A poll suggests @labour is tumbling to the ground in #dubw #GE16 Bit like our press conference pic.twitter.com/nQb5dGao0j
— Sharon Tobin (@sharontobin) February 11, 2016
Oh.
Joan Burton staring at end of political career (Independent.ie)
Category Archives: Misc
Batnum & Loah – Take it
What you may need to know
1. Bantum, aka Ruairí Lynch, is an exiled Corkman living and producing in Dubland. His 2013 magnum opus ‘Legion‘ is among the best Irish electronic/pop records committed to wax in recent years. A consistent releaser of singles/EPs with unreleased B-side material, too, a rarity in this day and age.
2. Loah, an Irish/Sierra Leonean vocalist tipped for big things by Irish music blogs like Goldenplec and The Thin Air, puts in an absolutely breathtaking vocal, layered with beautiful harmonies. We’re eagerly awaiting her debut EP this year.
3. This stunning video was directed by Peter O’Brien, produced by Motherland, and features dancer Laura Sarah Dowdall. No lighting was used bar the street light seen here.
4. True to form, the digital download and Spotify stream comes with a stripped-down ‘blues mix’ as a b-side/bonus track.
5. Bantum used to live with Keith from Limerick two-piece giveamanakick, which is class when you think about it.
Verdict: A major step forward for two of Ireland’s most talented artists.
Oven Ready
at
Nom.
Donger writes:
Found these in the parents’ house. Shrinking crisp packets in the oven was a source of entertainment in the early/mid-Nineties…
The Winter nights flew by.
From top: Seanad hopefuls Barry Johnston and Ed Davitt
On RTÉ’s Morning Ireland earlier, journalist Jackie Fox spoke to several young Irish people living abroad ahead of the general election in light of the #hometovote campaign during the Marriage Referendum last year.
One person she spoke with was Sipke Shaughnessy, from Bandon, Co. Cork, who left Ireland five years ago and is now studying for a PhD in Geography at the University of Cambridge.
He won’t be coming home for the general election due to short notice about the election date.
Mr Shaughnessy said:
“I understand that the rules for calling an election only allow about a 30-day period from the dissolution of the Dáil to the general election but I do feel like it would have been nice if the Taoiseach had announced the date or had given an indication of the exact date a little bit earlier in advance…”
Further to this, two Irish men are seeking seats in the Seanad as overseas candidates.
Galway-born but London-based Barry Johnston is running as a candidate for the National University of Ireland panel, while Dublin-born but Brussels-based Ed Davitt, 35, is running for the University of Dublin (Trinity College) panel.
Today the two men are launching Emigrant Manifesto – a campaign calling for the following:
– An extension of the current 18 month period in which emigrants can remain on the electoral register to a minimum of at least one electoral cycle and allow votes to be cast overseas (In the UK this period is 15 years).
– An extension of the right to vote in elections for the Dáil to all Irish citizens abroad who are first generation emigrants (that is, who were born in Ireland and left).
– That this be managed by a system of reserved constituencies in order not to swamp the votes of resident citizens (as happens in 14 other countries). These votes would not have a time limit.
– That all citizens abroad (including those of Irish descent who have become citizens) should be able to exercise the right to vote for the President.
– An Electoral Commission should be established in the first 100 days of the new government to begin this process.
Listen back to Morning Ireland here
A day in the General Election 2016 life of Dublin North Labour TD John Lyons.
Photographer Leon Farrell joined Mr Lyons at his home on the Poppintree estate, Ballymun, Dublin 11 for breakfast and a day of Pancake Tuesday canvassing
A day that included a visit to his alma mater, Trinity Comprehensive and to Dublin City University with Labour leader Joan Burton and tay with his mother Josie (pic 12) and her dog Busker.
Leon Farrell/Rollingnews
Ray Kennedy tweetz:
For some commuters walking tram line to work, cafe Mima [at] Beechwood stop has foot massage with coffee! #luas strike.
No really.
Kathleen Healey, of Dublin-based creative agency Rothco, writes:
Rothco Taxi Driver Report is a new series which explores topical issues using taxi drivers as a conduit of public opinion. Starting in Ireland, we’ll soon be hailing down cabs in cities across the world to provide a completely unique global perspective.
Meet a few of our Dublin regulars in our first episode “Dublin Taxi Drivers on Love”, who give us their own personal thoughts on what love is – giving you the feels just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Fight!
He’s back.
Oh shoe fupp.
Are Ya Having That writes;
LeatherJacketGuy tells us some of the ‘Best Swear Words’ he’s heard in January, 2016 (Featuring O’Hara’s Irish Craft Beers)
Of his new play, Frame 37, Aidan Fitzmaurice writes:
Frame 37 is part of the upcoming Scene and Heard Festival in Smock Alley Theatre [6/7 Exchange Street Lower, Dublin 8]. Frame 37 is about pool. About people playing pool. About people playing pool and coming to terms with the fact that they’re merely scripted characters in a play about pool. It’s not really about pool. But there is a pool table.
Fair balls, in fairness.
Book here.
