Sculptor Mark Richards at work; The Roger casement staue; The plinth at the end of the swim jetty at Dun Laoghaire Baths

Sandycove, County Dublin-born revolutionary martyr and soul-baring diarist Roger Casement.

Safe from toppling?

Only YOU can decide.

Earlier: Christopher Cross

Roger Casement?

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Previously: Dun Laoghaire Baths Site Ready for Roger Casement Statue (Afloat, April 13)

This afternoon.

Shannon Airport.

Meh.

A lip-smacking sci-fi short by Steamroller Studios. To wit:

Centuries after the destruction of Earth, Kentucky Williams and his cyborg companion, C-LA, lead the crew of the Serrano on an intergalactic, flavour-driven adventure to hunt down the last remaining earth spices. 

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The votes are in.

Last week, with a girlish €25 Golden Discs voucher offer, I asked you to name favourite song featuring a female name in the title?

You answered in your dozens (helping create an impressive female name song playlist).

But there could be only one winner.

Third Place:

Visions Of Johanna by Bob Dylan

Brother Barnabas writes:

The most chilling, lyrically beautiful song ever…

Second Place:

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her by Simon & Garfunkel

Millie Von Strumpet writes:

It’s pure poetry and Art Garfunkel’s voice is just beautiful.

Winner:

Candy Says by Velvet Underground

Ouch writes:

Beautiful song from a beautiful album of understated pop gems..he sure could write them…

Nick says: Thanks all.

Last week: Win Nick’s Voucher

Golden Discs

Say those end of term goodbyes….

…with panache.

Darren Hughes writes:

Just in time to give teachers the end-of-year send-off they deserve, Ireland’s largest contemporary craft and design fair Gifted has launched an online site featuring the best makers from the annual event at the RDS.

With a selection of gifts for teachers for under €30, Giftedfromireland.com is a curated hub, featuring the very best in Irish craft and design direct from many of the country’s most talented makers.

It features an eclectic mix of jewellery, accessories, homeware, clothing, skincare, artisan food, sustainable living products and gifts which can be delivered worldwide.

From top: Ring dishes in white clay and glaze with a hand-painted 22k gold lustre accent by Danu Ceramics available in a range of colours (€26 each); Ceramic Monster Plant Pots by Yewfort Crafts available in a range of colours (€15); Oak and Perspex Puzzle handmade by The Dublin Puzzle Co. (€20);  Small batch marmalade made in Galway by Gran Gran’s Foods in a selection of flavours (€4); Handmade Donegal tweed pocket squares by Orwell & Browne available in a range of colours (€30)

Licks.

Beats an apple, in fairness.

Gifted From Ireland

Irish-made stuff to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘irish-Made Stuff’. No fee.

This afternoon.

To mark Carers Week (until June 14)

And the launch of Life Effects (a support platform from pharma company Teva Ireland, where carers and patients ‘share advice and insights’).

Sally McLoughlin writes:

broadcaster and author, Teena Gates opens up about life, the struggles and the rewarding journey of being a loving carer to her 95 year old Dad, Terry, who suffers with vascular dementia following a fall in 2018.

Teena is one of 391,000 family carers across Ireland who, day in and day out, goes above and beyond for a loved one.

Life Effects

Behold NGC 6543, otherwise known as The Cat’s Eye – a planetary nebula revealed here in a stunning false colour image that shows the huge (three light years across) but otherwise faint halo of gaseous material that surrounds it. To wit:

Made with data from the Nordic Optical Telescope in the Canary Islands, the composite picture shows extended emission from the nebula. Planetary nebulae have long been appreciated as a final phase in the life of a Sun-like star. Only much more recently however, have some planetaries been found to have halos like this one, likely formed of material shrugged off during earlier active episodes in the star’s evolution. While the planetary nebula phase is thought to last for around 10,000 years, astronomers estimate the age of the outer filamentary portions of this halo to be 50,000 to 90,000 years.

(Image : R. Corradi (Isaac Newton Group), Nordic Optical Telescope)

Previously: The Cat’s Eye

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This afternoon.

Following a lengthy campaign by William Campbell, host of the podcast Here’s How…

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has adjudicated on whether RTÉ is giving political lobbyist AA Roadwatch favourable treatment and status across its radio stations.

The BAI writes:

The Committee acknowledged that political lobbying is one of the functions carried out by the AA, however, there was no evidence in the broadcasts to support the view that the broadcasts are skewing public debate, or that the broadcasts are unfair to rival businesses or campaigners in a manner which infringes any Codes or Rules.

The Committee further noted that while the complainant stated that AA Roadwatch has the potential for bias, the Committee did not find any evidence in the broadcasts to support this view.

The Committee did not consider that the arrangements with AA Roadwatch for the production of this segment influenced content or scheduling in a manner which affected the responsibility or editorial independence of the broadcaster, as argued by the complainant.

The Committee did not consider that the broadcasts infringed the Codes in the manner described by the complainant. As such, the complaint was rejected.

Hmm.

FIGHT!

Latest Broadcasting Complaints Decision (BAI)

Previously: AA Breakdown

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