Clue: he’s the most quoted man in Irish poetry (not John Moynes).
Lines close at 11am
UPDATE: Yes, it’s John O’Leary by Frederick Hollyer (from the V&A collection):
Here‘s another:
Monthly Archives: September 2012
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What you may need to know:
2. Promised Land reunites Matt Damon with director Gus Van Sant. Three Word Plot Summary: Good Will Fracking!
3. 00’58: It’s Jim from The Office! AKA John Krasinski. Damon and Krasinski wrote and produced this – the former was meant to make his directing debut, but bailed at the last moment and got Van Sant in.
4. That’s [Icelandic indie-folk six-piece] Of Monsters And Men on the soundtrack.
Release Date: December (US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im1wweOz4qY
Russian Gandalf dog cares not for Balrog tram.
Or anything else.
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Michael Murphy Sings ‘Jimmy’s Winning Matches’ To End His Captain’s Speech (Balls.ie)
The Sound Crowd Orchestra – arguably one of the best underground Irish dance music outfits of the early 90s – had their 20th Anniversary bash at a packed-out Button Factory on Saturday night.
On the decks: original members Tim ‘Mr Spring’ Hannigan (left) and Mark Kavanagh (right).
Sidebar: Tim used to refer to himself as “Mister Spring, the 303 King”, referring to that legendary workhorse of dance music, the Roland TB 303. Now you know.
But were you there?
(Pix: Oisín)
THE GOVERNMENT will use its presidency of the European Union next year to advance plans for a “youth guarantee” scheme that would ensure young people who are out of work will automatically be directed into employment, education or training.
Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has said she will use the presidency, from January next year, to help deliver proposals for the new scheme, which would be targeted at any under-25s who are out of work.
She was unable to say when the scheme could be delivered or how much it would cost, but she expressed confidence that money could be sourced from the European Social Fund.
Under the plans, which are still being drawn up at European level, governments would initially fund training, further education or apprenticeships for any young person who is out of work for four months or more.
As the job-seeker then gains more experience in the workplace, the employer would begin to pay.
Brilliant. What could possibly go wrong?
Burton says Ireland’s EU presidency will help jobless youth (Carl O’Brien, Irish Times)
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
Homicide squad detectives have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of ABC employee Jill Meagher, who vanished on a night out with workmates in Brunswick [a suburb of Melbourne] at the weekend.
It came as police this morning recovered the handbag of the 29-year-old Irish national in a lane off Hope Street in Brunswick. Detectives have roped off a section of Hope Street [above] and are trying to trace the movements of Mrs Meagher, who was last seen by a colleague leaving Bar Etiquette, in Sydney Road, about 1.30am on Saturday.
Homicide squad Takes Over Hunt for Missing Woman (TheAge)
Police and the SES [Emergency service volunteers] have cordoned off a 200m stretch of Hope St that houses a car repairs business and a few vacant shops.
Friends of Meagher said she often took a short cut through an alley way off Sydney Rd to get home. Police will check CCTV cameras of the alley way near Safeway for clues into the disappearance.