Yearly Archives: 2014

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Paul Bolger (a former animator with the Don Bluth Studio as well as his own studio Dagda Film) along with Barry Devlin (the Horslips front man) are attempting to bring their vision of the Cú Chulainn legend to life in a new graphic novel triology.

They spin the story as:

In this forgotten world where war once ruled peace reigns supreme and this is killing Morrigan, last of the Long Lived. In a desperate bid to stay vital she kidnaps baby Cú Cullan and exposes the child to her darkness imbuing him with unnatural strength and agility, but at a price. He inherits her dark hair, eyes and unpredictable brooding nature. He is not easy to be around. Although physically smaller than his peers he has the status of a giant. Friend and foe fear him. Since killing a Blacksmith’s guard dog and taking it’s place as a child, hence his nickname, HOUND, he has earned a reputation for never letting anyone or anything get in the way of that which he wants more than anything else – to be Champion of the World.

They’re a bit more than a third of the ways to the £22K goal with 17 days to go.

Not that such comparisons make Hound any less excellent: Frank Miller meets Sláine, anyone?

Hound: A Celtic Myth set in Ancient Ireland

threesDan Druff writes:

You’ve been posting a bit about 2048 lately it you should know that it’s a ripoff of Threes, the far superior and much more challenging game. Why support the ripoff so much and trample on the hard working, original devs? I hope you’ll give them some support since you’ve handed out more than enough to its ripoffs.

Oh.

We want to celebrate iteration on our ideas and ideas in general. It’s great. 2048 is a simpler, easier form of Threes that is worth investigation, but piling on top of us right when the majority of Threes players haven’t had time to understand all we’ve done with our game’s system and why we took 14 months to make it, well… that makes us sad.

It’s complicated and hard to express these conflicting feelings but hopefully this is a start. We are so happy with Threes and how it has done and all the response. Seriously. And even writing this feels like we’re whining about some sour grapes that we have no business feeling sour about. Like it’s not ok to feel the way we do some of the time. But we do.

‘Threes’ developers Asher and Greg

READ ON: Threes: A Tiny Puzzle That Grows On You (Asherv)

Threes (€1.79) on iTunes

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Mindlessd writes:

“A giant wolf mural on an apartment block in Rome by Belgian artist Roa as part of the 999Contemporary project.The wolf is of course an ancient Roman symbol, although the city’s rats are also legendary for their size and I think Roa got a bit of the rodent into this piece.”

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[Scene of a crash on the Luas Red Line at the Jervis stop in January 2013]

Breaking News reports:

“…the Red Line saw 34 collisions last year compared with only four on the Green Line. The Abbey Street and Jervis Street junction has been the location of 11 accidents involving cars and trams over the past decade.”

Luas planning safety campaign (Breaking News)

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Irish Refugee Council writes:

This exhibition marks one year since the national day of action last year which called for an end to the institutional accommodation of people seeking international protection in Ireland…The main focus and aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness about the human cost of the current system, in particular the impact on children who are growing up within it.

‘One year on, and still no change’ Photography Exhibition (Irish Refugee Council)

Previously: Let’s Give Them Home

Asylum Seekers on Broadsheet