The Little Museum of Dublin:
Earlier today 21/10/2011 a new tourist and indeed a local Dublin attraction opened it doors for the first time. the following is a press release by the Little Museum.
October 21, 2011: Dublin is about to get a museum of its own. This evening a new museum of the city will be formally opened by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Andrew Montague. “This is a very exciting day for Dublin,” says Trevor White, the director of the museum. “All great cities have a museum that documents their history, and now – at last – Dublin is no exception.”
This new non-profit museum is housed on the first floor of a Georgian townhouse at 15 St Stephen’s Green. Over 400 Dubliner's have donated artefact's for the collection, which chronicles the social, cultural and political history of the capital in the 20th Century.
Among the highlights of the collection are the lectern that JFK used to address the Oireachtas in 1963; the first English edition of Ulysses; the original Wanderly Wagon that was used for the flying scenes in the famous TV programme; James Joyce’s death mask; the menu from Jammet’s restaurant; and a postcard from George Bernard Shaw.
Some of the artefacts have a nostalgic appeal (‘I saw Santa at Switzers’) while others relate to famous visitors such as Marlene Dietrich and Muhammad Ali. “We hope the collection will appeal to Dubliners as well as tourists,” says the curator of the museum, Simon O’Connor.
With a decade of major centenaries upon us, this new community museum will host many public debates, as well as regular lectures and an outreach and education programme. Finally, the museum will also serve as the headquarters for City of a Thousand Welcomes, a remarkable project to boost tourism and civic pride.
This new attraction looks to have something for everybody and for locals will invoke memories of years gone by.
Priory Hall Update:
In the High Court today the Judge informed Dublin City Council that it also had to be responsible for any costs incurred by the residents to ensure that they are not out of pocket for this fiasco. He also asked that the banks who have given mortgages to residents act with compassion when dealing with residents of Priory Hall.
The judge also instructed Dublin Fire Service to maintain a presence on site until the repairs have been completed as "it would be the ultimate disaster if having gone through all this, the development then burned to the ground".
The Developer Tom McFeely and his team must report every Friday to the High Court detailing their progress to pre defined deadlines. Failure to meet these deadlines on the fire safety will be classed as a breech of a court order.
Mr McFeely also lodged a statement of means with the court this morning but this was rejected as being incomplete and he had until 2pm today to lodge a statement that was acceptable.
The Presidential Election: All the candidates have been on tour and trying to drum up support, Dana Rosemary Scallon had a tyre blow out on a motorway the other night and suggested that there was interference with the tyre while the car was parked in Town where she was campaigning, no proof of this.
David Norris is being questioned on interviews he gave 10 years ago and claims that he never said what is being reported so now audio proof has been released.
Gay Mitchell has stated that no agreement on vote transfer has been made between his party, Fine Gale and their government partners Labour who are backing Michael D Higgins.
Mary Davis had had second thoughts on building societies issuing 100% mortgages even though she was a board member of the ICS Building Society who introduced this practice in 2005.
Michael D Higgins has disowned a statement that remarked about David Norris in regard to his voting on the Bank guarantee which was sent in an email from his campaign office.
Martin McGuinness has stated that he would be outspoken in a positive and constructive way if elected President and would speak out for people who cast heir vote in this election.
Sean Gallagher is under pressure about his fundraising activities for Fianna Fail in 2008 and how he personally invited donors to a secret corporate fundraiser.
There will be 3 pre election polls over the weekend which should indicate who should be the next President of Ireland but at this stage it appears to be a two horse race between Michael D Higgins and Sean Gallagher.
Earlier today 21/10/2011 a new tourist and indeed a local Dublin attraction opened it doors for the first time. the following is a press release by the Little Museum.
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October 21, 2011: Dublin is about to get a museum of its own. This evening a new museum of the city will be formally opened by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Andrew Montague. “This is a very exciting day for Dublin,” says Trevor White, the director of the museum. “All great cities have a museum that documents their history, and now – at last – Dublin is no exception.”
This new non-profit museum is housed on the first floor of a Georgian townhouse at 15 St Stephen’s Green. Over 400 Dubliner's have donated artefact's for the collection, which chronicles the social, cultural and political history of the capital in the 20th Century.
Among the highlights of the collection are the lectern that JFK used to address the Oireachtas in 1963; the first English edition of Ulysses; the original Wanderly Wagon that was used for the flying scenes in the famous TV programme; James Joyce’s death mask; the menu from Jammet’s restaurant; and a postcard from George Bernard Shaw.
Some of the artefacts have a nostalgic appeal (‘I saw Santa at Switzers’) while others relate to famous visitors such as Marlene Dietrich and Muhammad Ali. “We hope the collection will appeal to Dubliners as well as tourists,” says the curator of the museum, Simon O’Connor.
With a decade of major centenaries upon us, this new community museum will host many public debates, as well as regular lectures and an outreach and education programme. Finally, the museum will also serve as the headquarters for City of a Thousand Welcomes, a remarkable project to boost tourism and civic pride.
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Priory Hall Update:
In the High Court today the Judge informed Dublin City Council that it also had to be responsible for any costs incurred by the residents to ensure that they are not out of pocket for this fiasco. He also asked that the banks who have given mortgages to residents act with compassion when dealing with residents of Priory Hall.
The judge also instructed Dublin Fire Service to maintain a presence on site until the repairs have been completed as "it would be the ultimate disaster if having gone through all this, the development then burned to the ground".
The Developer Tom McFeely and his team must report every Friday to the High Court detailing their progress to pre defined deadlines. Failure to meet these deadlines on the fire safety will be classed as a breech of a court order.
Mr McFeely also lodged a statement of means with the court this morning but this was rejected as being incomplete and he had until 2pm today to lodge a statement that was acceptable.
The Presidential Election: All the candidates have been on tour and trying to drum up support, Dana Rosemary Scallon had a tyre blow out on a motorway the other night and suggested that there was interference with the tyre while the car was parked in Town where she was campaigning, no proof of this.
David Norris is being questioned on interviews he gave 10 years ago and claims that he never said what is being reported so now audio proof has been released.
Gay Mitchell has stated that no agreement on vote transfer has been made between his party, Fine Gale and their government partners Labour who are backing Michael D Higgins.
Mary Davis had had second thoughts on building societies issuing 100% mortgages even though she was a board member of the ICS Building Society who introduced this practice in 2005.
Michael D Higgins has disowned a statement that remarked about David Norris in regard to his voting on the Bank guarantee which was sent in an email from his campaign office.
Martin McGuinness has stated that he would be outspoken in a positive and constructive way if elected President and would speak out for people who cast heir vote in this election.
Sean Gallagher is under pressure about his fundraising activities for Fianna Fail in 2008 and how he personally invited donors to a secret corporate fundraiser.
There will be 3 pre election polls over the weekend which should indicate who should be the next President of Ireland but at this stage it appears to be a two horse race between Michael D Higgins and Sean Gallagher.
