Broadsheet pal Alan Kinsella of Irish Election Literature (@electionlit) has an exhibition currently running in the National Print Museum, Garrison Chapel, Beggar’s Bush Barracks,, Haddington Rd, Dublin of Irish election materials over the years.
And TONIGHT at 6.30pm there’s a free (yes FREE) guided tour from the man himself
A must whether you’re a fan of democracy, graphic design, or Eamon GIlmore’s haircut over the years.
Hello you two.
(Thanks Brian O’Farrell)
An innovative multi-award winning rubber band animation by Montréal based French filmmaker Guillaume Blanchet.
She’s young, dreamy and fearless, she drives cars way too fast, she’s also a yamakasi. She likes adventure, fireworks and unrelenting seas.
A vintage clip, uploaded by Motorsport.ie, of a 22 year-old Ayrton Senna, two years prior to his Formula One debut, winning the Benson & Hedges EuroSport Leinster Trophy Race in 1982 at Mondello Park in Kildare.
Alex Eustace writes:
The future Formula One star is driving his FF2000 Van Diemen and he is still racing under the name of Ayrton Da Silva. The race finishes at about 15 minutes in the video and you can catch Ayrton in all his helmet-less glory doing a victory lap.
G’wan the Joey Greenan from Belfast, who (as Alex also points out) actually overtakes Senna early in the race and pushes him for most of it.
[Ansley Silver Sailor]
You may recall yesterday’s competition to win a Irish-made watch from Ansley.
It was a little late in the day so you might have missed it.
Anyway.
Runners- up:
“Would you ever just give the Ansley watch to my brother because of his/her history of lateness, showing up to his friends wedding 3 hours late because he “forgot to change the time” after returning from Berlin, he was the best man at said wedding!” (Bejayziz)
“Would you ever just give the Ansley watch to my good self, who has twice in the past 2 months, woken up at 1.30pm on a Friday afternoon when work commenced at 8.30am. Needless to say the same excuse won’t work for a third time I’m guessing” (Cormac O’Halloran)
“Would you ever just give the Ansley watch to my friend Barry because of his history of lateness he caused someone to be late for their own funeral (by blocking the entrance of the family home with his car and coming back 20 minutes late leaving lots of people standing around in the rain at the house and the church. A team of lads were warming up to bounce the car clear when he arrived).” (Murtles)
Winner
“Would you ever just give the Ansley watch to my Dad, who turned 72 yesterday. He may be the loveliest man in the world but he has the worst time-keeping skills ever! He was literally late to his own wedding, after he fell asleep in the bath the morning of. He could definitely do with a watch!”(Ellie)
Thanks all
Previously: Living On Irish Time
1958 called….
Enda Kenny, Michael Noonan and Michael O’Leary at Ryanair’s new HQ at the Airside Business Park, Swords, Dublin today.
Facilities include water and indoor toilets.
Thanks Jimmy Chin
Enda in front of the company’s ‘Fleet of Dreams’ mural.
Thanks Jimmy
Update:
The lobby of @Ryanair's swanky new HQ in Dublin….note the warning sign! pic.twitter.com/2ER19ZxhIY
— Fergal O'Brien (@FergalTodayFM) April 3, 2014
Thanks Bibi Baskin Robbins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGOHPY3xtmU&feature=kp
Where Were You On April 3rd, 1971?
In your mummy’s tummy you say?
That’s adorable.
Now read on.
RTE Archives sez:
April 3 1971 marks the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Dublin, following Dana’s win the previous year. The Eurovision production was also one of the first home produced colour television programmes broadcast by RTÉ.”
Angela Farrell represented Ireland in the contest with the song ‘One Day Love’ and came in eleventh place. The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was won by Monaco with the artist Séverine singing ‘Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue”.
Watch (in full Eurocolour) here.
(H/T: John Gallen)