Redditor PaerkutRob‘s (re)post of mushrooms blooming on the bark of a tree.
Painstakingly augmented by fellow Redditor tacothecat here.
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Bray-born wrestler Fergal Devitt.
The fresh new prince of WWE
Prior to signing with WWE, Devitt was widely considered one of the most highly touted free agents in sports-entertainment. Hailing from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, his path to NXT and WWE has been circuitous: Initially trained in England, Devitt honed his craft in the U.K. and U.S. independent scenes before entering the notoriously disciplined dojos of New Japan Pro Wrestling. He also competed in Mexico, though it was in New Japan that he rose to greatest prominence, under the name Prince Devitt
About blummin time, in fairness.
WWE signs Fergal Devitt to NXT (WWE)
Previously: Bray Royalty
Thanks Rovert
Rejoyce
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Ormonde Quay, Dublin home of the Ulysses-appearing-in Ormond Hotel.
SAVED.
For now.
Previously: Save The Sirens
Going Dark
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An award-winning 2012 short film by Jason Gwynn and Jay Sheldon (shot on a ‘micro budget’) chronicling the final days on the job of two cinema projectionists – made redundant by the virtual demise of 35mm in the digital age.
Virtual, mind you, not actual.
Further to RTE News’ Gaza translation ‘mix up’.
And their subsequent explanation.
Cunning Hired Knaves writes:
It is not just a question of her views being ‘paraphrased’, as RTÉ claims: proper paraphrasing requires due attention to the context. Her words about being ready to strap on an explosive device and fight are not because she is a combatant in one “side” of a “war”, which is what RTÉ suggests with the sequence of images and words in its report, but because she is witness to the death of children, as a consequence of precisely the kind of explosion caused by Israeli forces, but shown in the report as if it could have been generated by either “side”.
…As she says herself in the translation furnished by RTÉ: “Four to five children die every single day, where are you people? …a four-storey building fell on their heads, it is horrific”. Then: “I am ready to wear the explosive jacket and joint (sic) our fighters…all our children are dying”.
There is a vast difference between a woman saying she will join the fight because “all our children are dying”, and a woman saying she is “ready to strap on an explosive device and fight” without any context or rationale for her words, amid the suggestion furnished by the RTÉ report that even ordinary women are combatants.…Thus the RTÉ report presents the situation in Gaza as a two-sided and even contest, but with the difference on the Palestinian side being that there is no distinction between a civilian and a combatant. The presentation of the Palestinian woman is therefore in keeping with the image of what pro-Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz once described as the “continuum of civilianality” to justify attacks that primarily injured civilian populations, and in keeping with Israeli propaganda more generally. RTÉ’s claim that it did not ‘misinterpret or misrepresent’ the views of this woman could only be justified if it were under orders from the Israeli military, and not subject to obligations as a public broadcaster in Ireland.
More here: Compounding The Deceit (CunningHiredKnaves)
Previously: Dear RTE
Meanwhile…
How well do you know your anthem
Delzer, from the People’s Republic of Cork website, asks:
Many people, possibly even most, Irish people, do not know all the words to the national anthem. People want to move on as soon as possible from the silent awkwardness of not knowing it so you’ll hear roars of “C’mon [insert county]!” well before the end of the song.
The GAA do almost nothing to promote the Irish language or the national anthem. Almost all the interior signage in Pairc Úi Chaoimh and Croke Park is exclusively in English for example.
A small campaign to encourage supporters to sing it could be easily implemented at little or no cost. Instructing teams not to break away before the band finishes playing would help generate more respect for the anthem too.In fairness, the lads at [GAA] HQ are busy though. There are pay walls to erect and big country music concerts to sort out.
Anyone?
Also: FIGHT!
What is it with the Irish and their national anthem (People’s Republic of Cork)
Blimey.
Steigl writes:
“They had a way with words back in Census 1871, just a wee snapshot of some of the descriptions used under the Religion / Note tab from a parish in Meath…”
The ‘Witch’ anyone?
More here
Rachel Ahearne writes:
“I caught this rainbow over Lough Swilly last week (I would have posted it sooner if I had WiFi!). Taken at Portsalon [Co Donegal]. Nice summer holiday image for the days that are upon us…”
How Many?
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Derek Jennings, a Hep C worker, at a launch to raise awareness about Hepatitis C at Dublin Castle this morning
Rachel Ahearne writes:
“To mark World Hepatitis Day today, Community Response and Janssen have joined forces to launch ‘Treat It, Beat It’ a campaign to raise awareness of hepatitis C and highlight the need for the HSE’s National Hepatitis C Strategy to be resourced as a matter of urgency.
An estimated 20,000 to 50,000 people are infected with hepatitis C in Ireland, with many of those infected undiagnosed and untreated.
“As part of the ‘Treat It, Beat It’ campaign, Community Response and Janssen have developed a facility on the Community Response website for people to petition their local TDs urging them to ensure that resourcing of the National Hepatitis C Strategy is a priority in Budget 2015. Community Response has also urged other voluntary groups to include hepatitis C in their respective pre-budget submissions.
To support the ‘Treat It, Beat It’ campaign and petition your local public representative visit Community Response“
For more information visit hepinfo.ie or call the HSE helpline 1800 459 459
Thanks Rachel
Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland