Monthly Archives: January 2013

The problem came to light again this week after a pony starved to death in a field in the centre of Carlow town and was then left there to rot.
When Jane Kelly, a volunteer with the local SPCA, arrived the pony had been down for four days and was in the last stages of death.Jane rang the vet but 20 minutes before he arrived the animal died.

Yet Another Horse Starves To Death In The town Centre (Lynda Connolly, Carlow People)


Ours is the Speculum.

No it isn’t.

This morning, Hasbro launched a public vote to replace one of its older, ‘classic’ Monopoly playing tokens (car, thimble, boot, dog, boat, hat, iron and wheelbarrow) with a new-fangled one: robot, ring, cat, chopper or guitar.

Our heads say robot but our hearts say cat.

Vote here.

Naturally, the games company already have a combined old-and-new special edition planned for next month.
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At Beaumont Hospital, Co Dublin.

Wait for it…

Ta-dah!

Ian F writes:

Ok, So I was in Beaumont last Aug’, I was in for a while so the food became a pretty hilarious distraction after a while, they give you menus the day before and you can pick from two or three options, so in a way I was responsible for what arrived, sadly the description never matched what lurked under the deceptively fancy metal cover, I rarely touched it. Above was a breakfast while below I called the “let’s just cook whatever is left in the fridge” dish, consisting of a spring roll with sweet chilli sauce, boiled potatoes and what looks like an entire can of sweetcorn, I must add though, that the staff of Beaumont do an amazing job and I cannot speak highly enough of them, they have to work within the budgets imposed on them and perform miracles on a daily basis.

Earlier: Makes The Coombe Look Like The Ritz

Meanwhile, At The Coombe


In fairness, an absolutely stonking rendition of Stairway To Heaven performed in late December at the Kennedy Center Honors by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson with the late John Bonham’s son Jason on drums and the Zeps in attendance.

Bonham performed with Heart and an all-star band — and the first Plant, Page and Jones knew of it was when they saw him walk on stage. He said: “It was so incredible to see their faces, sat there next to the president. The guys knew who was playing — but they didn’t know I would be on drums. Their faces lit up, and the smiles and tears… It was fantastic. What a way to close the show!”

There may be goosebumps.

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Finally.

The nearly yearly Le Cool Dublin covers competition has returned. The damn online publishing hipsters are looking for entries to grace the opening Le Cool issue(s) of 2013.

Sez Ciaran le Cool:

Irrespective of your background or field of expertise, we want to uncover the fresh princes and princesses of creative work.

 

Competition details here.

Judging panel:  Chris Judge (illustrator), Ali Grehan (Dublin City Architect, Pivot Dublin ), Sean & Yvette (photographers), Bren B (The Small Print & OFFSET), Robert Boyle (Rothco) and Chompsky (Broadsheet.ie).

DEADLINE: Midnight, Monday, Jan 14

Picture (above): one of last year’s winners, ‘Rasputin’ by Diarmuid O’Cathain.

Caroline Simons of the Pro-Life campaign told the Joint Committe on Health and Children today that she was unaware of being in that pro-life video (below) broadcast on the American Christian channel EWTN.

Fine Gael TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy said she couldn’t understand why Simons didn’t know about the EWTN video, considering she appears in it.

Caroline Simons: “In relation to EWTN. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m sorry I can’t help you with that one”.

Later, she added: “I wasn’t aware that I was on it. I don’t know any agents of the culture of death, I hope. Certainly they haven’t introduced themselves to me.”

We’ll just leave this here so:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O17hbfowvhw

Previously: Come Dine With Me (Pro-Life Edition)

Hang on, what?

A piece of art designed by Irish artist Andrew Kearney has been hung from the atrium ceiling. It looks like a large white airship, but the Irish government describes it as an “interactive and innovative art piece… [that] embodies Irish warmth and character while showcasing the innovation and developed technology of contemporary Ireland”.

The piece is called Skylum (which perhaps means that someone who goes to see it is a Skylum seeker). It is fitted with a camera, artificial intelligence technology and ultrasonic directional speakers so that when people walk underneath it, the lights and sounds vary. An Irish government official said: “The piece is ever-changing and reacting so that no two experiences will be the same.”

 

Right so.

The Skylum’s The Word (EuropeanVoice.com)

Thanks Niall O’M