Yearly Archives: 2016

post-election

The final ‘HexMyTD’ map of General Election 2016.

Now including Longford/Westmeath.

The map uses a cartogram with one hexagon per TD.

All the results are displayed on one map and densely populated regions don’t get squeezed OUT.

By Clonakilty-born, Southampton-based oceanographer Gerard McCarthy. More of his GE16 hexagons at link below.

Hexagons as TDs: A cartogram view of #GE16 (Gerard McCarthy)

Previously: Hex Your TD

drop

If you’re done with that Rowling….

Diarmuid writes:

We are running a book drop in our primary school [ St Louis] in Rathminese. We are looking to update our library to have some more modern texts available for our young readers.

Some of your users might have an old set of ‘Harry Potter’ or ‘Skulduggery Pleasant’ to drop in that could clear some space on their bookshelves, and we’d be very grateful to receive them!

St Louis Primary School, Williams Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6

clayton

Seth writes:

I Need to get to Clayton Hotel Leopardstown {Dublin 18] early next Tuesday morning – earlier than Dublin Bus would get me there. Don’t have a car and it’d be a struggle to afford taxi from City centre. With the Luas on strike – I though the Aircoach could do the trick (it runs 24 hrs).

Contacted Aircoach seeing if I could board in city centre and travel to terminus (coincidentally at the Clayton hotel). Aircoach advised that they are not licensed to pick up passengers after leaving the airport (even tho they are dropping people off at the same stop) – therefore I’d have to get the Aircoach from town to the airport and then back from the airport to Leopardstown.

Any alternate suggestions (I’ve considered and dismissed walking the 10km and I don’t own a bike).

Anyone?

Pic: Clayton Hotels

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White Boys – Stylin’

Here’s what you may need to know.

01. Cork-based lads Gary Keane and Eoin Walsh comprise the synth/funk/R&B duo White Boys, who are getting ready to release their Stylin’ single on April 15th, ahead of an EP release later this year. You can stream it in the widget above.

02. You may remember these boys from the height of the marriage equality referendum: their fantastic arrangement of Michael O’Leary’s derailed attempt at a homophobic rant was one of the campaign’s highlights.

03. They followed this up with a synth-funk version of Hozier‘s Take Me to Church that got them noticed by the wider Irish musical sphere, including headlining the after-party for disco legends Chic alongside Cork hip-hop veteran Stevie G.

04. Formed after meeting on the set of the Late Late Show, the duo aren’t just blogosphere darlings, having shared recording sessions with Earth, Wind, and Fire, as well as having worked with producer G1 and Death Row Records engineer Tommy D. Daugherty. Bootsy Collins, The Rubberbandits and Panti Bliss are also fans.

Verdict: The boys clearly love what they do, which is half the joy of seeing them in action. They can back the antics up with some serious skills, though, both live and as producers. Get adding ’em to your party playlists.

White Boys