Enda Kenny at the launch of Daffodil Day (in aid of the Irish Cancer Society, tomorrow March 23) at government buildings, Dublin, within the last hour with Ali and Peter Skehan.
And later:
Bless.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Monthly Archives: March 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9K6SXDkXU
This short anime from Japanese comedian Tekken has racked up over 1.7m views on Youtube since it aired on Japanese TV recently, reducing viewers to blubbering wrecks.
Mmf. You’ll see.
Melbourne/London based filmmaker Callum Cooper creates these brilliant, discombobulating visual sculptures by embedding tiny cameras to capture multiple scenes from unexpected angles.
The two videos above are Full Circle (a nifty promo for the fashion label Klezinski) and Paradoxical Plane (which was presented on two large curved screens with quadrophonic sound to further immerse viewers in the experience.)
Go full screen for full effect.
@broadsheet_ie spotted some excellentparking in Drumcliffe in Sligo. twitter.com/aoifewil/statu…
— Aoife Wilson (@aoifewil) March 22, 2012
Fine Gael councillor Anne Devitt.
The Mahon Tribunal found an acceptance of a IR£20,000 payment from Rayband Ltd, by Cllr Devitt was “entirely inappropriate”.
From the Fingal Independent in 2009:
Why should people vote for you?
Cllr Devitt: “This is the question that people always ask on the doorstep. I think the experience I have is necessary to bring us out of this economic trouble.”
(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
Taken on Sunday.
Pulsating.
But where?
Lines close at 3.30pm
Bertie Ahern and Joe Burke in happier times.
Meanwhile, life in the mob (via today’s Mahon Tribunal report):
And the best bit:
(Eamon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
The footballer who wanted to make a difference to young people is still doing it, half a world away. His smiling face, with the date of his birth and death, is now on a wall beside the security pad in the entrance hall that all the students swipe into every day.
Mr Balfe, who taught [Jim] Stynes geography and coached him on the senior rugby team, said: “He was a tall, thin man and he didn’t have the bullish strength for rugby. His two brothers were better rugby players because they had more power. He was better at Aussie Rules.
(Crispin Rodwell for The Age)
Thanks Kevin Whitty
Thanks Kevin Whitty
