multitude, amid the ebb and flow of movement.” Charles Baudelaire A flâneur is a man who saunters about, observing the city. A romantic and a thinker, he can blend into the city space without fear for his safety: a luxury that men and women don’t share equally. Dublin is a very walkable city; from the Docklands to the gates of Phoenix Park in less than four kilometres. From the Rosie Hackett bridge to the women of the Easter Rising, and the Moore Street traders to Outhouse, discover the hidden stories of women who lived in the city on this fascinating audio walking tour. A freelance PR and journalist, Niamh Mongey works in communications, campaigns and outreach. Communications projects include the Women on Walls campaign with Accenture Ireland, and the Irish Times’ Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks. Contributors: Sara Philips is Chair of TENI, she has served on the government’s committee for the Gender Recognition Review and is as a founding member of the Dublin Trans Peer Support Group Donna Cooney is a Green Party Counsellor, community activist and Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Forum on Moore Street Joyce Garvey is a visual artist, writer, award winning filmmaker and author of Lucia Joyce: The Girl Who Danced in Shadows Audio guide produced and edited by sound designer, composer and song writer, Sinéad Diskin. Image/Artwork: Joyce Garvey View the transcription and route map at: https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/strand/boundless/flaneuse-by-niamh-mongey-self-guided-audio-walk/

Why Would Arlene Leave Fermanagh?Arlene Foster talks of leaving the North in the event of a Yes referendum vote for a United Ireland.   “I cannot see how I could be British in Fermanagh, in a United Ireland, because by the very definition you are no longer British because you are living in an all-Ireland state.”I see no reason for Arlene to leave Fermanagh. That will be her decision of course, not mine. But Fermanagh is her  homeplace regardless of its future constitutional status. Why anyone who suffered during the conflict and survived as she has, would voluntarily leave such a beautiful peaceful place simply because it would be part of a United Ireland is worthy of deeper analysis. Maybe Arlene should elaborate?The second battle of Moore StreetAs you read this week's column cast your mind back to Dublin 105 years ago. Pádraig Pearse and James Connolly had stood at the entrance of the GPO on Monday and issued the Proclamation of The Republic to the Irish People.After five days of fierce fighting and with the GPO in Sackville St (now O'Connell St) in flames the Volunteers were forced on the Friday evening to evacuate that position. There was a British Army barricade at the top of the street where it joined with Parnell Street. The O Rahilly led a failed charge to break through into Parnell Street. Wounded he was to die against the side wall of 25 Moore Street after writing a last poignent letter to his wife. Carrying a wounded James Connolly, and under constant machine gun and sniper fire the GPO Garrison had  made their way across Henry Street to Number 10 Moore Street. They broke through the outside wall of Number 10 and began tunnelling their way up through the terrace of houses.The next morning – Saturday - five of the signatories to the Proclamation – Pádraig Pearse, Seán Mac Diarmada, Tom Clarke, James Connolly and Joseph Plunkett met in Number 16. There they discussed their next steps. Surrounded on all sides by British forces; with no prospect of success and concerned about the ongoing risk to civilians, the leaders reluctantly decided to surrender. Decades later Moore Street and the lanes surrounding it – The Battlefield Site - stand alongside national monuments in other states around the world where the right to independence and freedom was fought for. It is, as the National Museum of Ireland has described: “The most important site in modern Irish history.”Regrettably, successive Dublin governments have taken a different view preferring to back private developers whose plans would see the destruction of much of this iconic area.   Currently a second battle of Moore Street is taking place. A company called Hammerson is about to lodge planning permission for a development that would ruin the Battlefield Site if it is given the go-ahead. 

The great-grandson of rebel leader James Connolly – James Connolly Heron – talks to Mary Lou McDonald TD about the importance of protecting and revitalising Moore Street in Dublin, the site which played a pivotal role of the 1916 Rising and served as the last Headquarters of the Provisional Government

S.F. Cllr. Janice Boylan joins Donie to discuss a plan for the regeneration of Moore Street which has the potential to transform the north inner city. Through the integrated use of housing, retail, heritage and small business incubators, this plan has the potential to transform the area, attract jobs and tourism, and turn the tide […]

When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of what matters   Hello Everyone! Welcome back to iIrish; Songs, Stories & Shenanigans. We have a great show for you today, including talking about International Women’s Day (March 8th), Purim begins on Feb 25th.   Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to acknowledge the Past, and then roll forward: So, Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 1 March 1794 – The Statutes of Dublin University are amended to allow Catholics to take degree. 2 March 1979 - Christy Ring, legendary Cork hurler, dies suddenly at age 58. Widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game. 3 March 1924 - The world premiere of Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock takes place at the Abbey Theatre. 10 March 1920 - The Government of Ireland Bill, offering a six-county ‘Northern Ireland,’ was accepted by a two to one majority by the Ulster Unionist Council.   Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the news today? The Feast of Purim began last night at sundown and continues until sundown tonight. The Feast commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the plots of Prime Minister Haman's conspiracy to destroy them. It is a celebration of God's love and protection in the midst of a hostile world. The story of Purim is recorded in the Book of Esther. It takes place in the ancient Medo-Persian empire at the time when the seventy years of exile had come to an end and the Jewish people were allowed to go back to Jerusalem (Jeremiah 29:10). The story begins with Ahasuerus, the King of the Medo-Persian empire, removing Vashti as queen and choosing Esther (Hadassah), a young Jewish woman, to replace her. Shortly after Esther was crowned queen, her cousin Mordecai, one of the King's servants, heard about a plot to assassinate King Ahasuerus. He reported it to Esther, who informed the King, saving his life. In remembrance of the miraculous events that took place, Queen Esther and Mordecai established the observance of Purim to celebrate all that God had done for His people (Esther 9:20-32). - From: The Seven Ways to Celebrate Purim, by David Wilbur, freedomhillcommunity.com   International Women's Day.com tells us that International Woman’s Day is a worldwide day celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. So, it is a civil awareness day, marked annually on March 8th. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity, and is a part of events like Women and girl’s day, Anti-sexism day, and Anti-Discrimination Day Globally, groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality. Celebrating those achievements, raising awareness about women's equality, lobbying for accelerated gender parity, and/or fundraising for female-focused charities are just some of the things we can all do, to celebrate and right injustice. Of course, there is urgent work to do - and we can all play a part.   John Myers, our Donnybrook columnist, gives us an update on Brexit and the 40th Anniversary of the Hunger strikers. If you want to know more about the Hunger Strikers, check out my book, The Lyrics of Irish Freedom.   Donnybrook by John Myers FINALLY, Brexit is here, after five years or so of debate, rancor, elections, multiple prime ministers and a whole lot of debate, Brexit took effect on New Year’s Day 2021. While the UK had left the EU in January of 2020, there was a transition period where status quo EU regulations governed through December 31, 2020. It took that entire transition period to formally negotiate the divorce deal, otherwise know as a new Free Trade Agreement. This trade agreement came on Christmas Eve just in time to avoid a “Hard Exit.” The main result is that there will be no tariffs on most goods, significantly minimizing disruption. How the service sector will be impacted is still being finalized. Last year the UK border in Ireland was the major sticking point, but Fishing rights, state support of home industries and enforcement of the new Free Trade Agreement emerged as the major sticking points. The Border Issue in Ireland With the landslide victory by Boris Johnson’s government in the last UK election, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) lost its privileged position. Former UK PM Theresa May’s government had to rely on the dozen or so members of the DUP to hold a majority in the Parliament. This gave outsized influence to the staunch Orange/Loyalists membership of the DUP, limiting the ability to find practical solutions to the “border” issue in Ireland. The Six Counties in the north of Ireland are still legally part of the UK ,and thus no longer part of the EU, thus a way to address customs and trade measures had to be created. The fear was that it would require a hardening of the border between the Six Counties and the Republic of Ireland. Fortunately, with the loss of its privileged position, the DUP could not stop the UK Government from agreeing to making the Irish Sea as the new international customs and trade border. The Six Counties are in a unique position by virtue of having direct access to the UK markets, but still part of the EU single market regulations. Hopefully this will be a great economic opportunity to the Six Counties which have one of the lowest economic ratings in the EU. The UK government was left with little choice, as they are desperate for a new Free Trade Agreement with the US and Speaker Pelosi and President-elect Biden indicated there would be no FTA if border issues put the Good Friday Accord in jeopardy. Loyalists are furious that the Six Counties are being treated differently than Great Britain. Irish nationalists are heartened that this will be the beginning of the end of partition as the 100th anniversary of the division of Ireland is observed this year. The Hunger Strikes: 40 years on 2021 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Hunger Strike in Maze Prison, where prisoners fought for political recognition. Bobby Sands was the first of ten prisoners to die on hunger strike. A previous hunger strike the year before (1980), lay the foundation for the momentous 1981 strike. As part of the Ancient Order of Hibernians commemoration, a live, virtual event was held and recorded. You can view it at https://aoh.com/2020/11/30/hunger-strike-1980/   Our March issue came out Wednesday - tho COVID reduced, March is still coming, and there are many events to choose from to celebrate Irish Heritage Month, whether indoors or out, with family or virtually alone. The issue is full of info, columns, Katie Gagne’s recipe for Bailey’s Irish Chocolate truffles; entertainment lists, highlights and things to do related to the theme, and not. Plus, a great column by Akron Irish Columnist Lisa O’Rourke, on The Big Fella, Michael Collins; our Speak Irish monthly lesson; Safe Home wishes to Maureen Lowry Curtin and Ray Shulte. And of course, there is humor, opinion, Kid’s Craic and Coloring contest, profiles and history, book and music reviews and the monthly Irish Crossword Puzzle. March’s puzzle subject is Cork and Tipperary Towns. Or as Maury Collins always says, Rebel Cork. The crosswords are a great way to learn or refresh your Irish knowledge, history and folklore, and all past issues, with the crossword inside, are available on OhioIANews.com.   A few other highlights in this issue: we have not only our Irish Photography Cover Contest; Kids Coloring Contest; and our podcast Listener Contest, but also the winners of the Nov, Dec and Jan Colours of Ireland Contest, plus we review Andrew McManus’ new CD, Days of Wonder – get it! Our cover shot and our Inner View this month is from and about Columbus’ Irish American Fine Artist Maureen Clark, a gifted glorious Irish woman deeply involved in her art, her heritage and the community that inspires her. Check it out in print, and see even more of her work online. Plus there is News for the GAA; a few Opinion pieces and the Irish movers, shakers and music makers that enrich our days.   Marilyn Madigan has another great column this month as well, centered on the formation and celebration of Irish Heritage Month. Her column is called Madigan Muses, her story this month is titled Irish Heritage Month. Here is a bit of it. Catch the rest on the OhioIANews website anytime. The United States Congress, by Public Law 101-418, designated March as Irish Heritage Month, and authorized the President to issue a Proclamation to observe this occasion. President George Bush issued the first Proclamation on March 12, 1991. In the Proclamation, he recognized the many contributions of Irish Americans throughout the history of the United States. Some of the contributions highlighted on that first Proclamation, which included the nine men of Irish origin that signed the Declaration of Independence, and the many of Irish heritage that fought in the American Revolution. This included John Barry, the first Naval Commander. Irish born James Hoban was the architect of the White House. This was just the beginning of the Irish contributions to the birth of our country. EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, Ireland, has a display of the twenty-three Presidents of Irish descent. The first President of Irish descent was Andrew Jackson. Our current president, Joseph Biden, is the second Catholic of Irish descent elected. He was inaugurated on the 60th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s Inauguration. On this 30th Anniversary of the designation of March as Irish Heritage Month, he will be recognizing the contributions of his own ethic heritage. The highlight of Irish Heritage Month is our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. In most years, our Irish community is very busy attending the many concerts, dinners, dances, and parades. Ohio is proud to host St. Patrick Day parades in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dublin and Youngstown. This year, these Parades have been cancelled due to the have Pandemic. Although they have been cancelled, the Feast of St. Patrick will continue with the celebration of faith, family, and heritage by the many Ohioans of Irish descent. Irish Heritage Month Activities The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians will be celebrating Irish Heritage Month with two programs and a Mass to honor the Feast of St. Patrick. On Sunday March 7, National Treasurer Sandi Swift of Missouri will be interviewing Muriel McAuley, granddaughter of 1916 Hero Thomas MacDonagh and the great niece of Grace Gifford, who the song Grace was written about (by Frank and Sean O’Meara).   As we gather in the chapel here in old Kilmainham Jaill I think about these past few weeks, oh will they say we've failed? From our school days they have told us we must yearn for liberty Yet all I want in this dark place is to have you here with me I had the privilege of meeting Muriel in Dublin in February 2019. We met at the GPO General Post Office, one of the principal sites of Easter 1916) and gave me a walking tour of Moore Street and the route that the women took to Jervis Hospital with the wounded. Meeting Muriel and hearing the personal history of her family was one of the highlights of my trip. We are planning on sharing this interview on the LAOH National YouTube Channel on Sunday, March 7, at 1:00pm. March 8 is International Women’s Day; please remember all the women that have contributed to Irish and Irish American history.   Speaking of the Kid’s Craic Colors of Ireland Contest, here is the info: 2 Age Divisions: Ages 7, 8, 9 Ages 10, 11 & 12 Each Age Group winner receives a Gift Card to Kamm’s Corner Ice Cream, or the OhioIANews Advertiser of their choice! Official Rules and Regs are: · One entry per child · One winner in each age group · Participant must color page without assistance · Participant may use crayons, markers, or paint · Use your imagination! The coloring page is printable from: www.OhioIANews.com as well. Previous winners are featured in this Issue as well. Congrats to: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lichen is a Brooklyn based interior design incubator. Ed Be & Jared Blake partnered in 2017 combining years of experience collecting, selling and trading designer furniture throughout NYC. Together they aim to create a community of lich-minded individuals enthused by music, creativity, and design. Big Lichen is at 98 Moore Street and Lil Lichen is at 131 Manhattan Ave both in Brooklyn. I first met Ed and Jared when I came in and peeped the USM Hallers for my crib, dropped stacks and had them delivered. When I come into the shop they're always welcoming and sharing what new pieces they got in store. Educating me with new pieces that always end up in my crib such as the Little Big Chair by Jeff Miller. Their team consists of the homies Vian and Eric from Fragile Glass. Designing their own Lichen furniture with Alvaro Ucha Rodriguez such as their in house V1.5 coffee table. They carry the Flowers 4U half photo and notebook zine, they're collaborations consists of a sock collection with Comme Si, Bookends with Let's Do Better, House Music with Look Studios and COMMA and Pink Essay for Open Studio. Lichen is featured in Architectural Digest, Vogue, Sight Unseen, Clever and Highsnobiety. This is the new version of MTV cribs, please welcome Ed Be & Jared Blake from Lichen NYC. Please welcome Ed Be & Jared Blake of Lichen NYC to Wear Many Hats. instagram.com/lichennyc instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh instagram.com/rashadrastam rashadrastam.com wearmanyhats.com dahsar.com

This special edition of the podcast, produced for Dublin Chinese Lunar New Year, explores the Parnell Street and Moore Street areas in the context of how new communities have come to settle there. This area is now fundamentally linked to Chinese and Asian cuisine and culture in Dublin, but also has a surprisingly long history of migration. Is Parnell Street Dublin’s Chinatown, and what does the future hold for Moore Street?

TOPICS DISCUSSED: Building his retail consortium – The Thomas Ennis Group, with an awareness it was a team effort ‘Asked’ to leave school at 15 years of age, Thomas started an apprenticeship with FX Buckley butchers in Moore Street in the heart of Dublin cityWillingness to learn when you enjoy the learning environment Regales his story of rising up through the retail ranks while outlining the evolution of supermarket retailing in Ireland over the past 30 years In the year 2001, came under the mentorship of the retail legend, Feargal Quinn of Superquinn, and Pat Kelly The great debate – theory (academia) versus practice (doing the job!) when it comes to learning your trade! Retail – fast-moving, dynamic environment where each day brings a new challenge and never boring Only 2 things you can control in your business – waste & wagesOpened first retail store, SPAR Merrion Row in 2005 through a ‘creative’ negotiation with the banks in the Celtic Tiger years! Last year their flagship store, SPAR Merrion Row won the prestigious IGD Global Award over 964 other stores globally Key to retail: Listen to your customer, give them what they wantDetail in Retail is key – his key people in the retail team are women – better eye for detail His biggest retail mistake was his best business lesson – didn’t listen to best advice and his gutFollows the old retail adage: ‘Sales is vanity; Margin is sanity’ [also goes ‘turnover is vanity, profit is sanity’] Work-life Balance: he realised he needed to get a better balance for his family and his own quality of life Marathons & Ironman races – his distraction from the busyness of working life – we need personal goalsMental health is key – quality working hours over quantity of hours Energy creates energy – believes participation in sport is imperative for a healthy body/healthy mind Advocate for sport – particularly champions boxing as a sport that builds character, discipline and stamina. Thomas was coached under two time Olympic boxer Mick Dowling in his teens at his local boxing club in Tallaght. Sport – teaching skills for life Importance of mentorship in life/sport/career. His closest mentor, Walter O’Hara Jr, an American philanthropist from the Bronx, NYC. O’Hara’s advice – build your team; don’t look down on anybody; give backManagement versus Leadership SOME SOURCES & RESOURCES MENTIONED:IGD Awards: https://www.igd.com/events/igd-awards/2019-winnersFeargal Quinn retail story, told by colleagues including his regional manager Pat Kelly:https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0429/1046239-feargal-quinn-irelands-retail-legend/About philanthropist Walter O'Hara Jr.: https://thecurrency.news/articles/11465/walter-ohara-jr-a-quiet-hero-working-on-irelands-behalf/Two time Olympic medalist Mick Dowling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Dowling___________________________________ Subscribe to YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqa2toscxF6xiFPslXxUtZw?view_as=subscriberRate & review Journeying on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/journeying/id1529912826 Like Facebook Page: https://bit.ly/33kp4bU

My Podcast this week deals with the demolition of Herbert Park in Dublin, the home of the only leader of the 1916 Rising to be killed in action, and the report of the Independent Panel of Inquiry into the Circumstances of the H-Block and Armagh Prison Protests 1976-1981.' 40 Herbert Park was demolished two weeks ago in a shameful act of political and corporate vandalism and greed. Its demolition again raises serious concerns at the refusal of successive Irish governments to protect Moore Street, part of the “laneways of history” linked to 1916 and where the leaders of the 1916 Rising held their last meeting. Dublin City Council has now said that legal proceedings will be issued and is calling for the home to be restored.James Connolly Heron, the grandson of James Connolly described it as; “a flagrant breach of the law and a direct challenge to each and every elected representative holding office on behalf of citizens.” He called for the house to be “rebuilt brick by brick, stone by stone, garden by garden.” If you agree with James Connolly Heron and if you believe that the Irish government must protect Moore Street why not write and tell them that. Write to An Taoiseach Micheál Martin - Government Buildings, Merrion Street Upper , Dublin 2 or email him at webmaster@taoiseach.ie:  and the Minister for Heritage Darragh O'Brien at The Customs House, Dublin D01 W6X0. Like characters from the GulagLast week saw the publication of the report of the Independent Panel of Inquiry into the Circumstances of the H-Block and Armagh Prison Protests 1976-1981' The years from 1976, when the British government ended special category status and sought to impose its criminalisation strategy, to August 1981 when the second hunger strike ended after the deaths of 10 republican POWs, were hard and challenging and difficult. For those of us who lived through those traumatic years much of what is in the report; ‘I am Sir, you are a number: Report of the Independent Panel of Inquiry into the Circumstances of the H-Block and Armagh Prison Protests 1976-1981' confirms what we already knew. However, the strength of the report is in its detail, in the confidential British government documents it accessed and in the eyewitness accounts of the prisoners and two prison governors. I spent a short time in the H-Blocks on remand awaiting trial on an IRA membership charge. I wrote about it in my book ‘Before the Dawn.'I wrote; “I was struck by the spirit of the prisoners. In my other jail experiences, we had been cushioned by our numbers and by the prisoners' own command structure from dealing directly with the screws; it had been possible for prisoners in the cages to serve long terms with little or no contact with the administration. Here in our individual cells, in the Blocks, it was different. If you wanted to resist a search, you had to face the screws on your own... They were like characters from Solzhenitsyn's Gulag, shuffling along in big boots without laces, wearing, for their visits, ill-fitting jackets and trousers. Most of the trousers had their backsides slit open, and all of the blanket men had long, unwashed hair and unkempt beards.”

Join Lorcan Collins for an episode on the life of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly, known as The O'Rahilly who was killed leading a charge against a British machine gun on Moore Street in Dublin during teh Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland. The O'Rahilly was the Director of Arms for the Irish Volunteers and drove around Ireland cancelling the 1916 Rising only to join in when he discovered it was going ahead. 

This podcast is going to deal with the shameful refusal of successive Irish governments to develop a national monument, a cultural quarter, a revolutionary quarter, a freedom quarter, a 1916 quarter on the battlefield site of Moore St.For those of you who don't know Moore Street runs parallel to O'Connell Street from Parnell Street to Henry Street beside the GPO. 16 Moore Street was the last meeting place of five of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation - the leaders who planned and led the 1916 Easter Rising. It is also where the O'Rahilly - a leader of the Volunteers- was killed. In April 1916 the small streets around the GPO in Dublin were the site of a fierce battle between republican forces seeking independence and British forces determined to defeat them.On Friday evening, 28 April, and with the GPO in flames, the embattled republican defenders evacuated the building. The O'Rahilly was killed leading the first charge. As he lay dying in a shop doorway he wrote a last note to his wife:‘Written after I was shot. Darling Nancy I was shot leading a rush up Moore Street and took refuge in a doorway. While I was there I heard the men pointing out where I was and made a bolt for the laneway I am in now. I got more [than] one bullet I think. Tons and tons of love dearie to you and the boys and to Nell and Anna. It was a good fight anyhow. Please deliver this to Nannie O' Rahilly, 40 Herbert Park, Dublin. Goodbye Darling.Incidently 40 Herbert Park is not the subject of a similar debacle as that of Moore Street. More of that in a moment.The rest of the GPO garrison, O'Rahilly's comrades, made their way to number 5 Moore Street – Dunne's Butchers, and began tunnelling from house to house along the terrace.The following morning they wrapped the wounded the James Connolly in blankets and with great difficulty carried him through the holes they had forced in the walls to number 16 – Plunkett's, a poultry shop. It was an agonising journey for Connolly.In a small room Seán MacDiarmada, Pádraig Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, James Connolly and Tom Clarke discussed the limited options open to them, including the possibility of rushing the British Army barricade on Parnell Street. Tom Clarke, who went to look at the situation, returned to tell his comrades that it could not succeed. The leaders came to the reluctant conclusion that surrender was the only choice open to them to avoid further loss of civilian life.Julia Grenan, Winifred Carney and Elizabeth O'Farrell had stayed throughout Easter week in the GPO. O'Farrell was now tasked with the dangerous responsibility of going to the British lines. She walked down Moore Street to the British barricade and was brought from there to Tom Clarke's shop in Parnell Street where the British Army General William Lowe insisted that he would only accept unconditional surrender. A short time later Pádraig Pearse, accompanied by Elizabeth O'Farrell, and wearing his military overcoat and hat, left the Moore Street headquarters of the Provisional government to meet the British General. This meeting occurred on Parnell St opposite Moore St and close to where the Kingfisher Cafe now is. In the original photograph taken of that meeting only Nurse O'Farrell's feet can be seen and in many of the reproductions since then they were airbrushed out. Another example of women being airbrushed out of our history.Shortly after 4.30pm the republican garrison left their Moore Street HQ and marched to the Gresham Hotel where they were searched before being taken to the Green in front of the Rotunda Hospital in Parnell Street. This then is Moore Street. A hugely important part of our history.

Good morning, RVA! It’s 47 °F, and temperatures today will head right up into the mid-to-upper 60s. I dunno, we might could even see 70 °F! Expect a pretty temperate first week of February.Water coolerRichmond Police are reporting that a driver hit and killed a person walking along the 5200 block of Hull Street over the weekend. Police are still looking for the driver and the vehicle—which may be silver or gray in color with heavy damage to the front end. If you have any information you can call the RPD’s Crash Team Investigator (804.646.1665) or contact Crime Stoppers at 804.780.1000 or at 7801000.com.Remember when Republican freshman delegate Wendell Walker submitted a bad-faith bill to remove the Harry F. Byrd statue from the Capitol grounds? Byrd, a Democrat, was Virginia’s head segregationist, and I guess Walker thought that present-day Democrats would recoil at the thought of taking down a monument to an actual racist who happened to be one of their own. Well, that plan to own the libz has severely backfired as Democrats are pretty stoked to vote for Walker’s bill, which he has now requested be removed from consideration. Turns out, that’s not how things work, and the House Rules Committee has asked Walker to come to the front of the class and explain, why, exactly, he submitted the bill in the first place and why he now wants it killed. These sort of time-wasting bills that exist solely to prove a point (bread and butter for folks like Sen. Tommy Norment) work a lot better when you’ve got control of the legislative body—otherwise own the libz quickly turns into a very public self own.Speaking of bills that won’t die, Nicholas Smith’s latest edition of VAGAries gets into the particulars of how bills do or do not die. Tap through to read the thrilling tale of what exactly happened with Del. Bourne’s bill to redirect some of the State’s sales tax to help pay for Richmond’s proposed new downtown arena—it’s an absolutely bananas chain of events. The tl;dr is that almost no one knows if Bourne’s bill is actually all dead or if it’s still slightly alive (big difference). We’ll learn more at a Finance subcommittee meeting today at 8:00 AM, but I’m leaning toward the whole thing being a series of unfortunate events—you know, assume incompetence before you assume malice.Samuel Northrop at the Richmond Times-Dispatch says that Richmond Public Schools have sold the empty Moore Street School to VCU for $1. VCU has plans to turn the building into a child development center and will hold a third of the slots—at no cost!—for kids living in Carver and Gilpin Court. If this turns into anything like the VCU Health Family Care Center at Northside, it’ll be a pretty great addition to the neighborhood. I do, however, think, of all entities in the region, that VCU could afford to at least pay the assessed value of the property (I’d look that up, but the City’s parcel mapper appears to be down this morning). It’s awesome that VCU will hold space for kids in the community but, like, no need to just give property away when the school district has so many financial needs.What does it mean when legislators or bills say things are “in the public interest?” Sarah Vogelsong at the Virginia Mercury explains it all, in this edition of Virginia Explained. You’ll learn a bunch about legislative process but also how it applies to Virginia’s renewable energy economy.Today is your final opportunity to weigh in on the Amelia Street School renaming, which you can do at 6:30 PM (1821 Amelia Street). I think this is the final public engagement session for school renamingthat RPS plans to do, so we should soon see a report or a PDF or something with suggested new names for George Mason Elementary, E.S.H. Greene Elementary, the Amelia Street School, and the new middle school on Hull Street.via /r/rva, I kind of love this beer (or soda!) bottle cap map of Virginia.The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses take place today, and you can follow along in a million different ways, even right on Wikipedia! This means we’ve got just a single month until Super Tuesday, when Virginia’s primary rolls around.This morning’s patron longreadNightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revivalSubmitted by Patron Jeanna. Everything comes from somewhere, including vinyl records. Keep reading though, because streaming music comes from somewhere too, and the environmental impact of massive data centers is certainly nonzero.While it is far exceeded by revenues from streaming, the vinyl market keeps growing – Americans now spend as much on vinyl as they do on CDs, while there were 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year, the 12th consecutive year of growth. So, if you’re one of the millions of people to re-embrace vinyl records, it’s worth knowing where they come from and how they’re made. There are containers called hoppers at each pressing station, brimming with the lentil-like polymer pellets that get funnelled down into the machinery, heated and fused to form larger biscuits that resemble hockey pucks, and squashed to make records.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.

The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe said a Chasidic discourse at the Tzemach Tzedek Lubavitch shul at 125 Moore Street in Williamsburg. […]

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The eighth in a ten part podcast series on a 'History of the Easter Rising in 10 Objects' discusses a fragment of a wall from 16 Moore Street inscribed by Thomas Clarke. The Volunteers were tired, and lacked food and water, but some of them began to smash through the walls of the houses to permit access along the length of the terrace and hopefully find an escape route, but it became obvious that they were trapped. In one of the houses, decades of the rosaries were recited, though when Michael Collins came across the exhausted Joe Good sitting with his head in his hands, he crankily exclaimed 'are you [fucking] praying too?'. Clarke, Connolly, MacDiarmada, Pearse and Plunkett were all present in Moore Street and eventually, realising the hopelessness of their situation, they decided to surrender in 16 Moore Street, which was owned by Patrick Plunkett, a poulterer. The fragment of wall that he inscribed was from that house. 'A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects' by John Gibney is available now.

Albert Mitchell was drawn into the action during Easter 1916 when he volunteered to drive an ambulance around the blood-stained streets of Dublin. He saw the action from all sides, and encountered The O'Rahilly dying on Moore Street, but was powerless to help.

A look into the lives of the traders on Dublin's most famous market area, Moore Street. An insight into where they came from, where they are now and where they see the future.Documentary by Elizabeth Wilson.http://www.cdmbookings.com/podcasts/ITTD-2014-MooreStreet.mp3Category: Podcast

Centre of a city has a monumental presence: the impressive architectural forms rising up to a luminous blue sky. The painting was preceded by numerous sketchbook drawings. In 1971 the artist told Daniel Thomas: ‘I suddenly liked the subject – the Centre of the City! I liked the going downhill of Moore Street, the feeling that the Post Office at the bottom was the centre of the city … I would stand with this [sketch] book. I was just aware that people would look over my shoulder … they never said anything – that was nice’.