Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2
The whole island is talking about it.
Via Dez Foley
Any excuse
Yearly Archives: 2019
Montauk Hotel – White Billboards
The new single from this charming Irish indie guitar quartet reflects on a time when the Don Drapers of this world ruled the roost.
The inspired use of retro TV ads shows just how much societal attitudes have changed in the intervening years.
Aoife, Shell, Karima and Claudia are on fine form here and the latter directed, produced and edited the promo.
Montauk Hotel v Mad Men? My money’s on the women.
Nick says: No flipping.
Um.
Dublin Rental Investigator tweetz:
This property on Dorset Street was a Guest House now it’s ‘studios’ or ‘co-living’ thanks to [Minister for Housing[ Eoghan Murphy.
How many are they going to cram into 97-98 Upper Dorset Street, Dublin 1?
This is the reality of co-living.
Evan ’Nerdwriter’ Puschak explains how the art world evolved from realism to abstract expressionism and so to the action paintings of Jackson Pollock.
Previously: How Michael Jackson Made A Song
Sad news… Knobs & Knockers is indeed closing down. Moving to Dun Laoghaire after 47 years on Nassau Street. End of an era… pic.twitter.com/DAvZCeBlFX
— Graeme McQueen (@GraemeMcQ) July 4, 2019
*slams door*
This afternoon.
The Irish Open, Lahinch, County Clare.
Via Extinction Rebellion Ireland:
Members of Extinction Rebellion Clare who disrupted the first day of the Irish Open golf tournament in Lahinch today say they wanted to appeal to its global TV audience to demand urgent action by the world’s governments to prevent a climate catastrophe.
At 1:20 pm, just as Shane Lowry was approaching the 18th green, the Clare-based climate activists unfurled a huge banner that read, “Game Over: Climate Action Now!”
Aisling Wheeler of Extinction Rebellion Clare said:
“We disrupted the golf event for a few moments to draw attention to the unimaginable disruption to our world that is threatened due to climate breakdown. If governments do not take radical action very quickly, the result will be catastrophic extreme weather events, drought and food shortages, from which Ireland will not be spared.”
She added:
“This action is not anti-golf. We expect real golf lovers to understand. Some of the best golf courses are by the coast, so golf is the sport most threatened by climate breakdown. And golfers love the outdoors.”
FIGHT!
This afternoon.
Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Mother and baby Home survivor Sheila O’Byrne, from Irish First Mothers outside the Dáil. Sheila says Mother and Baby Home survivors are seeking a national memorial as well as justice and payment owed due to the amount of work they carried out while being kept in homes around Ireland.
Meanwhile…
This afternoon.
Dublin Castle.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar the ‘Church State Structured Dialogue Process’ to discuss “issues of shared importance”. between the government and religious institutions.
Viking Crash
at
This morning/afternoon
Winetavern Street, Dublin 8.
The scene following a collission between A Viking Splash tour vehicle and a taxi.
More as we get it.
Hot Wheels
at
Behold: the 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL Coupe. They called it ‘The Batmobile’ and you can see why.
Based on the E9 Coupe, the CSL reigned utterly supreme in its day – taking the European Touring Car Championship trophy in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 along with a legendary win at Le Mans in 1973.
The monstrous rear aero wing shipped in the boot for installation at the owners’ discretion as it was illegal in Germany at the time.
Up for auction next month.