On April 21, a year to the day since Prince’s death.
A night of Purple-hued goodness at the Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1. Tickets at link below.
Peter Murphy writes
The night will feature a 2 hour live set by 11 piece band HOUSEQUAKE! DJs Kelly Anne Byrne & Nialler 9! Big screen showing of Prince live in concert! Panel Discussion! & lots of visual treats…
Further to the renewed appeal for missing Trevor Deely following enhanced VHS images of cctv footage showing a man speaking to Trevor outside his workplace shortly before he vanished.
Dave writes:
I just wanted to share a video I put together of Trevor Deely’s timeline from the night he went missing.
I have highlighted the fact that it took him 42 seconds to walk from the first gate he passes to the second gate that he passes. The distance between the two gates is approximately 20 feet.
I have also included a still (top) showing another man waiting with the first man outside Trevor’s work one minute after Trevor enters the building.
I think the second person waiting outside really is a significant development that I don’t think has been picked up before.
It’s actually from the Donal MacIyntyre documentary [TV3’s Unsolved: The Disappearance of Trevor Deely], but MacIntyre actually incorrectly states it’s Trevor, we can see from the timestamp that it’s not.
I have also highlighted the fact that Trevor took 11 minutes to walk from the first CCTV camera to the second time he is seen on CCTV, by Google maps it would suggest a stroll of a mere 6 minutes.
A still from Donal MacIntyre’s TV3 documentary about Trevor Deely’s disappearance
Sheila adds:
Further to your post about the Trevor Deely footage. In the CCTV video footage released by the Gardaí last week – showing Trevor enter and later exit that bank gate – Trevor’s shoulder doesn’t edge in front of the view of the redbrick pillar as he entered (see here, from 3.06).
But the still used in MacIntyre’s documentary, above, clearly shows the person on the left edging in front of the view of the pillar (see here, at 21.54) as a man stands on his right.
Confusingly, as Mr MacIntyre’s documentary showed the still, Mr MacIntyre, in a voiceover, says: “As Trevor left the building he was seen again on the camera which had captured him on the way in.”
So it’s not clear if this was supposed to be a still of Trevor entering or exiting the gate.
Either way, the Garda CCTV footage does show Trevor edge in front of the pillar when heleaves the building (see here, at 2.04) but there is no man on his right, at this point.
Anthony Flynn, of Inner City Homelessness, released the following statement:
“We have over 40 people bedded down at present here and it is still very early. This situation has been at peak level for a number of nights but this is the worst I have ever seen it. Homelessness, homeless services are in turmoil.”
“Our coordinator has diverted outreach support teams from other locations to deal with the influx in this particular area and our resources are being severely drained. At present, a 27% increase in presentations across the city is what we are dealing with. Our committed and dedicated volunteers are trying to make everyone as comfortable as possible. We need accommodation and urgently.”
“This has been ongoing for five nights now with no Government or State-funded body intervention. A meeting will be held at 9am in order to try and alleviate the problem to some extent, but unfortunately enough is just not being done. We are doing our best in a voluntary capacity.”
“I am calling on the Minister tonight to come and look at this and tell me to my face that Government are doing all they can. This is just unacceptable. The homeless tsunami has hit us and this is like something from I’ve never encountered before.”
01. South Dublin-based performer/songwriter/producer André Bangala, better known to the world as Rocstrong, has made his presence felt in Irish music as of late, featuring on The Thin Air’s 17 for 17 list, among other accolades.
02. Broadsheet Trailer Park regulars may recognise his tune Go Head: used by none other than the Coen Brothers on the trailer for 2015’s Hail Caesar.
03. Streaming above is debut extended-player Show Off What You Got, available for streaming and download from his Bandcamp. Meanwhile, brand-new single I Gotcha is streaming now on Spotify.
Easter Saturday April 15: Weyes Blood @ The Workman’s Club, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 (€16)
Nialler9 writes:
A former member of American freak rockers Jackie-O-Motherfucker and a collaborator with the delightfully odd Ariel Pink, Natalie Mering’s solo material has taken a much quieter folk path, with shades of darkness, a classic voice and bright melodies to counteract it. Check out last year’s Front Row Seat to Earth album.
Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen (top) and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon (above) address media following the final vote on the Draft Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services.
The Dáil will today debate a motion on the final report while TDs will vote on the motion tomorrow.
The deal includes several Fianna Fáil concessions including a commitment to install water meters in newly built houses (see triumphant Irish Independent editorial below).