Yearly Archives: 2014

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A protest outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin today urging the immediate release of peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy. Ms D’Arcy, who has cancer, is serving a three month sentence for refusing to stay out of “unauthorised areas” of Shannon Airport.

From top:  Robert Ballagh, artist and friend of Margaretta’s, (left);  Zara Starr, Conor Madden and ‘Coco’; from left: Ciaran Garrett, Declan Meenagh, Lisa Connell and Neil Warner of Labour Youth.

Adams To Visit Anti-War Activist D’Arcy In Limerick Prison (David Raleigh, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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Nicky Kelly writes:

“An illustrated map of some of the best spots to eat around Dublin.”

As chosen by controversial style arbiter/beef lover, Niall Harbison of OCD Soundsystem notoriety.

This cannot end well.

Niall Harbison’s Top Dublin Eateries (VisitDublin)

 

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The Bandon Hotel, Tralee, Co Kerry within the past hour.

Via Danny O’Sullivan and Michael Collins

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A tree falls in Jacobs Car Park, Mahon, Co Cork this lunchtime.

Via Aaron Woods

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Dingle, Co Kerry.

Via Marian O’Flaherty (Dingle News)

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From inside a plane flipped on its side due to wind at Shannon Airport. Co Clare.

Via B2B Gateway

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The River Shannon sea bursts its banks at Limerick city this afternoon.

Via Mike McLoughlin

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Naomh Eanna GAA club, Gorey, Co Wicklow Wexford

Thanks Wicklow News

 

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Dawn – one of Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary’s six resident foxes – cannot be returned to the wild. Having been abandoned as a cub, she spent her early life at a dog sanctuary before being transferred to her current home and would would be unable to fend for herself.

In all likelihood she will spend the rest of her life wagging her adorable tail, making mind-curdlingly cute noises and being loved to bits by teh hoomins.

A hard ‘oul station, to be sure.

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Know someone doing their mocks?

James Whelton (our favourite former teen sensation) and Trinity student James Eggers have come up with a pair of apps to help those sitting the Junior and Leaving Cert this year.

They describe the apps as giving:

Access to all the online Irish junior and leaving certificate papers for all levels, with such mind-blowing features as “full screen paper viewing mode”, landscape support and intelligent exam level remembering features, we built this app for such an incredible experience to aid studying, that if weaponised, aliens would finally visit earth in order to learn this app’s secrets.

No longer will you fear the Léamhthuiscint in Irish Paper 2 when viewed through this app. This is the perfect companion to the fast paced, exotic, glamorous and thrilling adventure that is the Junior Cert….

Unfortunately, there are no answers but there’s another app for that.

Junior Cert Papers and Leaving Cert Papers are available on the App Store for €1.79 each.

Do you have an Irish app? Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie

As always, no favours, cuddles, or pints were given for this post. We have some guidelines on submissions.

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Behold: the Renault KWID – an off-road concept vehicle with its own drone quadcopter – revealed this week at the Delhi AutoExpo.

The quadcopter, deployed from a motorised hood at the rear of the roof and controlled by a tablet inside the vehicle, is used for scouting traffic, taking aerial photographs and detecting obstacles ahead.

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