Yearly Archives: 2014

McSavagee

Karen Fitzpatrick writes:

“This week on The Saturday Night Show comedian David McSavage tells us about his new series of Savage Eye, his desire to get out of Ireland and his big screen debut.”

Sweet,

Guests will also include ballet dancer Monica Loughman, Dr Christian Jessen, American singer songwriter John Grant and former Fianna Fáil TD, Mary O’Rourke.

Any excuse.

Meanwhile…

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Ryan Turbridy with Irish Eurosong hopefuls (from left) Andrew Mann, Patricia Roe,Kasey Smith, Laura O’Neill and Eoghan Quigg ahead of tonight’s ‘nailbiting’ choon-off on the Late Late Show..

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

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Raf Ramakers – a team of digital media designers from Hasselt University in Belgium are investigating the possibility of applying the compact folding mechanisms of three dimensional puzzles to create mobile touch screen devices capable of physically transforming from phones to tablets and games controllers.

Paddle is an illustrative demo of the concept.

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From 1987, an ad for Guinness featuring the Chieftains.

The late Derek Bell’s 1981 solo album remains a much sought-after collector’s item to this day.

Voiceover by Niall Tóibín.