Yearly Archives: 2014

hunter-s-thompson-IFB0_o_tnHunter S Thompson

3pm. rise

3:05 Chivas Regal with the morning papers, Dunhills

3:45 cocaine

3:50 another glass of Chivas, Dunhill

4:05 first cup of coffee, Dunhill

4:15 cocaine

4:16 orange juice, Dunhill

4:30 cocaine

4:54 cocaine

5:05 cocaine

5:11 coffee, Dunhills

5:30 more ice in the Chivas

5:45 cocaine, etc., etc.

6:00 grass to take the edge off the day

7:05 Woody Creek Tavern for lunch- Heineken, two margaritas, coleslaw, a taco salad, a double order of fried onion rings, carrot cake, ice cream, a bean fritter, Dunhills, another Heineken, cocaine, and for the ride home, a snow cone (a glass of shredded ice over which is poured three or four jig­gers of Chivas.).

9:00 starts snorting cocaine seriously

10:00 drops acid

11:00 Chartreuse, cocaine, grass

11:30 cocaine, etc, etc.

12:00 Writing

12:05-6:00am. Chartreuse, cocaine, grass, Chivas, coffee, Heineken, clove cigarettes, grapefruit, Dunhills, orange juice, gin, continuous pornographic movies.

6am the hot tub-champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine Alfredo.

8am Halcyon

8:20 sleep

Hunter S Thompson’s Daily Drink And Drug Intake (DangerousMinds)

Pic: Michael Orchs

 

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White Hag Master Brewer Joe Kearns with ‘Fleadh Ale’

Further to the banning of independent White Hag Brewery from the Fleadh in Sligo. after complaints by publicans and the Vintners’ federation of Ireland.

White Hag founder James Ward writes:

“Since we were turned down for our licence last week to run a Craft Beer Emporium over the Fleadh, we have had to devise a new route.

We’re launching our ‘Fleadh Ale’ a special one -off beer, to coincide with the hosting of the Fleadh in Sligo in 2014. The ’Fleadh Ale’, a Red IPA, will be launched this weekend 9th August in The Swagman, Sligo just ahead of the Fleadh opening.

It’s one-off batch and is priced the same as the rest, but we felt it was worth the coincidence of our launch and the Fleadh happening together.

Lillies, 5th on Teeling, Shoot the Crows and The Dail Bar are also hosting The White Hag’s ales and beers, which can be sampled throughout the Fleadh in Sligo. It’s a testament to the commitment of these pubs to supporting local business that they will take on our beers and ales and put us on their counters during the busiest week of the year.

For the first time in over 50 years Sligo will produce and distribute its own beers and ales, creating not just a unique collection of craft beer, but a brewery the people of the North West of Ireland will be proud of.

Regarding our licence application, it’s beyond belief that a small group of self-serving publicans can effectively prevent a new local business from benefiting in full from the exposure the Fleadh will bring to Sligo.

People across the country and worldwide are seeing a seismic shift in brewing, and in the beers customers want, but some publicans in Sligo are stuck in the past, and its simply not good enough for any group in any town to behave like this

Thanks also to Broadsheet for your support, And to the readers, we’ll give away our very mixed first crate, with a 4-pack of each of our 6 bottled beers. Simply give us the best excuse why you need this beer…”

Lines MUST close at 5.45pm 6.30pm

UPDATE: winner here

White Hag Brewery

Previously: Just A Phase We’re Going Through

Thanks Bob Coggins

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Bray seafront last Summer

A pair of tickets to see Heathers perform LIVE at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co Wicklow was on offer.

We asked: what are your thoughts of existential seaside town Bray – a place some of us at the ‘sheet like to call home.

You responded in your dozens.

Runners up:

“When I think of Bray I think I need to go, I need to run away for blah blah…for a while…for a while.” (Mort)

“When I think of Bray, I think of Smelly Balls’ ” (Lynsey)

“When I think of Bray I think of Ice cream, a beach that’s more stones, than beach, touching weird things in the aquarium and my Nanny stealing all my change so she can go play the slots.” (Rebecca McGrane)

Winner:

“When I think of Bray I think of the fat old Labrador who waddled up over the cold grey shingle and puked up his half-digested chips over my milky childhood feet.” (3stella’)

Mermaid Arts Centre

UPDATE: 3Stella can’t make the concert. Rebecca McGrane bags the tickets.

Previously: Knock Us Down With Heathers

kerryKerry General Hospital

Last week in the High Court, Judge Sean Ryan ruled against Ciara Hamilton, who was taking a case against the HSE. She now faces a six-figure legal bill.

Ms Hamilton claimed that a midwife at Kerry General Hospital artificially broke her waters on June 11, 2011, through a procedure called ARM.

She alleged this rupture of her waters led her to have an emergency C-section due to a cord prolapse – where the umbilical cord drops into the birth canal in front of the baby’s head during delivery.

Cord prolapse can cause stillbirth unless the baby is delivered quickly.

The court heard Ms Hamilton’s baby boy, Jacob, was born safe and well.

However, Ms Hamilton claimed she suffered personal injuries, loss and damage because of the C-section.

Following Judge Ryan’s decision last week, the Irish Examiner reported:

Mr Justice Ryan found that it was reasonable for the midwife involved to seek reassurance with an artificial rupture of the membranes. The midwife was the person entitled, authorised and qualified to make the decision, the judge said.

When the midwife broke the waters, the judge said she immediately appreciated the cord had prolapsed and responded appropriately by raising the alarm while protecting the baby from injury.

On May 14, the Irish Times reported:

The claims are denied and the High Court heard the midwife in the case will say she discussed the artificial rupture of the membranes with Ms Hamilton and that her rationale was a concern for the health of the child.

However, yesterday afternoon, AIMSI (Association for Improvement in the Maternity Services in Ireland)  claimed it has been told that Ms Hamilton was unaware the midwife was going to break her waters.

In a blog post, updated yesterday evening, AIMSI wrote:

AIMSI has received confirmation that the woman in this case was unaware the midwife was going to break her waters. An ARM was performed during a routine exam with no discussion or opportunity for the woman to consent or refuse treatment.

It’s also been claimed that Ms Hamilton was a carrier of Group B Strep, a common streptococcus bacteria, which apparently is more likely to be passed to a baby if the mother’s waters are broken prematurely (before 37 weeks). The amniotic fluid acts as a protective barrier for babies.  

Meanwhile, Mind The Baby blog  yesterday wrote:

“So the intervention was performed without the woman’s knowledge. Justice Ryan has judged that performing an intervention that is not based on evidence or best international practice, without the knowledge or consent of a labouring woman, is acceptable and appropriate. Even in this case where the intervention itself caused an obstetric emergency and had long-term negative consequences for both mother and baby. Where does the average woman who has an intervention during labour without her permission or knowledge, but doesn’t have such serious long-term effects, stand? If the action in this case has been deemed appropriate in the High Court, God help us all.”

Anyone?

Mother who sued over care at Kerry General Hospital faces massive legal bill (Irish Examiner)

The High Court Says We Can’t Say No (Mind The Baby)

Not a consent issue (No Country For Pregnant Women)

Related: Midwife unnecessarily broke woman’s waters, court hears (Irish Times, May 14, 2014) 

Woman sues after alleged inappropriate interference during birth of her baby (Irish Independent, May 14, 2014)

Thanks Deborah

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Director Tom Gould’s portrait of the outwardly intimidating Martyka ‘Skin Dog’ Brandt – one of the few Pākehā veterans of New Zealand’s largest and most notorious street gang – the Napier/Hastings Mongrel Mob.

Inside Brandt’s heavily tatted cover lies an unexpected book, to wit:

From being admitted to a mental institution at the age of 14, escaping and living a life of Mongrelism, Martyka’s life drastically changed as he began to raise his own family, later becoming a solo father raising 10 children through welfare and foster care.

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Splutter.

Cash-bathed, Irish gentleman’s website Joe.ie advances toward England.

Over to you Harbo.

We’re definitely doing something wrong.

*reaches for ‘Cool Ranch’ Doritos*

ComicJam48 LogoAnd a bit of jam.

Kevin Yourell writes:

I’m putting together / running an event for comic book creators in a few weeks called ComicJam48 Dublin.

The goal is to establish an great event that can be replicated by other organisers in other communities around the world. Similar to the StartupWeekend.org movement that has been growing in the tech community over the last 4 years.

The idea for ComicJam48 came, like a lot of great ideas, out of a conversation over a few pints. We though it would be cool if there was a weekend event where people who love creating comics can get together in a really great location, Generator Hostel in Smithfield on the 6th & 7th of September, where we will feed and water attendees to keep them at their creative best, plus there will be limited edition T-shirts and a printed copy of the Anthology of all the projects created at the event for each attendee. All this from €35 (Early-Bird) per person.

We are hoping for a good mix of experience and inexperience at this event. While we’re planning on having mentors on the day to offer advice and make sure everything runs smoothly, the real goal of this event is collaboration and for people to teach and learn from each other, to share ideas and ask questions.

Dublin ComicJam48 2014

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Soofia Bano and daughter Hira Israr (top) at a 2013 Irish citizenship ceremony and Dr Antje Röder (above) of Trinity College, Dublin

The Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, has published a controversial study called  ‘New Irish Families: A profile of Second Generation Children and their Families’.

The report reveals that one-in-four children born in Ireland in 2012 had a non-Irish born mother.

And that there is now much greater diversity in terms of “religion, linguistic, and good looking genes ethnic and national background” among young families in Ireland than EVER before.

However…

Dr Antje Röder, the study’s principal investigator, writes:

“From our study so far it is clear that some groups of migrant parents experience socio-economic disadvantages that are likely to impact their children as they grow older. Another core issue is childcare: immigrant parents have less access to relative care, and many cannot afford other forms of childcare, leading to lower rates of return to work amongst migrant mothers. We cannot say yet to what extent this reflects different cultural preferences for the appropriate care of young children, but will continue to investigate this further as the study progresses.”

Trinity College Dublin researchers publish report on second-generation migrant children and their families (Phys.org)

Pic: TCD