Yearly Archives: 2013

cieling -1cielingcieling2St. Kevin’s Church on the South Circular Road, Dublin today

Rory Tangney writes:

 The original paint job from the 19th century was painstakingly recreated this Summer by Don and Robin Knox and their team. I had the privilege of working with them on it. The scaffolding is on its way down…

 

 

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Mark Tighe of the Sunday Times has his penalty saved by Richard Boyd Barrett who despite injury effortlessly moves to the right during last night’s Politicians Vs Journalists match at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

The event raised over €40,000 for Temple Street Hospital and Concern.

ESB Charity Cup 2013 (Storify)

Journalists pay penalty in political showdown at Aviva Stadium (RTE News)

Previously: Danger Here

bikeZoë and her bike when the world was full of possibilities.

Zoë writes:

Here’s me and my bicycle [on] the day that I got it. I’ve had it for 4 years, but it was stolen last night from outside Peter’s Pub on South William Street, [Dublin]. I really, really want to get it back if I can, so more people keeping an eye out for it would be great.

donoreOutside the Donore boxing club, St Theresa Garden’s, Dublin.

Donal Moloney writes:

Congratulations to Jason Quigley [he has just won silver in the World boxing championships in Kazakstan] from the kids from Donore  boxing club and everyone at St Theresa’s Gardens flats.

Jason Quigley has to settle for silver as unbeaten run ends (Irish Independent)

assasin_1An incredibly contemporary-looking and rather chilling colourised photo of the would-be assassin Lewis Powell following his arrest in 1865.

Powell – who conspired with John Wilkes Booth to kill President Lincoln – attempted to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward, which he failed to do, despite his brutal best efforts.

From a series of recently colourised US Civil War era photographs.

READ ON: The Would-Be Assassin And The Camera (Michael Sacasas, Petapixel)

(H/T: Spaghetti Hoop)