Tonight.
Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope on RTÉ2 at 10pm.
Gareth Naughton writes:
In episode three of Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope, Aisling can’t help herself at the an important business dinner and the results leave her skating on thin ice. And Danielle’s attempts to help don’t quite go according to plan.
Trotscot writes:
Thought you might like this. After winining a prize in a works raffle of a voucher for a [posh shirtmaker] TM Lewin shirt. I went on their website to find their Ireland locations, only to find out that the Dundrum store had moved…
it’s like a black fly in your Chardonnay.
A traffic jam when you’re already late.
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
Etc.
President of USI Annie Hoey (centre) with Joanna Siewierska from Irish Second Level Students Union, Ian Power from the National Youth Council and Aidan Kenny from Teachers’ Union of Ireland
A photocall for the announcement of a demonstration by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) to call on the Irish government to “make a historic long-term decision and invest in the publicly-funded third level education model as outlined in the Cassells report”.
The USI sez:
An income-contingent loan scheme is not a viable solution to third level funding as a burden of €20,000+ debt upon graduation will deter people from applying to college.
The financial strain of college spans across all communities and groups including parents, children, staff and teachers – not just students.
The demonstration is supported by members of the Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education including SIPTU, IMPACT, TUI, IFUT and National Youth Council of Ireland who will be joining the march starting at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm on October 19.
Pic: Conor McCabe
Saturday.
Scenes from the march calling for a repeal of the Eighth Amendment in Dublin city centre organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign.
Saturday: Eighth Wonder of The World
Sam Boal/Rollingnews
Meanwhile…
Saturday.
Scenes fro the protest outside the Ireland Embassy in Grosvenor Place, London.
Pics: Joshua Clarke
Yonen – Dublin instrumentalists gigging this week
What you may need to know…
01. Dublin four-piece Yonen ply an exploratory, proggy, and in places jazzy take on post-rock.
02. Formed after those involved were inspired to do so, upon seeing Japanese instrumental trailblazers Toe perform, they quickly set about releasing a performance video for debut single Nuatum.
03. Streaming above is the band’s most recent single, Sanctos, available for free/pay-what-you-want download via Bandcamp. The whole odyssey was recorded live (!) at Volt Studios and mixed by the band’s guitarists.
04. Catch them this Thursday night at the Roisín Dubh in Galway supporting Brighton’s Poly-Math, and this Saturday night at the Spirit Store in Dundalk, headlining the main stage of the venue’s Oktoberfest proceedings.
VERDICT: Taking elements of the post-rock and math-rock oeuvres and repositioning them as suits the moment, like kids with Lego, Yonen are a joyful proposition to take in.
‘sup?
Yesterday.
Patrick writes:
Maybe you can help. I saw this bloke (above) robbing the bike he’s with at City Hall [Dublin 2].. I took the bike off him and have it somewhere safe for the owner. I don’t know who the owner is but if they could get in touch I will give them all the info….
Anyone?
Update:
The bike in question at a safe location this morning. Recognise it?
