JD writes:
Waiting to board the bus to Derry [at Europa bus station, Belfast] yesterday.
Yearly Archives: 2014
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The Bradley Timepiece designed by Hyungsoo Kim is a simple, effective tactile watch featuring two metal balls rotating in circular grooves on the face (indicating minutes) and at the side (hours).
Initially pitched on Kickstarter, the pledge goal of $40,000 has been superceded by huge demand and now stands at nearly $600,000.
Unsurprisingly, the watch will go on sale this summer in the US with a European launch expected shortly thereafter.
[University College Cork magazine Motley, out today]Continue reading →
Written by novelist and screenwriter Dave Eggers for the US radio show This American Life, directed by Richard Hickey and brought to life by a team of 40 animators at Not To Scale, Francis is the story of a teenager on a family camping trip who rows out to the middle of a lake by night to write in her journal.
Bad idea.
Great storytelling. Sumptuous animation.
Clew Bay, Co Mayo
Louise Byrne (RTE) tweetz:
“Unbelievable storm damage at Clew Bay. Five feet of rocks deposited on beach. Spot the no swimming sign…”
Guess Which Kerry Footballer Was Mistaken For An Iraqi At Heathrow Airport Today http://t.co/HazKtKQRo0 pic.twitter.com/NUMYHCGrQB
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) April 10, 2014
This evening.
Steve Kingston writes:
“Now that’s how to settle a school yard row.. St Conleths, Ballsbridge [Dublin4].”
Rugby journalism.
There’s more to it than soft interviews, absurd hyperbole and liver damage.
Rabo Rouser writes:
“How would you like to be the first EVER RaboDirect PRO12 Rookie Reporter of the Year? There are some incredible prizes up for grabs… All you have to do is produce a video clip of yourself reporting on a fictional match in a maximum time of 60 seconds…”
Details HERE
A mid-cliff rescue by the Irish Coast Guard in Howth, Co Dublin today.
“At noon today the Irish Coast Guard Operations centre received a call that Trixie, a one year old Springer Spaniel Pup was trapped on the side of a Cliff at Deer Park on Howth Head with the owner unable to get to her. While out walking Trixie had managed to run away from her owner and fell down about 10 feet to a narrow ledge, below the ledge was a further 30 feet steep drop to the ground.
The Coast Guard Cliff Rescue team from Howth were requested to assist. The team set up a Cliff Rescue and lowered down one of the Rescue Climbers, Robin Blandford to the dog…”