Yearly Archives: 2013

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Irish artist and photographer Richard Mosse reveals the stories behind the making of his latest film The Enclave (2013),  shot on 16mm infrared in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The film will be shown at the Irish Pavilion of this year’s 55th Venice Biennale.

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(Hat tip: Alan Butler)

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Last year’s Forbidden Fruit festival (top) and frenetic preparations for this weekend’s two-day concert (above).

Paul Trainer of TNT24.ie writes:

We filmed a timelapse video of the build at the Forbidden Fruit festival site [starting Saturday at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin].

Two days condensed into three minutes featuring sunshine, fluffy clouds, a small army of technicians and some heavy lifting equipment dancing to Primal Scream.

 

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(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

 

ccc2Thanks to the Civil Service Childcare Initiative, 2001.

Sorry, the whatnow?

Nelly Bergman explains:

In Budget 2001, the Minister for Finance allocated €12.7m for the provision of 10-15 crèches for the children of civil servants throughout Ireland.
The allocation was part of a major Initiative by the Government to improve childcare provision and increase the number of childcare places available in Ireland.
The CSCI also aimed to contribute to the equality agenda and increase female participation at higher executive officer level and above and to help employees to combine employment with their family life.

 

Civil Service Childcare Initiative

irlEuropean-Countries-as-Cartoons-Armenia-Angel-Shark-634x350European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Latvia-Baby-Eagle-634x350European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Slovenia-Chicken-634x350European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Croatia-Flying-Dragon-634x351European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Cyprus-Leaping-Mouse-634x348European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Poland-Baboon-634x352European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Montenegro-Dinosaur-634x351European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Greece-Old-Bearded-Man-with-a-Pointed-Cap-634x349European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Monaco-Surreal-Elephant-634x349European countries and the things they look like.

Sure, that’s just stupid.

Taken from a far more comprehensive 2012 video by German Youtuber Zackabier.

Above: Teddyland (which looks a bit like Ireland), Armenia (Angel Shark), Latvia (Baby Eagle), Slovenia (Chicken), Croatia (Dragon), Cyprus (Mouse), Poland (Baboon), Montenegro, (Stegasaurus), Greece (Old Man with a Pointy Hat), Monaco (Surreal Elephant) and, below, our personal favourite…

European-Countries-as-Cartoons-Denmark-Fat-Batman-Fish-and-Old-Ghost-634x353Denmark (A Fish Eating the Slime Off of a Filthy, Fat Batman Who Is Talking to an Old Ghost).

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