Monthly Archives: January 2012

Newswhip’s Paul Quigley writes:

The fastest spreading stories this afternoon: Rich American Presidential Candidate pays tax at a lower rate than you and Richard Branson has told the House of Commons that cannabis legalisation and taxation is a “win win”.
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See what’s trending globally on NewsWhip.com, and locally on NewsWhip.com/Ireland

Well.

He’s only been nominated for an Oscar!

In the live action short category for his directorial debut Pentecost.

The short, according to the LA Times, “tells the story of Damien Lynch, a young altar boy who is offered the chance to serve at an important Mass in his small town, his chance to redeem himself after his last turn as altar boy two weeks before, when he knocked Father O’Toole off the altar.”

It also stars the god-voiced Andrew Bennett:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hobilcdk0Rc&feature=player_embedded

Oscar shorts: ‘Pentecost’ Merges Worlds Of Sports And Church (LA Times)

Also: Northern Ireland film The Shore Earns Oscar nomination (Silicon Republic)