There’s talk of a government rift,
As the euro bank gives us short shrift,
But the game at the top,
Is just bad cop/worse cop,
A tactic that’s going adrift.
John Moynes
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
Yearly Archives: 2013
Oi
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They’re OUR bloody Valentine.
Name three of their tracks so?
*stomps off*
The Brits Are Coming (Hollywood Reporter)
Thanks Barry H
Ireland.
Having quite the day.
Slightly Bemused writes:
Thought this might be of interest. The report (below) states 54 countries have ‘assisted’ in rendition flights. Depending on your source, there are 193-196 ‘countries’ in the world, making 54 a sizeable percentage.
On page 83, the section on Ireland starts. it ends with “In June 2011, the U.N. Committee against Torture stated that it was “concerned at the various reports of [Ireland’s] alleged cooperation in a rendition programme, where rendition flights use the State party’s airports and airspace,” and that it was “also concerned at the inadequate response by the State party with regard to investigating these allegations.””
To misquote someone else, it hasn’t gone away, you know
Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition
(Pic:RTE)
Just look at this hard hitting inve –
Hang on.
Irish Times, November 5, 1945
Previously: Whose Sheets? Ashford Castle’s Sheets
Thanks Sibling of Daedalus
Booo! Finished this! :( will just need to get more when I’m in Dublin :) twitter.com/Mrs_ODonoghue/…
— Megan Young (@Mrs_ODonoghue) February 5, 2013
*eyes up pile of empty Tayto chocolate bar wrappers*
What does the Internet think (beta)?
The internet – it’s largely upbeat, apparently.
(Hat tip: Paul Looby)
Paparazzoles
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Back in 2006, pre-(500) Days of Summer, pre-Inception, pre-Looper, when actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt was not the star he is now, two paparazzi ignored his request to be left alone.
The actor took out his camera and started filming as polite an interview as he could manage. One of the more interesting examples of this kind of thing.
Perhaps Mary might be so kind?
The eclectic, if painfully chap-heavy (and tech-lite) line up for a day long look the state of journalism In Ireland, at UCC on February 9.
Tickets available here.
Thanks Kieran Murphy
Pögiff
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Luke Connolly of the Icon Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin writes:
We’re an artist’s co-operative, not-for-profit organization based in Temple Bar, in Dublin and run entirely by volunteers.
The Icon Walk is an amazing open-air art installation, located in several lanes and small streets in Temple Bar. Dedicated to celebrating the icons of Irish culture- in all it forms, The Icon Walk is inclusive, feisty and highly original. All the icons are original artworks donated by Dublin based artists. It’s full of familiar faces, rendered in original ways.
The Icon Factory, Aston Place, also gives artists a space in which to display their work and to create a range of artworks and products based on the icons.
To mark the 131st anniversary of James Joyce’s birth [last Saturday] we have been running a competition and giving away pieces of original and limited edition Joyce-themed artwork by our artists (samples above).
We would be extremely grateful if you could share our facebook page/competition with your followers.Our Facebook and the competition event can be found here.
No cash, favours, prints, etc, were given for this post