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Peter Flynn tweetz:
Fastnet Rock from an angle you will not often see taken by Youen Jacob.
Baltimore says au revoir to its adopted son at funeral of Youen Jacob (Irish Examiner, May 11, 2016)
Thanks Ken O’Shea
Previously: Humps Back
A fascinating trawl through the typography and design of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner by Dave Addey.
READ ON: Blade Runner (Typeset In the Future)
And if that appealed to you, he does a similar number on Ridley Scott’s Alien.
Friday.
Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4.
(Pix: Oisín)
‘Sup?
This morning.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness arrive at Dublin Castle for the North South Ministerial Council.
FIGHT!
Taoiseach and NI ministers meet to discuss Brexit (UTV)
Previously: Too Soon?
Rollingnews
University College Cork
Evening Echo reports:
First-year Law students entering UCC this September will undertake a new course on sexual consent and respect.
The students will be the first to take on the pioneering new five-credit module that will be rolled out to all first-year students from next year if it proves to be successful.
Students at UCC to trial sexual respect course (Evening Echo)
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The latest video from Paralympics Ireland.
For their More Than Sport campaign, featuring Paralympic shooter, Seán Baldwin, who says:
“The day that changed everything for me – November 27th, 2003 – was the day that I became an above the knee amputee. I lost my leg while I was serving with the Irish Defence Forces and when I got to hospital after the accident, I remember being told lots of bad news – the first of this was that I only had a few hours to live! Thankfully, I’m still here though.
“Later, after I had woken up from an induced coma, I realised how bad my injuries were – the most obvious of these was that l had lost my right leg from above the knee. When I woke up and realised what had happened to me, I found it very hard to find a bright side, but that didn’t stop me from looking.
“Sport has helped me every step of the way since. It took me two years after the accident to take up shooting, but I set it as one of my goals and I achieved it. If I can inspire a generation – or even just one person – to take up a sport and follow what they love, then I have done my job. That’s more than sport to me.”
The Irish team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will be officially announced tomorrow.
Previously: Running Down A Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtN19gKGY1Y
The full length, independently-made and financed documentary ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story’ by Gemma O’Doherty will premiere tonight on You Tube at 9.20pm.
Mary Boyle: The Untold Story investigates Ireland’s longest missing child case and alleges political interference in the original Garda probe.
Previously: Mary’s Untold Story
Irish Grinds
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New from the Irish Workshop, online home of irish made crafts and whatnot.
Salt n pepper’s here and in effect.
Alison Wheeland writes:
Summer has arrived. Which means plenty of time for entertaining with long, lounging dinners and BBQs in between rain showers. Whether you’re trying to upgrade your own kitchen’s aesthetic or simply trying to intimidate your dinner guests with your impeccable taste, check out these gorgeous salt and pepper mills.
Made in Co. Tipperary by one of The Irish Workshop’s newest makers—woodturner Johnny McCarthy—these mills are the business both in form and function.
Pro tip from Johnny: Never turn a pepper mill in both directions (don’t worry, we all do it) – it damages the mechanism. Keep turning the mill in the one direction to ensure that your pepper mill lasts longer and performs better.
Large Salt And Pepper Mills (The Irish Workshop)
Irish made stuff to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish Made Stuff’
Heathers – release new single Call Home
What you may need to know…
01. Twins Ellie and Louise MacNamara (by their powers combined) are alternative/folk duo Heathers.
02. A well-travelled and seasoned outfit, they’ve trod stages worldwide, from touring Ireland with math-rockers Adebisi Shank, to the festival grind, to performing at JJ Abrams’ pre-Oscars party after the latter and his daughter became fans.
03. Streaming above is the video for new single Call Home, directed by Crooked Gentlemen.
04. Also available for download from iTunes, and streaming on Spotify.
Verdict: An opening up of Heathers’ sound, taking the duo’s strong knack for harmonies in a more polished direction.
Heathers
Pic: Ruth Medjber