Yearly Archives: 2014

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Saturday July 12 – Lethal Dialect @ The Grand Social, Liffey Street Lwr, Dublin, 8pm (€10)

Nialler9 writes:

“Dublin rapper Lethal Dialect has his third album 1988 coming out in September and he’ll be previewing it in full with a live band on Saturday. Have a listen to Headstrong (above) from it to get an idea what to expect – it’s a doozy.”

Nialler9’s Gig Guide July 9-14 (Nialler9)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu-083geLo0

The world’s best film fleadh.

Day 1.

Laura Gaynor writes:

“I’m down in Galway for the week at the Galway Film Fleadh. This year our ‘Fleadh TV’ crew are putting up highlight videos of screenings, Q&A’s, and more. Our first video features John Carney (previously directed Once) talking about his new film ‘Begin Again (2013)’….”

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While stopping short of announcing a ground invasion, the Israeli prime minister told assembled security chiefs in Beersheba on Wednesday: “The IDF [Israel Defence Forces] is prepared for any option. Hamas will pay a heavy price for firing at Israeli citizens.”

Netanyahu instructs Israeli military to intensify assault on Gaza (peter beaumont, The Guardian)

(AP)

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Ms [Rosemary]  Scallon said she would find treatment for her brother, [prosecution barrister Claire] Howell told the jury. The singer then told the mother that Mr [John] Brown had been cured after he had seen a priest and they agreed not to tell the child’s father.

Dana told child’s mother her sex abuse accused brother would be ‘cured’ by priest, court hears (Shane Hickey, Irish Independent)


Dana Scallon’s brother appears in court after being accused of sexual abuse (Daily Express)

Meanwhile,

Dana calls out Enda Kenny on American TV.

Previously: Arrested Development

File pic: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

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Doodler Aoife Dooley.

You may like her.

Ciaran le Cool writes:

“A video profile on Coolock’s [Dublin] Aoife Dooley, she’s still studying in NCAD DIT, [3rd year studying Visual Communication] but she’s done Le Cool covers and Guides to the North/South Side. and been on BS before.
“Aoife’s mum passed away suddenly last year since then she’s been highly focused to become the best illustrator she can be. A lovely person and a real talent.”

Profiles In creativity: Aoife Dooley (EntreNous]

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http://vimeo.com/86508660

Slovakian artist Tomas Moravec has adapted the standard 1200mm x 800mm Europallet to run on the 1000mm wide narrow gauge tram tracks of Bratislava (also used in Antwerp, Basel, Belgrade, Bern, Frankfurt, Geneva, Ghent, Helsinki, Zürich and elesewhere)

Sadly fortunately, it wouldn’t work here. The Luas runs on standard 1435mm gauge tracks.

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(H/T: Barry McKenna)