The Irish women’s rugby 7s team are into the #Dubai7s Invitational final after beating Almaty RFC. They face Tribe 7s at 1.16pm Irish time
— Mary White (@mary_white33) December 5, 2014
Tribe 7s?
FIGHT!
UPDATE:
The Irish have beaten us 19-0 in the Cup final @Dubai7s — Tribe Sevens Rugby (@tribe7s) December 5, 2014
Boola bus!
In Armagh for what the IRFU would only describe as a “major rugby announcement”. Slightly giving the same away though pic.twitter.com/CWerG4Nstb
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) December 5, 2014
..but what could it be?
In Armagh for announcement of Ireland's bid to host 2023 Rugby World Cup pic.twitter.com/IcEHx0mz5u
— Sinéad Kissane (@sineadkissane) December 5, 2014
Ah.
Zebra-patterned ear muffs?
Again?
Malahide, Co Dublin yesterday.
The launch of Beloved, Focus Ireland’s first retail store trading in pre-loved clothes, gifts and whatnot in time for Yule.
From top: Models Sophia Polz (left) and Naoise McDonnell and from left: Sophia, actress Susan Loughnane (centre) and Naoise all sporting clothes from the Beloved ‘collection’.
Collection.
Suit yourselves.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Christmas In Liverpool.
By Dublin band Monster Monster
Mick Stuart (top left) of the band writes:
We contacted Liverpool FC with our Christmas song, Christmas In Liverpool, and they love it. They played it at Anfield [Liverpool Ground] on Saturday and plan playing it over the Christmas games. The Liverpool Echo have picked up the story and are looking to do more with it: Also, it looks like BT Sport are picking up the tune for their Christmas schedule. I am a life-long Liverpool fan. Can you imagine? I only ever wanted to play for Liverpool above anything else in life. Hearing our song at Anfield is the nearest I will ever get. I feel like an 8-year-old again. YouTube hits are growing so it seems like we’ve tuned into something.
Meanwhile…
Liverpool FC stadium announcer George Sephton writes:
“It’s a beautiful piece of music. I will be playing it again at each game before Xmas and then AGAIN before Xmas 2015 and for as many Christmases as I have left at Anfield….”
‘sup?
The launch of the UBLs, the domestic club rugby awards sponsored by Ulster Bank.
It’s not all about steroids cash and scantily-clad models hipster bistros you know?
They play for love.
From top: Ian Burke, Lansdowne RFC, Jurgen Steinbech, Old Wesley RFC and Mick McGrath, Clontarf RFC (app feature image)
FIGHT!
Irish storm felled hardwoods?
Whittled down and crafted into something tangible?
Karl Sweeny works to commission and produces a range of wood rolltop boxes, each box is unique and is hand crafted. Using grade A suede, each box and tray is lined and polished by hand using natural oils and beeswax.
Karl writes:
I create jewellery and keepsake boxes at my Dublin studio which is based in Rathgar. Each box is handmade using traditional cabinetmaking techniques, Irish storm felled hardwoods and European hardwoods, typically Walnut and Pear wood which have come from orchards.
Any excuse.
Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. Fee free.
Monkstown, Dublin County Cork (top) and Dublin City Centre (centre and above) this morning.
Thanks Anna McKeogh, Shane Kearney and Aleesha Tully
Dublin Airport this morning.
In Carmel, California.
Joe Langlan writes:
Walked into a nice bar (an Irish bar called Brophy’s) in a nice town in California (Carmel) just now, read the cocktail list and my jaw literally dropped open.
I suppose we can have Al Qaeda cocktails in American bars at home so..
Would blow the head off you in fairness.
Caitlín Nic Aoidh tweetz:
Dochreidthe! Radharc as Iascaigh i gCo. Shligigh a thóg Fionn Rogers tráthnóna!
Something about this afternoon in County Sligo being unbelievable.
Thank heavens for Google Translates Junior Cert Irish
‘sup?
A shark appears at a surf competition at Macauley’s Beach in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales captured by photographer Steph Bellamy yesterday.
“I took a shot, but as I stood up there was a splash and I thought, ‘what was that?’ and hit the button to take another photograph,” she said.
“Then I heard the judges say, ‘Wow, what was that?’ and I expanded the shot out so I could have a look and it was as plain as day there was a major photobomb from a beautiful creature of our planet. It was a shark, and quite a large one.”
She said the mums and kids were told to get out of the water, but 10 minutes later the competition resumed with the open men’s heat.
Good times.
Photographer captures moment a shark jumps out of the water at NSW beach during surf contest (ABC)
Thanks Mark Geary