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Apologies for the lighter than usual postage today. Unforeseen absences and whatnot. Normal service has resumed
For those interested in taking part in Broadsheet on the Telly please drop us an email [to Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Broadsheet on the Telly’] no later than this Thursday, February 9.
Previously: Chatty? Well-Informed? On Skype?
Home makeover show Room To Improve, presented by architect Dermot Bannon returned last week for its tenth season on RTÉ One.
Aine Kerrigan writes:
Room To Improve is available to watch live and on demand on RTÉ Player. Watch extracts from Dermot’s most memorable moments along with the full episode from each clip in a very special Room to Improve Collection now on RTÉ Player INCLUDING (above) from last season ‘the one with the concrete wall’ as jet-lagged long haul pilot, Ian, remains unconvinced about Dermot’s vision to build a massive concrete feature wall in an attempt to put a contemporary stamp on a 1930’s home in Drogheda…
He’s Beem there done that.
Via DoneDeal:
My car, (her name is Sabine, say hello) has a service history which is longer than the findings of the Chilcot inquiry, and is currently wearing new Pirelli Cinturato P7s’.
I bought her two years ago at the beginning of my quarter-life crisis, but as I approach my 30 and the status-anxiety has disappeared, I’ve decided that the time has come to say goodbye.
Whilst Sabine is mechanically perfect, she’s currently undergoing a period of minor electrical strife, so the roof isn’t retracting under power and the airbag light has illuminated. With that in mind I’ve priced her accordingly, allowing you to grab a bargain before the summer and the annual 40% convertible price increase.
(Open to ‘swapping’ offers for another 08+ ultimate driving machine (BMW), something else from Germany which is rear-wheel drive, something to tow a horsebox, or at the most basic, something more James May as opposed James Bond.)
Thanks John S
Robert Boyle writes
‘Norwigi’ from A Musical Slave inspires Father Ted and Dougal for a song for Europe.
Hot Wheels
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8L38t3Ch44
The two-seater all-electric coupé Renault Trezor – just voted Most Beautiful Concept Car of 2016 at the 2017 Festival International De l’Automobile.
Le phwooaar.
Quite frankly.
Joe Dole
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Episode 5.
Match-head gets the last word in the final Joe Dole….
The final installment of the weekly webcomic with a continuous storyline.
Previous parts here
No Lee Way
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Save Cork City members (above) on Saturday at Sullivan’s Quay, Cork
Free Wednesday?
Danny writes:
Some of your readers might be interested in an evening of short talks and discussion we’ve planned for this Wednesday in Cork.
We’re concerned that a heavy-handed flood defence scheme planned by the OPW [Office of Public Works] for Cork City lacks proper consideration and will irreparably change the face of the City.
We are also concerned that the OPW has not done enough to publicise these proposals ahead of their deadline for feedback on the 17th of this month.
In order to avoid the waste of huge amounts of money on a project that we are unconvinced will be successful and will certainly see Cork lose a large part of its character and charm, we are looking for an independent design review of the project and a meaningful public consultation process.
To get the word out and encourage some informed conversation on the project, we held gatherings in three locations around the City last Saturday and are organising a symposium this Wednesday evening at 7pm at Boole 3, University College Cork
We’re also trying to encourage as many people to engage with the OPW’s feedback process by emailing claire.anderson@opw.ie before February 17, with their concerns. Thank you
Meanwhile….
How ugly?
Gulp.
Pics via Irish Examiner
Following on from Arjen Lubachs welcome message to Donald Trump from the Netherlands, Swiss comedy show Deville Late Night sells Switzerland in the style of Herr Trumpf.
Previously: Welkom Mijnheer De Voorzitter
REST – Cork post-metal/instrumental veterans
What you may need to know…
01. Beginning life in the Cork scene many moons ago as Wretch, post-metallers Rest have come a long way since making (expletive) of Fred Zeppelin’s and inspiring other local outfits to get it together.
02. Early signees to influential Limerick label Out on a Limb, they released debut album Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame in 2004, followed up by the Operation: Impending Doom extended-player in 2007. A protracted break was broken up by the release in 2013 of second full-length I Hold the Wolf, a joint release between OOAL and Cork’s PLUGD Records shop.
03. Streaming above in its entirety is Endanger Us, a document of the band’s release gig for Operation: Impending Doom at Cyprus Avenue. Released late last month, it marked the tenth anniversary of the show and came off the back of a surprise live appearance at Out on a Limb’s Xmas spectacular at Dolan’s.
04. Next up: Connolly’s of Leap on February 18th, where the band, alongside Hope is Noise, Horse, and The Liminals go under the hammers for a ruck. More info here.
Thoughts: Good to see these specialists in astral heft return to stage. They ought to be something else in the environs of Connolly’s.