Behold: the Austro Daimler Bergmeister ADR 630 Shooting Grand.
Austro Daimler -which made its last car in 1934 – was a subsidiary of the company that would go on to become Mercedes Benz in 1889. 85 years on, it’s back with this hybrid electric, all wheel drive, bubble-roofed, gullwinged 1,181bhp estate capable of 0-100km/h in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 330km/h.
So now.
Price to be announced.
Wild Youth – Long Time No See
Your ex marks the spot…
Fresh from supporting Westlife at Croke Park and headlining the second stage at Longitude, the Irish pop/rock quartet led by Dave Whelan have already sold out their December headlining show in the Olympia.
ULTRAVIOLET’s stunning video for their new single is a perfectly shot tale of a dude bumping into his ex-girlfriend and remembering the one that got away.
It features great performances by actors Clara Harte and Michael-David McKernan.
Nick says: Put your faith in Youth.
#OTD in 1820, Irish scientist and mountaineer, John Tyndall was born in Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow. Tyndall was the first to discover why the sky was blue! Take a closer look here: https://t.co/ZIkptGak0k #science #Ireland #Irishscientists #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/xjOErA249s
— National Library of Ireland (@NLIreland) August 2, 2019
Rising from a humble background in rural southern Ireland, John Tyndall became one of the foremost physicists, communicators of science, and polemicists in mid-Victorian Britain.
In science, he is known for his important work in meteorology, climate science, magnetism, acoustics, and bacteriology.
His discoveries include the physical basis of the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere (the basis of the greenhouse effect), and establishing why the sky is blue.
… Among other feats, Tyndall was the first to traverse the Matterhorn and the first to ascend the Weisshorn….
Overachiever.
In fairness.
You can’t get good coke residue in this town.
Or so you thought…
Via Newstalk:
The Newstalk Breakfast team test various public places – including the Natural History Museum (top) for cocaine residue as part of Newstalk’s ‘Cocaine Nation’ series.
*snort*
FIGHT!
The posed photo of Mary Lou McDonald mimicking Carson is seriously cringey. Not sure why the Shinners think this is a good look for them. pic.twitter.com/h6PatgghDp
— Maria Laoise (@MariaLaoise) August 1, 2019
Ah here.
What on earth is going on up there?
‘Weird is relative’ in this stop-motion short by animation studio Mighty Oak. To wit:
On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns and everything in between…
Warning: contains felted wing-wangs, plushie hoo-hah action and wanton puppet situations.
https://twitter.com/bernie_tansey/status/1157234352985661440
Anyone?
UPDATE: It’s ‘Sad Inheritance’ (1899) by Joaquín Sorolla. (Thanks Emily)
Have you tried reading?
Last Summer, we asked you to name your greatest work of Irish non-fiction.
You answered in your tens.
This allowed us to compile a superb list of quality non-fiction to suit every taste and generation
YOUR list comprised (in no particular order):
Maamtrasna: The Murders and the Mystery by Jarlath Waldron (selected by ‘Lobster’)
Dublin 1660 -1860: The Shaping of a City by Maurice Craig (selected by ‘Stan’)
The Irish in the American Civil War by Damian Shiels (selected by Papi)
Masterminds of the Right by Emily O’Reilly (selected by Barbara)
A Fan For All Seasons by Graham Howard (selected by Cillian)
Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way’ by David Flanagan & Richard Creagh and ‘Cycling in Ireland’ by David Flanagan (selected by Brian)
Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind by Maura ‘Soshin’ O’Halloran (selected by Lilly)
Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History by Kevin Corrigan Kearns (selected by Barry)
A Secret History Of The IRA by Ed Moloney (selected by Otis Blue)
Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island by Peig Sayers (selected by Rugbyfan)
Hard Cases: True Stories of Irish Crime by Gene Kerrigan (selected by Nigel)
One Day In My Life by Bobby Sands (selected by Bernie)
The Four Green Fields by George O’Brien (selected by Hans Zeuthof)
Down Down Deeper & Down by Eamonn Sweeney (selected by Cian)
The Dictionary of Hiberno-English by Terence Patrick Dolan (selected by Sarah K)
Is there a title YOU would like to add?
To add your suggestion, please complete this sentence:
‘Please place________________by_________________ as an example of great Irish non-fiction owing to its_______________________’
Lines MUST close at Midnight.
Previously: Great Irish-Non-Fiction (Extended)
Hey @LeoVaradkar – you’ve admitted to illegal drug use (while simultaneously protesting a methadone clinic for other drug users in your locality).
Do you think your continued drug use should have landed you in prison?
Because that’s what your new policy advocates.@drugscrisis https://t.co/9DOhcURz1G— Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (@AodhanORiordain) August 2, 2019
This afternoon.
Earlier….
From top: Garrett Sheehan, chairman of the The Working Group to Consider Alternative Approaches to the Possession of Drugs for Personal Us; At the announcement this morning of a ‘health-led’ approach to the possession of drugs for personal use were, from left Minister for Health, Simon Harris; Minister of State with responsibility for Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD; and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan
This morning.
First and second time drug offenders will escape criminal conviction for possession
However, the recommendation to remove imprisonment for all drug possession cases as recommended by a special working group, has been rejected. by the government.
Why?
The Working Group to Consider Alternative Approaches to the Possession of Drugs for Personal Use was meant to report at the end of last year but there was disagreement among its membership which included representatives of the departments of Health and Justice, An Garda Síochána, the Probation Service, the DPP, HSE, Health Research Board, as well as two people with experience of drugs.
The working group recommended that there should not be an option to imprison someone caught for possession of drugs and offered a system of multiple adult cautions along with diversions to treatment as alternative options.
However, the chairman of the working group, former judge and criminal defence solicitor Garrett Sheehan, issued a minority report saying any moves towards decriminalisation would be “throwing in the towel” on the potential of young people.
He advocated instead an education campaign to make drug taking just as socially unacceptable as smoking in public places….
Good times.
