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Footage has emerged of Chewbacca’s dialogue in Star Wars before the overdubbing of the famous Wookie growls – delivered on set by actor Peter Mayhew in a pronounced London accent.

Leave it aht, Solo, etc.

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The Music Capital Scheme, administered by Music Network, is back open, with a reserve of €210,000 available for instruments for skilled, professional musicians, and community music groups.

Write Music Network:

The Music Capital Scheme, established by the Arts Council, supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and managed by Music Network, comprises two distinct awards that provide funding for the purchase of musical instruments to both non-professional performing groups and to professional musicians.

The Music Capital Scheme has funded 227 musicians, groups and organisations, benefitting up to 30,819 people throughout Ireland since its inception in 2008.

The scheme opens for applications on November 30th, deadlines January 25th, with clinics from Music Network around the country in the second week of January.

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This afternoon.

Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin 2.

Charlotte Tilbury, the “world’s leading make-up artist” and founder of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty,, in Dublin to launch her new products, scent and gift ideas “in time for the party season”.

Fight!

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From top: Oliver Callan: John Moynes

As part of the Temple Bar View festival (November 16-20)

‘Callan Kicks City Hall’ at City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2 at

A variety show featuring Broadsheet poet laureate John Moynes.

Sez the View:

Ireland’s premier satirist Oliver Callan headlines a variety show with a difference. John Moynes and James Cotter are both writing contributors to the RTÉ Radio One show and James also directed the Rubberbandit’s Guide to 1916 this year.

Special guests will be the award-winning musical comedy duo Totally Wired, who’ve contributed to the cultural life of Temple Bar for over a decade, while MC Paddy Cullivan is a both a writing contributor on Callan’s Kicks and ‘curator’ of this year’s View Festival.

Book tickets here

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This morning.

Leaders’ Questions, Leinster House.

People Before Profit/AntiAusterity Alliance TD Bríd Smith challenges the government’s response to pay restoration and takes issue with John Moran, former secretary general at the Department of Finance, who this morning claimed public service union demands were a “dangerous challenge coming from a minority”.

FIGHT!

Public service pay demands are ‘dangerous challenge’ – John Moran (RTÉ)

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Jaguar’s I-Pace concept – a teaser design for the company’s first Tesla-bothering electric car, which will go on sale sometime in 2018. 400bhp, 0-100km/h in 4s, 500km range on a full charge and rechargeable to 80% capacity in 90 minutes.

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