Slurp.

This afternoon.

Barry’s Tea has released its first TV ad in over three years.

Directed by Nick Kelly (not our one), it features sisters who “despite their hectic lives” always find time to “catch up over a cup of Barry’s Tea via Skype”.

Dan Goggin writes:

Shot in Dublin and Brooklyn, New York, ‘Sisters’ tells the true story of older sister, Nora, who has a job in Dublin and her younger sister, Gina, who’s chasing her dream as an actress in New York.

….The ad celebrates the fun and meaningful moments the sisters share, concluding in a heartwarming climax when Nora surprises her sister by showing up to the opening night of Gina’s play in Brooklyn.

Sisters’ features a contemporary version of the 80’s pop classic: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers by Irish performer Fya Fox…

Great tea.

Even better Skype connection.

Related: The top 5 Barry’s Tea TV ads as decided by a tea addict (Image Magazine)

BBC Sounds; former Irish swimming coach George Gibney; tweet from Second Captains

Yesterday.

It was announced that BBC Sounds will soon be hosting a new podcast series called Where Is George Gibney? by Second Captains producer Mark Horgan.

Gibney was charged with 27 counts of indecency against young swimmers and of carnal knowledge of girls under the age of 15 in Ireland in April, 1993.

However, he moved to the United States in 1995, the year after an unusual and controversial decision by the Supreme Court led to the quashing of these charges.

He was also granted a visa during a visit to the United States in 1992 – seemingly aided by a Garda character reference – a year after people who had been abused by him started to speak up and organise themselves.

Justice Roderick Murphy’s later Government-commissioned report into sex abuse and Irish swimming in 1998 concluded that Gibney’s accusers “were vindicated” by the accumulation of Garda evidence.

BBC Sounds launches 20 new podcasts and music programmes (BBC)

Previously: The Chief Justice, Her Brother And How George Gibney Got Away

Bringing Gibney To Book

The Irvin Files

Mr Muchnick Goes To Dublin

Met Éireann writes:

“Current indications suggest a very strong to near gale force and gusty southwest wind will develop on Sunday along with heavy rain, as Storm Ciara tracks to the north of the country.

“The rain will clear to showers and squally westerly winds later in the day and some of the showers possibly of hail and thunder. Highest temperatures 10 to 13 degrees. Cold overnight with lows 0 to 3 degrees.”

Yikes.

Met Éireann

Saucy minxes.

This afternoon.

Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin 2.

Model Nadia Forde presents a range of flimsy and flagrantly wispy ‘nether garments of the night’ available at BT’s Lingerie Room in time for Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14 with Simone Pérèle, Dolce & Gabbana and Wacoal among the luxury brands.

Let’s not mention the €130 La Perla bra.

Who says romance is dead?

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

A nightmarish AI experiment by Daniel Hanley wherein hundreds of old Garfield comic strips were scanned into a machine-learning algorithm designed to morph them into an animated sequence.

In short, Garfield on acid.

awesomer

This afternoon.

Ballyfermot Road, Chapelizod, Dublin 10.

Solidarity/People Before Profit launch their housing policy for General Election 2020 outside the De La Salle school site with middle pic above from left: Solidarity PBP candidate for Dublin North West Conor Reddy, Richard Boyd Barrett TD, Brid Smith TD and councillors Hazel De Nortuin and Tina McVeigh.

Promises include:

Increase the supply of social and affordable housing through an extra €2.3 billion in Budget 2019;

Increase the contribution of private builders from 10-20% of their developments – and 30% in strategic areas;

Make it illegal to evict people into homelessness and;

Hold a referendum to enshrine the right to housing in the constitution.

Housing Policy (Solidarity People Before Profit)

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Meanwhile..

From left Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Sinn Fein President Mary Lou during the leaders’ debate on RTÉ One’s Prime Time

This afternoon

RTÉ Radio One’s Ray D’Arcy has told his listeners he counted how many times the word “change” was used times during last night’s Prime Time leaders’ debate.

How much change, Ray?

The word was used by the three candidates a total of 357 times.

Three hundred and fifty seven.

Earlier: How Was It For You? [Updated]

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