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A French Music Video In Dublin

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You’ll like this.

Romuald Sintes writes;

I did a music video in Dublin last month with the singer of a French band called KAMI. Filmed in one day, this is the second part of a diptych realised for the band’s Another Shore EP. Two videos, two songs for two cities. Watch the first part (Berlin, Germany) with the song Let’s Get Insane here

 

Thanks Conor Horgan

Enda Kenny To Protester: “You Could Do With A Day’s Work, I’d Say.”

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Gordon Hudson (head of the Athlone campaign against household charges and water taxes): “Take the bridge, head west and stay there.”

Enda Kenny: “What’s your name?”

Hudson: “It doesn’t matter.”

Kenny: “You could do with a day’s work, I’d say.”

Hudson: “Oi! Self-employed and had to pack it in because of ye. 29 years self employed. Don’t give me your crap.”

Listen here: Taoiseach’s Jibe At Athlone Protester (The Westmeath Independent)

Meanwhile: Angry Dad Accuses Taoiseach Of Forcing His Children To Emigrate (Eoghan MacConnell, Irish Independent)

An Elephant In 17th Century Dublin

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Unfortunately, on the night of Friday the 17th of June 1681, things went disastrously wrong for this zoological enterprise. At approximately 3am the wooden booth [near the Custom House on Parliament Street] caught fire and was quickly enveloped by flames. The elephant, trapped inside, was overcome by the fire and smoke. News of the elephant’s death soon drew a large crowd of onlookers, many of whom had not been able to see the living animal due to the high admission price. It was a motley crew and things soon got out of hand. As the flames died down many of the onlookers rushed forward and attempted to carry parts of the dead animal away.


The Death Of An Elephant, Dublin, 1681 (Irish Archaeology)

Thanks Colm

Church of Ireland: Gay Relationships Cannot Be ‘Normative’

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The ruling General Synod voted to pass a controversial motion that “faithfulness within marriage is the only normative context for sexual intercourse”.

Gerry Lynch, of Changing Attitudes Ireland and a member of St George’s Church in Belfast, said: “Nobody says that my love life is not ‘normative’ when the collection plate is passed round, or when I come in on a Saturday to get the church ready for Sunday, or spend time with distressed people who often turn up at a city centre church.
“The General Synod vote confirmed many gay people’s experience of the churches as the last bastion of homophobia.”

Church Of Ireland Synod Blasted For ‘Homophobia’ After Vote On Marriage (Belfast Telegraph)

Previously: Old Testimony

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Meanwhile, On The Farm

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The Department of Agriculture has rehired 59 veterinary inspectors after they retired.

…Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure Brian Hayes has said that the short-term re-employment of retired civil servants is a “cost saving measure” in the long run.

He said that by bringing back people with particular expertise for six to 12 months, departments were saving on extensive, external searches for new staff.

 

Agriculture Department Rehires 59 Retired Inspectors (RTE)

50 Guitars Nicked

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Jimi’s Music Store, Ballymount Drive, Walkinstown.

Stolen:

Gibson ES335 Black 2001
Gibson ES339 Light Caramel Burst (New)
Gibson Les Paul Standard Gold Top(New)
Gibson Les Paul Custom 1993 Cherry Sunburst
Gibson Les Paul Studio 60’s Tribute Gold Top 2011
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Desert Burst(New)
Gibson Les Paul Studio Ebony 2003
Gibson SG Standard Cherry (New)
Gibson SG Standard Ebony (New)
Gibson 61 SG Cherry (New)
Gibson SG Special Worn Cherry (New)
Epiphone Les Paul 2010 Tribute Cherry Sunburst
Fender 1978 Telecaster Antigua
Fender American Standard Strat Candy Apple Red RW 2005
Fender American Standard Strat Factory Special 2009 Surf Green RW
Fender American Special Strat Sunburst MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Sunburst MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Sunburst RW (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Black MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Candy Cola Red MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Olympic White MN (New)
Fender American Standard Strat Sunburst RW 2010
Fender American Deluxe Strat Sunburst RW (New)
Epiphone Les Paul 2010 Tribute Cherry Sunburst (New)
Fender Standard Strat Lake Placid Blue (New)
Fender Blacktop Strat RW (New)
Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster RW (New)
Fender Standard Telecaster Lake Placid Blue MN (New)
Epiphone Les Paul ’56 Gold Top
Tokai Flying V
Gibson Melody Maker Sunburst
Fender Precision Bass Natural RW 1978
Fender American Strat International Morroco Red 1978
Fender American Strat Natural RW 1974
Fender American Strat Black with Black pickguard MN 1979
Fender American Strat ’62 Re-issue Sherwood Green RW
Fender Lonestar Strat Pearl RW 1997
Fender American Deluxe Strat Black MN 2001
Fender VG Strat Black
Fender Mark Knopfler Strat Hot Red RW
Orange SP210 Isobaric 2×10 Cab (New)
Marshall MG101CFX (New)
Marshall MG102CFX (New)
Fender Rumble 30 (New)
Orange Rocker 30 Used
Fender Satellite Extension Cab
Marshall Superbass

Jimi’s Music Store (Facebook)
Thanks SJ