Adam ‘Mylo The Cat’ Schleichkorn has Barney and Friends perform ‘Get Money’ by Notorious B.I.G. and Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Tesco, Dublin 7
The Scarlet Phibsbrenel notes..
Every little helps…who!? Tesco supporting Witch-doctor cult, UCKG again. The little tykes in Phibsborough need new robes for their exorcisms, brainwashings etc.
Fight!
The frozen surface of Lake Superior meets the shore of Duluth Minnesota last weekend in a relentless tide of ice shards, some of them 7.5cm thick.
colossal/twistedsifter/radiantspiritgallery
Olympian
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Wait for it.
Laura Gaynor writes:
Great video by Dublin videographer Christian Tierney (uploaded this morning) with Gavin James [performing new single Haze) at the Olympia [Dublin]. Worth a watch…
Gavin James
A reggae-fueled promotional video from TV3 ahead of Vincent Browne’s 40th – and final – People’s Debate tonight.
Jah Rastafari bumbaclot.
*jogs on the spot*
Thanks Sarah Geoghegan and Robert Keane
Arm Chair
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The Free Hug Sofa, designed by Eun Kyoung Lee (pictured), who sez of her creation:
It will hold you warm and soft like your mother, friend, and a lover without feeling lonely.
Fair enough, so.
A letter sent from former IBRC chairman Alan Dukes to Finance Minister Michael Noonan on February 14, 2013
You may recall how Mr Justice Brian Cregan was appointed to carry out a Commission of Investigation into IBRC on June 16, 2015.
One of the terms of reference is “whether the Minister for Finance or his Department was kept informed where appropriate in respect of the transactions concerned, and whether he, or officials on his behalf, took appropriate steps in respect of the information provided to them.”
The commission’s establishment followed Social Democrat TD Catherine Murphy asking Finance Minister Michael Noonan questions about the sale of Siteserv to a company owned by Denis O’Brien.
Further to this.
The former chairman of IBRC Alan Dukes sent a letter to Finance Minister Michael Noonan on February 14, 2013 – a week after IBRC went into liquidation.
This letter was obtained from the Department of Finance by Ms Murphy, following a Freedom of Information request.
Readers will note there were three sentences redacted in the letter of February 14, 2013.
Following an appeal to the Information Commissioner, the commissioner annulled the decision of the department to redact these sentences.
It found the manner in which the Department had processed the request “most unsatisfactory” and not in keeping with the statutory provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
Further to this, Justine McCarthy, in yesterday’s Sunday Times, reported:
The Sunday Times has established that the three missing sentences from Dukes’s letter are:
“1. The Department of Finance has at all times been provided with all papers presented to the board;
2. The Department of Finance has been entitled to have an observer at every meeting of the board;
3. The minutes of all committee meetings were systematically provided to the Department of Finance.”
…The ruling by Stephen Rafferty, an investigator in the information commissioner’s office, was made on February 8 but only made public last Thursday. The department has until March 1 to lodge an appeal to the High Court.
…When told what the redacted portion of Dukes’s letter says, Murphy replied: “It’s strange the department would have redacted that. It obviously gives a clue about something. There seems to be a surprisingly small amount of information [available] about the relationship between the department and the bank, given how bad we know that relationship was.
“The information commissioner was quite scathing about the department and the fact they are taking their time about whether they’ll release it or lodge an appeal indicates there is not a culture of openness there.”
Anyone?
Revealed: Hidden claims over IBRC liquidation (Justine McCarthy, Sunday Times)
Clear Haze writes:
“Recently a well-known comic musician from Limerick described his generation as either getting on planes or jumping in rivers. With a suicide rate of about twice the national average, Limerick City is an extreme example of the national mental health and suicide crisis.
Jack Olohan met with the Corbett Suicide Prevention Patrol to discuss their work and the problems being faced on a daily basis. In the run-up to the election the issue of mental illness and suicide rates in Ireland must be clearly addressed.”
Previously: My Generation
Earlier: Facebook Update
https://player.vimeo.com/video/153227017
Solar Bears – Wild Flowers
What you may need to know…
01. Released a week or two ago by Rob da Bank’s independent label Sunday Best, Wild Flowers marks the return after a three-year hiatus of Dublin/Wicklow electronica duo Solar Bears.
02. Comprised of Rian Trench and John Kowalski, the duo have previously been signed to the Planet Mu label, with publishing through legendary electronic label Warp. They’re currently preparing their third full-length, Advancement, due on Friday March 18.
03. The Wild Flowers vid was directed by Michael Robinson, who’s previously done promos for Bibio, The Go! Team, and Ronika.
04. To make up for their extended live absence, and to prepare for said upcoming LP, the lads have recorded a fantastic live set of nearly an hour’s worth of new material, for Boiler Room’s Upfront sessions. Stream and download it for free.
Verdict: Simply put: welcome back, Solar Bears. We’ve missed you. Now hurry on and get the new LP out.