#farmleigh

[dailyanarchistposts]

Bring the noise

As we made our way to the hastily chosen alternative meeting up point for the ‘Bring the Noise’ march it was clear, despite our worst fears, that a sense of momentum and excitement had built up over the previous week and the day was going to be a success. All along Dublin’s main street the cops were guarding the banks and the crappy fast-food outlets but in the middle there was a crowd of thousands. People continued to flock towards the march, including people from the ‘Another Europe is Possible’ rally that had finished some time earlier. Impromptu speeches began. As the crowd of about 3,000 moved off the chants and shouts grew to a crescendo and as we passed through the inner city the protest swelled to about 4,000 people. The sense of resolve, spontaneous revolt and joy was infectious and to music, foghorns, whistles and roars we marched for over an hour towards the banquet centre.

Many of us were surprised that the march got as far as it did but as we came within half a kilometre of Farmleigh house at the Ashtown roundabout we saw the police lines. We came to a halt eighty metres in front of the cops and water cannons. The end of the march was announced and the largely masked up ‘pushing bloc’ came forward with arms linked and approached the police lines accompanied by a sizeable number of protestors from the DGN march and the odd pisshead. After some pushing and the throwing of a few fairly ineffective missiles like half empty cans and plastic bottles, the riot police replaced the uniformed Gardai and there were a number of baton charges. At this point one uniformed policewoman was taken to hospital with a superficial head injury. The ‘pushing bloc’ was broken up and there were a number of scuffles.

Then came the moment the hacks, the senior cops and perhaps even a few of protestors had been waiting for — the water cannon were deployed. After spraying the protestors there were some more scuffles. This prompted an ill-advised sit down protest by a handful of people and some wonderfully surreal antics involving dancing protestors and a large bearded man scooping up some of the water being sprayed by the water cannon and throwing it back at the tender. The police, not known for enjoying gentle mockery, moved forward at this point and they began to aggressively push the protestors back down the Navan Road. After the fracas at Ashtown Gate the police had broken an arm, sprained an ankle, cracked several heads and inflicted numerous other minor injuries on marchers and arrested 28 of them. This was the ‘May Day riot’ that was on all the front pages the next day and although we had spent four days on Dublin’s streets engaged in various forms of protest none of this existed as far as the media were concerned. There had been a ‘riot’ in which the only serious injuries were sustained by demonstrators.

[ifreakingloveroyals]

18 May 2011 | Mary Heffernan, General Manager of National Historic Properties, OPW shows the original facsimile of an Irish Language primer commissioned for Queen Elizabeth I circa 1564 to Queen Elizabeth II, President Mary McAleese and Dr. Martin McAleese at the exchange of gifts at Farmleigh on May 18, 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. The Duke and Queen's visit to Ireland is the first by a monarch since 1911. An unprecedented security operation is taking place with much of the centre of Dublin turning into a car free zone. Republican dissident groups have made it clear they are intent on disrupting proceedings. (c) Irish Government - pool/Getty Images

[findsuzhou]

China to grant Ireland unilateral visa-free treatment

China will use unilateral visa-free plan to Ireland to help with personnel exchanges between both countries, Chinese Premier Li Qiang claimed right here on Wednesday. Li made the comments when meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at Farmleigh House, the main Irish state guest house.

[theirishaesthete]

Generational Changes

In the late 19th century, and following the flotation of their brewing business on the London Stock Exchange, the Guinness family became enormously wealthy, allowing them to build, or enlarge, private residences for themselves around the outskirts of Dublin. One of these was Farmleigh, acquired by Edward Guinness (later first Earl of Iveagh) which incorporates an earlier building but was given…

[robsadventuretime]

Farmleigh clock tower in the Phoenix park. Dublin, 2019. . . . #dublin #phoenixpark #tower #architecture #ireland #igers #farmleigh (at Farmleigh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmwGf4HKb8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lddbrcn89lhi

[gifshistorical]

FILMING LOCATIONS OF MR MALCOLM’S LIST (2022)

· Castletown House (Kildare) — Malcolm family Estate · Newbridge House (Dublin) — Mrs Finch's Ladies Academy · Powerscourt Estate (Wicklow) — Powerscourt Estate · Irish Georgian Society (Dublin) — Dulwich Picture Gallery · Luggala Summit (Roundwood) — Summit in Sussex · Farmleigh Phoenix Park (Dublin) — Malcolm family Estate gardens · The Gaiety Theatre (Dublin) — London theatre

[elizabethanism]

Francis Bacon outside Farmleigh, Abbeyleix, County Laois, Ireland, ca. 1924

[indigodreams]

1756. A very fine Dublin binding with intricate gold-tooling. This is now in our Benjamin Iveagh Library at Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park. Image: Dr. Philip Maddock. @MarshsLibrary

[gersaloevera-blog]

Some culture today at #Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park... it was amazing!! #nepalireland #culture #dancing #music #colorful #OPW (at Farmleigh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bng9iMrHdAc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v4215rnb8neh

[designfreak-blog1]

#farmleigh @farmleighhouseopw #indiaday #india #indiandance #indian #photography #photographer #eventphotography #performer #performance #photo #photograph #photographylover #portraitphotography #portraitphotographer #portrait #portrait_vision #portrait_shots #culture #indianculture #dublin #ireland #irelandaily #dublinireland #bellydance #bellydancer #dance #dancing #dancer (at Farmleigh Phoenix Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnf5qjJnH5v/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=86iaeslz85ec

[dailyanarchistposts]

Enter the cop mob

In the run up to May Day the police mounted an unprecedented security operation and media offensive of their own, and their efforts played a massive role in determining what happened over May Day. There was talk of mass arrests and specially trained riot squads. A well-known Garda representative opined that the police should have guns to confront the protestors. In the couple weeks before May Day things became really ridiculous with the police regularly harassing activists for simply distributing leaflets or fly posting as well as mounting an intensive surveillance operation.

In the couple of days before May Day over three thousand extra cops were drafted into the city and Irish troops were deployed and billeted near Farmleigh house, where the EU leaders would be banqueting on May 1st. The police’s new anti-riot toys — water cannon borrowed from the PSNI — were trundled out in front of the media who reported the whole farce in tones of breathless excitement. The police stated in august and serious manner that they were now ready to defend the great and good against the much anticipated horde of international anarchists. More seriously for the protest organisers, though, was the discovery and closing by the cops of the planned accommodation/convergence centre in a recently squatted derelict house. Worse still, three English anarchists were arrested nearby and held in custody on trespass charges. The cops then further upped the ante by raiding the homes of two anarchists. This carnival of reaction provided even further testament, for those who needed it, to the boundless vanity of Irish politicians, the craven servility of most of the media and the ability of senior police to talk unmitigated shite.

The arrests and the loss of the convergence centre was to bedevil us over the following days, with many of the international anarchists far from impressed with the set up or DGN’s tactical choices. In turn, the attitude and approach of some of the visitors didn’t exactly enamour some of the internationals to DGNers. These conflicts over tactics, infrastructure and how to deal with corporate media brings into sharp focus a lot of the more important issues thrown up during May Day and this is discussed more fully in the longer version of this article.

[ifreakingloveroyals]

Through the Years → The Princess of Monaco (155/∞)

5 April 2011 | Martin McAleese, Irish President Mary McAleese, Charlene Wittstock and His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II Of Monaco attend a Reception at Farmleigh House during a State visit in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

[dublindubhlinn-blog]

The #sunkengarden in #farmleigh in the #pheonixpark last weekend. A love place to visit. #ordinarylife #dublin #ireland #like #follow #followme #instagood #instalike #insta #instagram #picoftheday #love #pictureoftheday #photooftheday #photo #tagforlikes #beautiful #likeforlike #picoftheday #fun #instadaily #igers #lovindublin #lovindotie #enjoyyourcity #picturethisdublin (at Farmleigh)

[theirishaesthete]

Missing, Presumed not Lost A portrait of Oonagh Guinness commissioned in 1931 from the fashionable artist Philip de László by the sitter’s then-husband Philip Kindersley, who paid £1,575 for the work.

[sarahorrphotography]

F A C E 🤡 . . . . . #farmleigh #farmleighhouse #phoenixpark #park #garden #landscape #courtyard #face #facesinthings #facesinplaces #facesinobjects #facesinstrangeplaces #circus #curtain #building #architecture #dublin #dublintown #dublincity (at Farmleigh House and Estate.)

[celticwanderlust]

🇬🇧 Gardens of Farmleigh House, once the property of the Guinness family in Dublin. Hidden away in a corner of Phoenix Park, the gardens are free to visit.⁠ ⁠ 🇫🇷 Les jardins de Farmleigh House, autrefois la propriété de la famille Guinness à Dublin. Cachés dans un recoin de Phoenix Park, les jardins sont accessibles gratuitement.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ —⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ 📍#celticwanderlust: #travelblog for the #Celtic enthusiast ☘️Follow me for travel tips & inspiration.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ Chris⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ celticwanderlust.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ 🔸🔸🔸🔸⁠ ⁠ #visitireland #garden #loveireland #traveleurope #instaireland #wanderireland #irishpassion #igersireland #lovedublin #dublinigers #dublindaily #igersdublin #travelireland #visitdublin #discoverireland #InstantIrlande #ireland #instadublin #lovindublin #topdublinphoto #discoverireland #irlande #phoenixpark #farmleigh #ireland_travel #dublinstagram #dublincity⁣⠀ (at Farmleigh) https://www.instagram.com/p/B16t_4-ishx/?igshid=1dcvj2zsb9zms