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Behold: the 59 carat, oval Pink Star Diamond, which just sold at auction to a Chinese jeweller for HKD533,037,500 (€66.7 million).

The largest internally flawless diamond ever graded, it required two years of cutting and polishing to achieve its current appearance.

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Golden Oriole

Manky, noisy, funky long-form sounds from Norwegian “tech-noize” two-piece Golden Oriole.

Accosting Ireland on the following dates this weekend: Friday in Dublin’s Bello Bar, Saturday in An Spailpín Fánach in Cork City, and Sunday in Sal’s of Waterford.

They mightn’t know what’d be after hitting ’em.

Golden Oriole

ibrahim

A candlelit vigil for Ibrahim Halawa will take place at 6.30pm outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Last month, the trial of Mr Halawa, 21, who is in poor health, was postponed for the twentieth time in Egypt and his family .

Free Ibrahim Halawa (Facebook)

Meanwhile…

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has written to the Egyptian president requesting the release of Ibrahim Halawa on humanitarian grounds.

Mr Kenny was responding to Richard Boyd Barrett of Solidarity-People Before Profit and the Fianna Fáil’s Dara O’Brien, who expressed concern in the Dáil over Mr Halawa’s health.

Mr Kenny said an Irish doctor visited Mr Halawa in Egypt last week and supervised a medical examination which was conducted by an Egyptian doctor.

The Taoiseach said it was not appropriate to comment on his condition as medical records were confidential. However, he said the doctor recommended that a special medical evaluation take place and that Mr Halawa returns to Ireland on humanitarian grounds for that assessment.

Kenny requests Ibrahim Halawa’s release on humanitarian grounds (RTÉ)

leigh

Debating battle mentality, that’ll addle your strategy.
I dabble a magical scrabble a channel that’ll challenge reality
A Capella academy, catch a casual casualty
Rapidly rip rap apart, analyse its anatomy

Leigh Michael – A Cappella Archive Ep. 14 – Philosophical Battleraps

Leigh, from Bray, County Wicklow writes:

You may enjoy taking a look at my latest rap A Capella video. It explores philosophical themes through the art of rhyme….

Leigh Michael

Previously: Decent Irish Political Hip Hop