Yearly Archives: 2014

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Ballybunion, Co Kerry this afternoon.

Aidan Gore writes:

Looking away from the Men’s Strand in Ballybunion.The beaches here were hit hard by the recent storms but remain still a thing of beauty. Don’t know who the person in the distance is but a nice silhouette all the same.

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Palmer’s Rock, Salthill, Galway.

Thanks John Gallen

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Galway Harbour, Galway this evening.

Thanks Alan Travers

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Activists, including Socialist MEP Paul Murphy, third from left, at Advance Pitstop, Russell Street, Dublin earlier today protesting against the company’s use of JobBridge to advertise for 28 intern positions.

Previously: You Can’t Get Cheaper Than A JobBridge Fitter

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The Northern Lights in Tromso, Norway.

A video shot by French-Dublin-timelapse-hero Matthieu Chardon for Newstalk’s weekly science show, Futureproof, presented by Jonathan McCrea this morning.

Listen back to today’s show here.

Previously: Matthieu Chardon on Broadsheet

Thanks Jonathan McCrea

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Mesmeric photographs of Hong Kong’s mind-bendingly dense concentrations of high-rise living space by Michael Wolf, a German photographer currently resident in the Chinese city.

Michael Wolf: Life In Cities

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Brian Anglim wites:

I’ve been depressed since as far back as I can remember, sometimes for weeks and months at a time. But as I’ve gotten older things have gotten worse, more ingrained into my everyday life and routine.

Recently I’ve had trouble sleeping, trouble staying motivated and trouble staying happy. If I’ve nothing immediate to worry or stress over I’ll find something to get anxious about.

Up until now only a handful of close friends and family know about it but since reading Garreth MacNamee’s brutally honest description of his own mental health problems I’ve been thinking about coming clean myself, in the hope that it might prompt someone still in the dark to reach out for help.

My own depression manifests itself in a form of apathy. The smallest tasks become gargantuan in size and weeks pass at a time where I’d gladly stay in all day feeling sorry for myself. One night before Christmas I became virtually paralyzed at work, I sat behind my desk until 9:30pm staring blankly at my computer screen like some sort of zombie.I had become totally oblivious to the outside world.The sudden realisation that I had become so apathetic frightened me so much that I was afraid to get into the car and drive home.

That night I decided to finally get help, after years of trying to convince myself that there was nothing wrong with me I took the plunge and contacted a doctor and told my family.

It’s a cliche, but opening up really was a massive weight off my chest. I’d always managed to convince myself that telling people wouldn’t be a good idea because on the surface I didn’t think I looked like someone that should be depressed considering I drink and enjoy myself just as much as the next person.

Getting it off my chest didn’t suddenly cure me of my ailments but It certainly helped. I know that some people will read this and think I’m a looper, but at the end of the day the stigma that surrounds mental health issues in Ireland will only be broken down if people can stand up and be frank about it.

There’s nothing to be ashamed about, I might come in for some slack posting this but if it helps one person take a step towards getting help it will be worth it.

I suffer from depression

Previously: Staying Alive

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An extraordinary 2013 compilation video shot from a DJI phantom quadcopter at Banzai Pipeline on the north shore of  Oahu, Hawaii by aerial photographer Eric Sterman.

Huge, deadly waves coursing over a razor sharp reef – a playground for gnarl-bothering pipe-freaks.

Music: Lindsey Stirling – Crystalize.

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(H/T: Marsupial)

simonAB writes:

 ” Simon [Day, missing from his home in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow] who may be known to some of your readers and had not been seen since Sunday has been found.”

The body of missing Wicklow man Simon Day has been found (Sunday World)

Pic: Gardai