Robbie Harris writes:
Jiggy called out to Irish dancers to help raise funds for the charity ALONE. Dancers from all across the globe sent in footage, above is the resulting video…
Out now.
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre.
The first anthology of Irish documentary drama. Featuring six writers interrogating and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the diaspora.
Ellie writes:
This was published yesterday. We’d planned to have a big Dublin bash to launch it, alas it was not to be. Still, we got our first review in, and it would make great quarantine reading!
Purchase online here
Review: Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre (British Theatre Guide)
A magnificent, dark tale by Alberto Vázquez in which Arnold – a neurotic bear is convinced a bizarre cast of characters is involved in a conspiracy to undermine his sanity.
Not suitable for kids. Or some grown-ups, probably.
This afternoon.
Rathcoole Inn, Rathcoole, County Dublin.
Thanks Stephen Stewart
Mask Envy
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Safe.
And swanky.
This afternoon.
Dublin city centre.
Yesterday: Mask A Broadsheet Reader
Meanwhile…
Homeware stores i.e. those primarily selling furniture, bedding, curtains, kitchenware, crockery ARE NOT allowed open from Monday. They are not classed as an essential service. Hardware stores (selling tools, an essential) ARE allowed open. #Covid_19 #restrictions
— Sharon Tobin (@sharontobin) May 15, 2020
Um.
Behold: galaxies M81 (previously) and M82 (previously) – 12 million light-years from us toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear. Seconds out. Fight! To wit:
On the left, with grand spiral arms and bright yellow core is spiral galaxy M81, some 100,000 light-years across. On the right marked by red gas and dust clouds, is irregular galaxy M82. The pair have been locked in gravitational combat for a billion years. Gravity from each galaxy has profoundly affected the other during a series of cosmic close encounters. Their last go-round lasted about 100 million years and likely raised density waves rippling around M81, resulting in the richness of M81‘s spiral arms. M82 was left with violent star forming regions and colliding gas clouds so energetic the galaxy glows in X-rays. In the next few billion years, their continuing gravitational encounters will result in a merger, and a single galaxy will remain.
(Image: Dietmar Hager, Torsten Grossmann)
Lugosi – The Owls
Hoot sweet.
Dublin rockers Lugosi take David Lynch as an inspiration for this single from their album Rise From The Grave.
JM Burr, Jimmy Rooney, Neal Wright and Alan Morton turn the heat up on Bohemian Grove and Masonic rituals in Angel Croitor’s video.
Nick says: Owl at the moon.
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Paddy Cullivan – In That Moment They Were Free
An original composition taken from Paddy’s touring show ‘The 10 Dark Secrets Of 1798’ soon to be available in CD and book form!.
Paddy (top) writes:
It’s a dramatic piece with emotional strings arranged by Karen Dervan that closes the show and will be going on the CD I produce with the book… There’s one week left to fund/purchase these projects so if you haven’t already, please go to (link below) and you’ll have the book/CD in July!
