Oh.
It’s the Irish curse, in fairness.
Yearly Archives: 2014
My needs are greater than yours at all times.
Mullingar this afternoon.
Thanks Ronan Casey and Pedrok
Hamster Bar
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Kosuke Sato works as a tombstone salesman in Chiba Precfecture in Japan, assuaging the morbid concerns of his day job by creating miniature restaurant and bartending dioramas for Ginji (the handsome chap at the top) and other members of his collection of adorable hamsters.
He also keeps miniature ferrets, but they tend to occupy low-level administrative or accounting positions within the group.
More rodentine barista action at Sato’s blog.
That Summer
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv6hoZq_sDM
Shauna Watson writes:
We recently published a video portraying some of the best areas in Dublin in an effort to promote the beauty of the city. The video has been reviewed as “heart-warming” and “uplifting” and reminds people both at home and abroad of the carefree nature of the Irish and wonders of our capital. We are very proud of both Dublin and of this video showcasing many beautiful scenes and sights of the city and feel that it should be shared with the Irish and our international friends.
Going North
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Former Irish Independent journalist, Gemma O’Doherty, and former garda John Wilson outside the Employment Appeals Tribunal last May
Ex Fine Gael director of elections to meet Martin McGuinness and leading Unionists in Stormont next week about Fr Molloy murder cover-up.
— Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) November 9, 2014
Deputy First Min Martin McGuinness to meet victims of Garda wrongdoing including Lucia O’Farrell and Eamonn Tuohey in Stormont next week — Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) November 7, 2014
Victims of Garda corruption to meet leading Unionist politicians in Stormont on Thursday.
— Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) November 7, 2014
John Wilson and I will be visiting Stormont next week with a delegation of families who have been victims of Garda wrongdoing. — Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) November 5, 2014
There you go now.
Previously: Going To Work
Nicky Ryan (above) and his movie’s Indigogo campaign
Shot “in the style of Bloody Sunday (2002) and The Battle of Algiers (1996)”!
Six Days of The Rising will recreate “this epic fight for independence and the destruction of Dublin onscreen as never before seen”.
“Recreating the Dublin of 1916 will require the representation of the city before and after the immense destruction. The city is a character in the film and we believe that accuracy in the geography and look of the building is essential. To enable this we intend to create a very large exterior stage with the appropriate cobblestone street and lower level structure combined with 100ft high blue/green screen backgrounds, and composite authentic models of the surrounding buildings in the various stages of destruction. Rather than focusing on the leaders of the uprising, we will portray the events from the perspective of a man whose journey across the barricaded city brings him in contact with both sides of the conflict. We will bring a level of authenticity to the production that like The Summit, puts you firmly on the ground during the extraordinary events of Easter 1916”.
Nicky Ryan, Sundance Festival winning director of The Summit (2012).
FIGHT!
Six Days Of The The Rising will be part funded through an Indiegogo campaign here
Nicky Ryan pic: Paul Dowd
Seems @BizPost have dropped @janeruffino this week in favour of “Glastonbury for geeks”-type #WebSummit puff pieces. Disappointing.
— Philip O’Connor (@philipoconnor) November 9, 2014
Regular Sunday Business Post tech columnist Jane Ruffino (above) column was bumped in yesterday’s edition in favour of expansive and glowing coverage of the Web Summit.
It couldn’t possibly be anything to do with her previous week’s column (behind the SBP pay wall or available in an expanded form on Medium) that used the Web Summit as an example of the overly cosy relationship between tech journalism and the companies they report on.
G’wan the Official Ireland.
X-Factor
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Russel Brand addresses critics of his verbosity by updating Blur’s Parklife with The Rubberbandits.
Fight
Thanks John Gallen and all
GK writes:
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