Jaysus.
The eclectic picnic that was the 1981 Ballisodare [Co Sligo] Festival.
Wini Yandup writes:
“For The Weekend that was In it Chuck Berry? In Sligo? Oh! Yes he was.”
Yearly Archives: 2014
Tesco Finest
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Tesco, Cambridge today.
(Thanks Reppy)
Floor Staff – The Guest
“A couple in a loveless relationship struggle to come to terms with the fact that their unwanted newborn is going to be a musician…”
Genuinely unsettling.
At least it wasn’t a drummer
FIGHT!.
Floor Staff plays the Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin tomorrow night.
Directed by Bob Gallagher, Produced by Aoife Kelly
Thanks Nialler9 and Saruul Altantuya
Underdog
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A recent mural by Bart Smeets in Mechelen, Belgium.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYSTqV_T90o
Siobhan Kehoe writes:
I have made a short documentary, called Perceived Perfection, about the pressure that the media puts on girls and woman in terms of appearance and weight, and how it can impact a persons self-image and self-worth. It would be great if Broadsheet.ie would consider sharing it as I would love the message of the documentary to reach a wide audience. It shows how difficult it is for Irish women to say that they’re beautiful.
Thanks Siobhan
Hmmm…
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From Reddit’s Philosoraptor-esque Shower Thoughts subreddit.
It’s thoughts you have. In the shower.
Nibmeister John Mottishaw puts a modified, custom-ground Namiki Falcon fountain pen through its paces.
The sound, the blackness, the flourish.
Calligraphic.
No Diggity
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Bob writes:
“Spotted this in Rathmines today. It serves to highlight the growing issue of shortages in student accommodation in the Dublin area. This, in addition to Dublin Institute of Technology’s recently-issued Student Cost of Living Guide, means that students attending third level this year may face a number of challenges outside of the lecture hall. With the Leaving Cert results out next week, and CAO offers out soon thereafter, potential students should avail of the resources provided by Students’ Unions and Student Accommodation Services as soon as possible.“
Previously: Have You A Room For A Student?
A new quarterly magazine about Dublin, called We Are Dublin, was launched by Conor Purcell in The Library Project in Temple Bar last night.
Mag Culture writes:
While still based in Dubai, Conor Purcell published several issues of his travel magazine We Are Here; two about Dubai and one about Kathmandu. The issues were put together using an iPhone for photography and laid out on a laptop – he really was there. They were a fascinating paradox of high-quality content and lo-fi presentation.
Conor has now moved to Dublin, where he has just launched the first of a new quarterly, We Are Dublin. It follows the same template as We Are Here but, aside from the blue-sky cover, presents a very different world. The new magazine is less about travel and more about living in a place, but it sets itself clear boundaries from the start, promising PR-generated stories. History, sociology, memoir, theatre and retail all figure. It’ll be interesting to see how it develops as Conor gets to know his new home.”
The magazine is available from The Irish Design Shop, on Drury Street; Designist, on South Great George’s Street; Indigo & Cloth, in Temple Bar; The Winding Stair, on Lower Ormond Quay; and the Gallery of Photography in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar. It will also be available from Love Supreme coffee bar in Stoneybatter soon.
Out now: We Are Dublin (Mag Culture)
Pics: Bernard Shaw and Le Cool Dublin
Double European 400m champion David Gillick, who’s now retired
Writing for RTÉ, “the white ox” David Gillick casts a question over some of his past rival competitors.
It hit me as I returned home after winning my second European title. I relocated to the UK that year and worked my backside off.
To have someone come up to my face and ask me, “In all seriousness David, what are you taking? Like…come on, all you athletes are taking stuff,” really told me the damage the cheats have done to our sport.
As a retired athlete I now wonder ‘Who was really clean? Did he really beat me fairly or was he on the juice?’
I don’t want to be a cynic, but I do have questions; however at the same time I know there are clean athletes competing out there, and they should be protected, admired and enjoyed, as should our great sport.
Juicy!
RTÉ: An athlete’s view on the world of doping
Previously: Three Cheers