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Le Coup De Grace, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography.

Le Coup De Grace - child with sword and father, anarchist parade, May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009. Child apparently attempting to behead his father, not realising that if his father has no head, he will have nothing to hold on to!

Nous Voulons un vrai President: May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography.

Nous Voulons un vrai President: May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009. Protest with sign that reads "We want a true president"

Reve General, May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography.

Reve General, May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009. Woman protesting on the Colonne de Juillet, July Monument. - 'General Dream', pun on 'Greve General' (General Strike)

Mum, I am here! Place de la Bastille May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography.

Mum, I am here! Place de la Bastille May Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009. Maman, je suis la!

Anarchist protestor in knitted balaclava, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography.

Anarchist protestor in knitted balaclavaMay Day March, Paris, 1 May 2009

Mark Cavendish, Team Columbia at the Tour of Ireland cycle race, originally uploaded by blather.

Mark Cavendish from the Isle of Man, Team Columbia, winner of four stages in the 2008 Tour de France, at the Tour of Ireland cycle race Stage 1, Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2. On his left is Bernhard Eisel (Austria). Cavendish went onto win today's stage into Waterford.
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Public drinking: bottles left on the steps of Dublin Landmark, the Custom House, originally uploaded by blather.

Binge drinking: bottles left on the steps of Dublin city centre landmark, the Customs House on a Saturday afternoon, August 2nd.

New laws under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 concerning alcohol consumption came into force on Wednesday July 30th. The new regulations including giving gardai ( police ) more powers to seize alcohol consumed in public earlier off-licence and nightclub closing times and stiffer penalties for those who sell alcohol to under-18s

Ireland votes No to Lisbon Treaty - handmade bill on Grafton St., originally uploaded by blather.
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Ireland votes No to Lisbon Treaty - handmade bill on Grafton St. Dublin, from before the Referendum.

Leopold Bloom considers a pork kidney for breakfast while Molly, originally uploaded by blather.

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Bloomsday June 16th 2008, Dublin. Actors from Balloonatics theatre company perform the "Calypso" chapter from James Joyce novel Ulysses around Eccles St. and Dorset Street. Paul O'Hanrahan plays Bloom.

Independent Senator David Norris explains why he voted "no" to the Lisbon Treaty, originally uploaded by blather.

Editorial Use Only: Irish Senator and human rights activist David Norris explains to Dutch TV Nederland 1 why he voted "no" to the Lisbon Treaty, outside the Polling Station on Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. He cited possible European military expansion following a "yes" vote as a key issue in his choice in voting "no".

David Norris was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in Ireland. Senator Norris is also a prominent Joycean scholar, is the a big player in Dublin's annual Bloomsday celebrations. Senator Norris's razor-sharp wit and debating skills have made him a popular figure in Ireland.

More about David Norris here:
www.senatordavidnorris.ie/

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Guan Yin, buddhist goddess of compassion and mercy, Keelung, Taiwan, originally uploaded by blather.

Guan Yin, buddhist goddess of compassion and mercy, Keelung, Taiwan

Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. She is also known as the Chinese Bodhisattva of Compassion. Photographed on a rainy night in Keelung. Just me and the cats sheltering outside a temple.

Sue and the Bastard Chinchilla, originally uploaded by blather.

At Karl Grimes exhibition Dignified Kings Play Chess On Fine Green Silk, the Gallery of Photography, Dublin.

* Sue was actually making a phone call....