Monthly Archives: June 2012

Niamh Rabbit, of TCD’s  Research The City, writes:

So this is it, the happiness map of Ireland. The red counties have the highest wellbeing, the blue counties have the lowest wellbeing, and the orange – yellow – green are somewhere in between. It’s based on answers to the transport survey where respondents gave details on where they lived and of their wellbeing.

The whole map comes with the major caveat that for a lot of counties I have very few data points. The counties with the fewest data points are also the the counties coming up at the extremes, places like Offaly and South Tipperary only have two or three respondents.

So yes, as always I’d like more data. . .So please take part in our Happiness Survey here. Thank you

It’s the damn hipster cycling issue.

Finally.

Cover by Stephen Maurice Graham who sez:

I wanted the cover to be inviting, welcoming the reader into the rest of the cycling issue and thought a stylised shop front might be fun to draw.

 

Le Cool Dublin (Cycling Issue)

Stephen will be launching an exhibition of his work in the Bernard Shaw, Richmond Street, tomorrow (details here)

Pinch yourself.

The new director of international affairs at Horse Racing Ireland has resigned after twice being sanctioned for a serious conflict of interest involving his wife’s business.

Michael O’Hagan (above), also the chief executive of Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, quit with immediate effect on Monday. His shock departure was accepted after HRI disciplined him because his wife, Josephine Maher O’Hagan, acted as a private sales consultant to ITM’s Chinese clients.

Wife’s deals see horse director quit post (Conor Ryan, Irish Examiner)

Derek Dunne writes:

Just glanced down into the corner of my desktop, and turns out my laptop is defiantly Irish (sorry for the poor quality).

 

Emer Bruen writes:

Defiant dressings at Cafe Hilde on Metzer Str., Prenzlauerberg, Berlin. These are three salad dressings we made over the last week: rocket, yoghurt & mint, and mango, chilli & lime. They’re also showing the match tonight. Thankfully the food is guaranteed to be good.

 

Fergal Downey writes:

My 6 year old daughter’s defiant take on the tricolour.

 

Sandra Porter-Roy writes:

We’re gonna clean up… with a bit of  Muscle at the back.

 

Lucy writes:

The Microstation drawing I’m currently working on here in London – these are default colours not set up by me but at least I spend a good portion of my day gazing at Green and Gold!

Defiant Tricolours to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie