Anton and TodayFM have parted ways. pic.twitter.com/lE34Ikg3vw
— TheAntonSavageShow (@AntonSavageShow) December 2, 2016
Wait. Anton Savage put out a statement saying he resigned. Today FM has just put out a statement saying they’re not renewing his contract. pic.twitter.com/OKYnMoMDHu
— Christine Bohan (@ChristineBohan) December 2, 2016
*sound of miniscule violin*
Previously: Kate Fitzgerald on Broadsheet
Every Friday we give away a plump 25 EURO Golden Discs voucher to spend at any of the 13 Golden Discs stores nationwide.
All we ask from you is a tune we can play on Monday.
This week’s theme: Bass guitar
What underappreciated bassist slaps and thumps your ears while plucking your heart?
To enter, please complete this simple sentence:
‘The finest exponent of the bass guitar in contemporary music would have to be_______________________especially during_____________________________’
Lines stay open all weekend.
Any excuse.
The video for Dublin alt-songstress Naoise Roo‘s new single Whore premiered yesterday on Nialler9.
Directed by Girl Band visual collaborator Bob Gallagher, and starring actor Aron Hegarty, it accompanies a tune that provides a backing track for internal conflict and examination of roles/power structures.
Says Naoise:
“The song Whore was born out of a sense of longing and frustration. The idea of playing with power and submission. I think Bob’s video reflects those feelings, but takes a different slant. Religion and sexuality have had centuries of conflict and in Ireland we know this all too well. But at the root of it sexuality and sexual energy are the essence of being human. I’ve often wondered where that energy goes, what that inner conflict looks like”
“sup?
At around 11pm on Thursday reports began to circulate of a peculiar image which appeared on the front of a house in the Riverview Estate in Kilmallock.
Within an hour, up to 50 people had gathered outside the two-storey home – some travelling from as far away as Mitchelstown – to say prayers and light candles, at what locals believe is an image of Our Lady.
During the commotion, residents called to the house of a local priest at around 11pm asking him to attend the scene.
“At that stage there were up to 40 people gathered. A number of cars and vans had parked up. People were saying the Rosary and holding candles. The priest joined in,” said one local.
Crowds gather at ‘apparition’ of Virgin Mary in Limerick (Áine Fitzgerald, The Limerick Leader)
Update:
Ah here.
Thanks Daisy Chainsaw
This evening.
Exit 15, M50, Carrickmines, Dublin 18.
Thanks Phil
Meanwhile…
…The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.
Thanks Hazel O
A child could do that.
Brendan McCarey, of Mullan Kids in Monaghan writes:
The Colour Me Lampshade is the ideal gift for allowing creative children to turn their creativity into a piece of art for the world to see. This would be the perfect stocking filler and a brilliant activity for the kids on Christmas morning….
Colour Me Lampshade (Mullan Kids)
Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee.
Ross O’Mullane, at Energia, writes:
Season’s greetings, Ho ho ho etc! We’re on the look out for Ireland’s most Christmassy home, and we’re open for entries until Sunday night – I wonder if BS readers know of anyone who might like to win €2000 for themselves and €2000 for a charity of their choice!?
Gulp.
Enter here
A 1961 Ferrari 400 Super America SWB coupé aerodynamico (one of only 17 such variants ever made).
Powered by a 4.0l Colombo V12 with Pininfarina styling, a unique Blu Sera paintjob and leather interior, it was shorter, much prettier but no less powerful than its predecesor.
Yours for a trifling $3.25 million+ from Sothebys.
Henrik’s Norse flag of Dublin
On a recent visit to Dublin, Henrik Jacobsen a Danish graphic designer and architect was quite taken with the city and particularly the Nordic origins of Dublin which date back to 841 AD.
In true Danish, style he gathered up as many books as he could and read up on Viking Dyflin.
Henrik writes:
“The Viking story of Dublin is illuminating both from a Norwegian and Danish perspective.The fact that this city was almost a proto-Venice of the Irish and North sea is something that has largely been forgotten.
One of the things that struck me, is that there is an undercurrent of Nationalism in many of the accounts of Viking Dublin. I think many Irish people narrate the story of the Vikings as ‘us’ and ‘them’, when the truth is far more complex and interesting. I was amazed to learn that a Norse dialect was still spoken in parts of Dublin up until the early 14th century.“
A lifelong vexillologist (flag lover) he set about a simple task (from a design perspective) of crafting a Nordic flag for Dublin using the city’s navy and sky blue colours.
Said Henrik:
“Every town and village in Denmark has its flag and crest. Ireland is no different in that respect, but you don’t see them, unless you attend a Gaelic football game. Indeed many of those flags are of recent origin. I personally think, Dubliners should be proud of the Norse origins of their city.
It took me a while to get my head around the fact that the colours used at those football matches were not the official colours of the city but only introduced when colour television was introduced for GAA matches…
The Danish flag was formulated in 1748, the design but not the colours were copied by the Norwegians, the Swedes (typical) and the Finns etc. I can see no reason why Dubliners cannot have their own Nordic flag.
I think it looks good. Also, one has to accept that the Irish national flag is itself a knock-off of the French tricolore, so there is no need to stand on ceremony about such things”
Anyone/FIGHT!
Thanks Antoine D’Alton
