Yearly Archives: 2016
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Steely-eyed Chad Neidt picks out a very passable acoustic rendition of Jeff Beal’s not-terribly-cover-version-friendly House Of Cards title theme. Sez he:
This is one of my favorite TV shows ever. The theme isn’t the catchiest, but it really fits the entire mood of the show. I love how confusing this was to figure out.
Will #PanamaFrank be discussed on #drivetimerte, or are the heads in the bunker still trying to come up with some cover story.?
— Ger Mccann (@ger_mccann) April 4, 2016
Frank ‘Panama Frank‘ Flannery (top), Fine Gael strategist and constant presence on RTÉ, currently silent on his tax position.
Frank Flannery unable to explain documents on £250,000 deposit (Irish Times)
Previously: Frank Flannery on Broadsheet
Earlier: Selective
Top of the world, Ma.
Fluffybiscuits writes:
2K a month for this sad old kip…
This morning.
Numismaticmania at the launch of the Central Bank’ gold and silver proof coins to mark the centenary of the Proclamation.
Above with his half ounce gold coin is coin-loving patriot tyke Adam Kavanagh Kealy.
Previously: Halfpence To The Pence
Rollingnews
A new Irish documentary inspired by the #WakingTheFeminists movement which looks at gender inequality in the Arts in Ireland – specifically after the Abbey Theatre’s Waking the Nation 2016 Centenary Programme included just one female playwright.
Director Sarah Corcoran writes:
We are currently crowdfunding and our deadline is this Friday. Today is our matchfund day, in which an anonymous funder has agreed to double any pledge made today until midnight in the hopes us pushing us closer to our target!
So whatever you give will be doubled!
We have some great perks up for grabs including a spot at a Feminist Panel in the Autumn, your name in the credits or a spot at filmmaking workshop.
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Finally.
Shane Lynne writes:
I have been looking at rainfall for cyclists and working out how often people actually get wet when cycling to work in Ireland.
– People get wet on their way to/from work three times as much in Galway as they do in Dublin.
– If you cycled to work every work day in Dublin in 2015, you would have gotten wet 35 times in the year, compared to 115 in Galway and 67 in Cork.
There you go now.
How wet is a cycling commute in Ireland? Pretty wet… if you live in Galway (Shane Lynn)