Yearly Archives: 2016

Staying In Tomorrow?

Admin at 3:09 pm November 24, 2016

Paul Williams and Ryan Tubridy

The Late Late Show.

He’s back.

Bringin’ the fear.

Via RTÉ

After taking a well-earned 18-month break from touring, Daniel O’Donnell is back where he belongs, performing in front of adoring crowds across the country. We’ll be hearing about how he got over his nerves as he prepared to take to the stage again, filming his RTÉ Christmas special and travelling around Ireland with wife Majella again for another series of their B&B Road trip.

Comedian John Bishop will join Ryan to chat about how it was Ireland that gave him his first big break in television with appearances on The Panel and The Late Late Show. As he prepares to turn 50, he’ll be telling viewers about life now that his kids have flown the nest. And we’ll be hearing about the excruciating moment when his hero Paul McCartney mistook him for another famous comedian.

TV presenter Angela Scanlon spent the autumn marshalling the Robot Wars and now she’s getting ready to go nightly on the BBC’s The One Show. She’ll be sharing the secret of her UK success.

As gangland warfare continues to leave parts of Dublin in a state of fear, crime correspondent Paul Williams will trace the current feud right back to its origin – the line that was crossed when journalist Veronica Guerin was brutally gunned down in broad daylight.

*kicks telly repeatedly*

Previously: Off Script

Have You A Bicycle?

Admin at 2:55 pm November 24, 2016

Telly’s Jenny Buckley, a patron of Crumlin Children’s Hospital with the ‘Claus-clad Laurels Charity Crew

Don’t rest on your Laurels.

YOU are needed.

Matthew Lysaght writes:

Clondalkin [Dublin 22] based charity Laurels Charity Crew hold their 2nd Santa Cycle for Crumlin Childrens Hospital on December 4.

A bit of background to these guys first.

To date they’ve raised over €600,000 for CMRF by staging charity cycles from Galway to Dublin, 10k fun runs and now in it’s 2nd year, a cycle from the Phoenix Park to Clondalkin village via the city centre, passing by Crumlin Childrens hospital on the way, which is pretty good going for a local charity run by a group of dedicated people who’ve put all their time into this over the last few years.

It’s €30 to enter and that includes your Santa suit and a set of Christmas lights for your bike but feel free to pimp your bike up yourself as there’s a prize for the best decorated bike on the night.

It all starts from the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park at 4pm and finishes up outside The Laurels pub in Clondalkin village at around 6.

This year, they’re also running a Santa Cycle in Cork if anyone wants to get involved down there.

Laurels Charity Crew Santa Cycle (Facebook)

Pic: Mark Stedman

Selected Not Elected

Admin at 2:17 pm November 24, 2016

Earlier this afternoon.

The Dáil was suspended after AAA-BPB Mick Barry raised the selection of Independent Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh (top) – who was nominated for Seanad by Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin – as chairman of the new 20-member water charges committee.

Martina Fitzgerald, of RTÉ, reported on News At One:

“Basically, they’re unhappy that Padraig O’Ceadaigh was selected rather than elected as chair of this special water committee that’s going to to examine the findings, the recommendations of the expert commission that’s currently looking at the funding of water and, remember, that’s due back next Wednesday, so obviously tensions are rising.

“But, ultimately, it was decided last week that there would be 20 members on that committee. Obviously, 16 are going to be coming from the Dáil, four from the Senate. But it was decided, I think, most people are suggesting it was a Fianna Fail and Fine Gael deal that Padraig O’Ceadaigh would be the chair. Now he’s from the Senate so already, that’s one element to it so Sinn Fein, People Before Profit, and my understanding from someone in Labour there, are also not happy about it.

“But also, he is a senator, so if you have four senator positions, you’re one down and you have Fianna Fail, Fine Gael are going to have a position on this, from the senators’ point of view and we’re hearing that the Civil Engagement Technical Group are going to have another. So, in the Seanad membership of this committee, 20 members – four senators – Sinn Féin won’t be on it and neither will Labour.”

Anyone?

Listen back here

Once Upon A House

Admin at 2:12 pm November 24, 2016

Two years ago we told you about The Story House, the Irish non-profit writers workshop in Waterford.

So what’s the story?

Well…

‘THS’ writes:

The Story House Ireland is going from strength to strength!

Their next 5 day residential course “Writing for Young People” (Over 18’s) lead by experienced and award winning authors – ER Murray (Nine Lives Trilogy / Dublin Unesco City of Literature City Wide Read) Sheena Wilkinson (Taking Flight – CBI Honour Award, Children’s Choice Award) and Patricia Forde (author and vice-chair of Children’s Books Ireland) – will be held on the grounds of the idyllic Lisnavagh Estate Feb 20th to 25th 2017.

Places for this course are limited to 12 and it’s booking fast. Waterford Council are offering a 50% Bursary for the course (deadline Nov. 30th) to a writer in their area, but all writers and aspiring writers are advised to approach their local Arts Office directly to see if any support is available.

This year, The Story House Ireland announced the first Story House Residency – a very generous gift to TSH by a past participant.

The Story House Residency is on offer to any TSH course attendant, and includes a week in May 2017 in a west of Ireland cottage giving the winner of this writers break a wonderful opportunity to focus on a writing project of their own choice.

You can find out more about the origins of The Story House Ireland in this in depth interview with well known author, Lia Mills (Fallen – Dublin One City One Book).

Co-founders Nollaig Brennan and Margaret O’Brien would like to thank Broadsheet for posting details of this and previous courses. The Story House operates as a not for profit and both Nollaig and Margaret work on TSH in a voluntary capacity.

In fairness.

The Story House

Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-made Stocking Fillers’. No fee.

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Aaron McAllorum at 1:42 pm November 24, 2016

Emma Sheridan, Helen McEntee, Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, and First Fortnight co-founder David Keegan (Above)

First Fortnight has just unveiled its festival programme for 2017.

It’s going 8 years, in fairness.

Paul Kimmage, Eleanor Tiernan, and Ivor Browne will all make contributions while Le Galaxie ~~yokes~~, Otherkin and Girl Band will help supply the tunes.

Harrumph!

First Fortnight

Howl At The Moon

Niall Murphy at 1:19 pm November 24, 2016

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Staying In Tonight?

Admin at 1:11 pm November 24, 2016

Tonight.

At 7pm on RTÉ One.

The Local Eye – which goes behind the scenes at three new newspapers – The Northside People, The Nenagh Guardian and The Donegal Post.

Gareth Naughton writes:

It’s the battle of the hacks on The Local Eye tonight as Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visit Donegal.

Donegal Post editor Michael McHugh has an official pass but finds that this does not necessarily translate into access to the Royals. Will Donegal Post social diarist Gabrielle McMonagle be more successful with her guerrilla tactics?

Elsewhere on tonight’s episode: Doubting Thomas, Peter Gleeson investigates the healing powers of a holy well for the Nenagh Guardian while in Dublin Northside People reporter Neil Fetherstonhaugh visits pensioner pool champs banned from their own pool room!

Anything Good In Hot Press?

Admin at 12:42 pm November 24, 2016

Social Democrat co-founder Catherine Murphy (bong out of picture)

Yes.

The latest edition of Hot Press is on all good shelves now.

In it, is an interview with Social Democrats co-founder Catherine Murphy by Jason O’Toole.

What to expect?

Drugs:

On the topic of drugs, Murphy openly admits having inhaled marijuana a few times and says she’s in favour of looking at evidence that supports decriminalisation. She also favours for the introduction of injection centres and making marijuana available for medicinal purposes….

Abortion:

Describing herself as pro-choice, Murphy has words about the Eighth Amendment, saying that kicking the issue to the Citizens Assembly is a form of political cowardice. “You know, we do have a Citizen’s Assembly,” she says. “It’s called the Dáil. Ideally, I’d like to have seen that approach. The Citizen’s Assembly should be removed from the constitution.”

Voluntary celibacy:

One issue Catherine is passionate about is the housing crisis and homelessness. Asked, hypothetically speaking, if she could solve this crisis tomorrow – on the one condition that she’d have to give up sex – she readily agrees to such a deal.

Homelessness:

“I’d almost give up anything to sort the housing crisis because I see people here every day of the week. If there was something you could actually personally sacrifice to resolve that problem, there would be very little that you wouldn’t do, to sort that housing and homeless crisis. It’s the tragedy of our time.

“But I would do way beyond that. There’s lots I’d give up to sort that crisis out.”

FIGHT!

Social Democrats leader Catherine Murphy reveals all in this week’s Hot Press (Hot Press)

Stair Porn

Admin at 12:31 pm November 24, 2016

An award-winning, two storey, 4.6m diameter helical staircase designed and built by UK based Webb Yates Engineers and The Stonemasonry Company.

Under construction at a house at Formby, Merseyside, each step of the apparently floating helix (secured by two post-tensioned, 12.9-millimeter steel cables running through the centre of the stairs) is formed from a single block of stone.

MORE: See The Engineering Behind This Floating, Award-Winning Stone Helical Stair (Archdaily)

So Original

Niall Murphy at 12:24 pm November 24, 2016

For the day that’s in it.

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