Monthly Archives: September 2011

As the world commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, Sunday had another significance for Japan. It marked six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, a date now seared in the country’s national consciousness. At 2:46 that afternoon, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan offshore, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 meters (33 ft) that engulfed large parts of northeastern Japan and also damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing the worst nuclear crisis in decades. The current number of dead and missing is estimated to be 22,900.

ABOVE: A view of Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture, after the massive earthquake, tsunami, and the aftermath taken by Kyodo on March 14, 2011, (before), and September 1, 2011

MEGA GALLERY: Japan Earthquake: Six Months later (The Atlantic)

Aoife Cogan in a Ursula Dress €140

Blathnaid McKenna in a Mimi Jumpsuit €250 euro and a Cameron Tux Jacket €230
Aoife in a Florissa Dress €205

Blathnaid in a Tia Maxi €225

Aoife (as pic 1)

…should you favour bold reds, ‘statement’ oranges and flared pantaloons AND you shop at Coast (this is some of their Autumn Winter whatsit). Which rather rules out the Broadsheet Massive apart from Ewok and Niall.

Taken this afternoon.

(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

Ireland’s most successful World Championship cycling team, bottom pic from left: Mark Rohan, Catherine Walsh and Fran Meehan this afternoon home from the UCI ParaCycling Road World Championships in Roskilde, Denmark. The Irish Paracycling Team won three golds and a bronze and secured qualification points for next year’s Paralympic Games.

(Stephen Kilkenny/Photocall Ireland)