Yearly Archives: 2014

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This morning in Wexford.

Brenda O’Carroll writes:

“Residents and supporters have started to protest AGAINST the installation of Irish Water meters in Hazelwood Estate, Bridgetown, Co. Wexford…”

Meanwhile…

A sit-down in Baldoyle, Dublin this afternoon.

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Databased pages from the one existing copy of a 1692 book entitled Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau by a Dutch artist known only as A. Boogert.

Housed at The Bibliothèque Méjanes at Aix-en-Provence in France, the book’s 700+ handwritten handpainted pages are a guide to creating just about every conceivable tone, hue and tint of watercolour known at the time, 271 years before its modern-day descendent, the Pantone Guide (1963)

A Colourful Book (Erik Kwakkel)

Previously: Six Books In One

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Are you funny?

Would you like to get laughed at in LONDON?

Maria Schweppe writes:

“The London Irish Comedy Festival is partnering with Tedfest to run the Toilet Duck London Award, a competition for new Irish comedians. The glorious victor will walk away with the spoils of battle: a paid gig at the London Irish Comedy Festival in October AND a beautiful Toilet Duck trophy…
Acts should send a short summary (500 words) or CV outlining their stand-up/comedy experience and a short video clip of themselves performing to London Irish Comedy Festival by Friday 6 June…
…16 finalists will be chosen to go head to head at the London Irish Centre on the eve of Tedfest London, on Friday July 11 in the London Irish Centre in Camden.”

Toilet Duck London Awards 2014

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Gwan The Bull!

Any excuse.

Previously: Meath East DECIDES

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‘When Emily Letts got pregnant, she knew she would get an abortion. Then she decided to film it. Letts, 25, is an abortion counsellor at Cherry Hill Women’s Center in New Jersey, which is where she had her abortion. The non-graphic video focuses on her face and shows her breathing and humming through the procedure.

I know there are women who feel great remorse. I have seen the tears. Grieving is an important part of a woman’s process, but what I really wanted to address in my video is guilt.

Our society breeds this guilt. We inhale it from all directions. Even women who come to the clinic completely solid in their decision to have an abortion say they feel guilty for not feeling guilty.

I didn’t feel bad. I do feel a little irresponsible and embarrassed about not using birth control. I was able to learn and move forward. And I am grateful that I can share my story and inspire other women to stop the guilt.’

Why I Filmed My Abortion (Heather Wood Rudulph, Cosmopolitan)

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RTÉ’s Morning Edition reporter Aisling Riordan met the cast of ‘Aunty Ben’ in rehearsals ahead of the 11th Annual International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival which is on now.

They have your funds and that’s all that matters.

Fair play etc.

Previously: Pro Or Aunty Ben?

Pro Ben

Dentist and local election candidate Keith Redmond’s toothpaste.

FLUORIDE!

Is this LEGAL!?