Yearly Archives: 2014

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A tyke trembles at the door of the ‘controversial’  salon of shame this afternoon.

Paul writes:

“So this (above) just opened at the junction of Summerhill and Ballybough, Dublin 100 meters from where said sisters dumped the headless body while eating breakfast rolls and taking yokes with their Ma…”

Meanwhile….

“Miriam Murphy says she chose the name without knowing about the salon’s proximity to the murder scene.She said: “Me and my sister are both hair dressers, so we used the name for that reason. “I wasn’t aware at the beginning when I had made the name, to be honest, but then I was told but I’m keeping the name anyway.”

‘Scissor Sisters’ hair salon slammed for making light of Dublin murder (BreakingNews)

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An imaginative short by Randy Gudin, Xavier Lafarge, Bruno Lévêque, Aurélien Rigaudeau, Téo Saintier, Coline Sapin, Rémi Stompe and Laszlo Trachsel – all students of ISART Digital animation school.

During the Second World War, an English paratrooper crash-lands in a forest leaving him wounded. He meets a creature that tries its best to help him. However, the ordeal is just beginning…

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What you may need to know:

1. It’s an action drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981. The film follows the lives of an immigrant and his family whose business keeps running into corruption and violence.

2. 1981 was the most violent year in New York City history with 637,451 reported felonies that year. 19,475 1,832 of those were murders.

3. Oscar Isaac replaced Javier Bardem in the lead after Bardem and the film’s director J.C Chandor fell out over the “direction of the script”. The film was also still without finance at that point.

4. This is Chandor’s own script and he really impressed with his two previous productions, Margin Call (2011) and All Is Lost (2013). “Elegant and handsome” Jeremy Irons is a most impressive bastard in Margin Call.

5. Co-star Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac were classmates in Julliard, the School for Performing arts in New York.

6. The film sneaks in just ahead of the Oscars deadline which is midnight on December 31. Aye Aye!

7. Broadsheet Prognosis: Escape from…Escape From New York (1981)

Release Date: New Years Eve

(DelBoy is away)

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St Michael’s Church, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Unless it is the jubilee of a Ruby Jubilee which took place last year? Although strictly speaking that would make it the anniversary of the jubilee.

Or have they simply taken leave of their senses?

We may never know.

Thanks Ivan Varian

Ruby Jubilee?

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Dublin (top) and Breifne Earley

Oh.

The one 60km north of Adelaide, Australia silly.

Breifne Earley writes:

I am 33 years originally from Leitrim, and in late 2010 I weighed twenty stone, was bitterly unhappy in my professional life, single with no prospects and came to the point of considering taking my own life.
I made a different decision during that time to change my life around and with the help of a bucket list, my personal challenge ten, I lost 25 kgs, learned to swim and cook, completed a marathon, triathlons, cycled around New Zealand and countless other sporting events and went on fifty blind dates during the year.
Four years later, as an ambassador for Cycle Against Suicide, I’m six months into a 30,000km cycle around the entire planet to try to raise awareness of suicide prevention, mental health and depression. I have been giving talks in schools and have been featured in numerous media outlets along the route so far. I’m hoping that my story will be an example to other vulnerable people that there is an option, that live can be lived and enjoyed again regardless of how dark the situation might be.
Whether it’s financial issues, professional dissatisfaction, body issues, relationship breakdown or any other of a multitude of issues which causes this dilemma to raise it’s ugly head, Suicide remains a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I am currently in Adelaide, South Australia after visiting Dublin and after pedalling across 20 countries in Europe, the Indian Sub Continent, South East Asia and from Perth to Adelaide. Over the next six months I will complete the circumnavigation through the remainder of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Mexico, Spain, France, UK and Ireland.
To help make this a reality I have been shortlisted for a grant towards the remaining costs of this trip, specifically spare parts and flights, from the Version 1 Community Trust and require votes to secure first place and the accompanying grant. I am currently leading the competition but by a very ‘slim’ margin….”

Votes are cast through Facebook here

Read Breifne’s daily blog here.

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Michelle Mulherin with Enda Kenny  at this year’s  Fine Gael think-in 

You may be aware of the petrol stretching (sneakily adding kerosene to petrol before selling it) crisis in Mayo.

Yes.

CRISIS.

The Minister will agree that I have described a crisis situation. Confidence must be restored. People are unsure where to buy fuel even though there are reputable dealers. It is not good for business in general. Petrol stations send returns to Revenue every month stating where they source their petrol supplies. What is the Customs and Excise doing about the situation which has been ongoing for a couple of months? If it is a resources problem I ask that it be nailed and resources injected into the service, including the drafting of staff from elsewhere. We cannot ignore the apparent 70% of people who are neither covered by their insurance nor by warranty. I ask what can be done for them. I am aware of people who are unable to afford the several thousand euro to buy a new vehicle and many have been left without the use of a vehicle. The case is similar for new vehicles.
I have attended many public meetings in my area. The main agitators who are throwing oil on the fire are Sinn Féin members but not one Sinn Féin person attended a meeting of 400 people. It begs the question whether Sinn Féin condones the practice. I ask if it could be intrinsically associated with the fact that the IRA has been oft associated with fuel laundering. We know of the very close ties of Sinn Féin with the IRA. I wondered with great interest on the night whether it is condoning what is going on….”

Michelle Mulherin TD speaking in the Dail on September 18.

The Mayo News can confirm that John Sheahan, Chairman of Mayo Sinn Féin, was in fact in attendance at the public meeting in Swinford. Speaking to The Mayo News yesterday (Monday), he said that Ms Mulherin had made no reference to Sinn Féin during that meeting.

Blatant electioneering’ – Sinn Féin hits back at Mulherin (Áine Ryan, Mayo News)

Oh.

(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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Wednesday September 24: Lost Wednesdays @ RHA Gallery, Dublin (€15 includes THREE Beers)

Nialler9 writes:

“The RHA [Royal Hibernian Acadamy] gallery off Stephen’s Green on Ely Place is hosting a night of music and art called Blue Moon Lost Wednesdays TOMORROW night. It’ll feature some fine Irish live music from Ships, Margie Lewis, Let’s Set Sail and Maria Somerville​. DJs include This Greedy Pig, Sally Cinnamon and White Collar Boy and there will be a video pieces, installations print demonstrations and food. Something different. You can win tickets in this week’s guide [link below too…”

Nialler9’s Gig Guide September 23-29 (Nialler9)