The beautifully handwritten, meticulously illustrated notebooks of author, artist and former aeronautical engineer José Naranja.
The mixed media journals, incorporating labels and postage stamps, document his ongoing, enviable globetrotting – each page themed around an experience or a thought he had while travelling through the area featured.
Isn’t it well for some?
“Old friends, new beginnings − building another future for the EU-UK partnership” 🇪🇺🇬🇧
− President Ursula @vonderleyen speaks at the London School of Economics.https://t.co/KWh3cOHFqF
— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) January 8, 2020
This morning.
A conciliatory European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in London for talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson where…
….The Prime Minister is expected to press home his desire to reach a free trade agreement with the EU by the end of December 2020, when the transition period is set to end…..
This morning.
Further to Government proposals which call for the mandatory addition of calories on menus for all restaurants, pubs, catering establishments and eateries…
Gary (Gaz) Smith, chef at Michael’s seafood restaurant in Mount Merrion, Dublin 4, tweetz:
“So we’ve changed our minds after a think and have added calorie counts on today’s specials to avoid any fines or punishments.”
Yesterday: The Menu Is The Meal
From top: Into Paradise; Larry Gogan
This morning.
Further to news of the death of DJ Larry Gogan.
Via Colm O’Callaghan in the Blackpool Sentinel:
…Larry played consistently by his own rules, and so it went on for almost forty years, during which, on his impeccably pop-tastic playlists, you’d find all manner of emerging gold in among the hits of the day, the odd rare antique and the oldies-but-goodies
To this end, and as numerous musicians, pluggers and alickadoos have already attested, he made life much, much easier for those working in the local entertainment sector.
And in that consistent championing, afforded a public service every bit as valuable and rich as that provided by news, current affairs, analysis and the gab that dominates much of the national radio schedules.
I saw this myself through the heft he consistently lent to a little known band from Churchtown, South Dublin, called Into Paradise, who battled manfully at the crease from 1988 until 1994 and released a series of fine records, to the sound of silence for the most part.
In any other functioning democracy, Into Paradise would have neither been seen or heard before the witching hours.
But in the band’s sweeping, six-minute cri de coeur, ‘Sleep’, Larry heard enough sparkle through the gloom to make him want to play it regularly on the national airwaves in the middle of the afternoon…[more at link below]
Larry (The Blackpool Sentinel)
Meanwhile…
In 1994 I was in a band that self-released an album. It was next to impossible to get daytime radio play. Chancing my arm, I sent a copy to Larry Gogan. He played a song from it smack in the middle of the day. And then the following week he played it again. Legend. RIP.
— Colin J Morris (@ColinJM) January 7, 2020
Meanwhile…
I remember Philip Chevron interview. When reference to Radiators’ first single arose, interviewer said, “Not the kind of music Larry Gogan would play” and was told, “Larry Gogan was first to play it.”
— Martin Conneely (@martinconneely2) January 9, 2019
Meanwhile…
Spotlight magazine, 1969.
Via Brand New Retro
Yesterday: The Man With The Golden Voice
This morning.
At the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin 7.
Lisa Smith, the former member of the Irish Defence Forces who is accused of ISIS membership, with solicitor Peter Corrigan (top right) from her legal team.
The 37-year-old was released on bail on New Year’s Eve.
She and her daughter were brought back to Ireland at the start of December after apparently being located at a Syrian refugee camp.
Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport
This morning.
Independent.ie reports:
Three people were taken hostage when a bus was hijacked at Dublin Airport in the early hours of this morning.
Independent.ie understands the shuttle bus belonging to a well-known hotel was stolen from the roadway in front of Terminal 2 around 1am.
Two hijackers locked the doors, effectively trapping the passengers already on board, and took off in the direction of the M1 motorway.
A source said the traumatised passengers were eventually allowed out near Julianstown, Co Meath, a 30-minute drive away.
Three people taken hostage after hotel bus was hijacked at Dublin Airport (Independent.ie)
Pic: Rafal Wojcicki
Meanwhile…
Garda statement this morning.
Last night.
RTÉ One’s RTÉ Investigates: The ESB Leaks
Carole (Ducky) tweetz:
‘First Broadcasted’? ‘Broadcasted’? 👀 Oh, RTÉ Investigates.
Broadcast or broadcasted? (Merriam-Webster)
Watch RTÉ Investigates in full here
Original motion I tabled calling on DCC to take back the #IveaghMarkets, January 2017.
It passed at AreaCttee & referred to full council where it was passed in June 2017 (typo in the official minutes!).
Very excited about this.
It must be used for benefit of people of the city! pic.twitter.com/0Pf8UZ64Xn— Cllr. Tina MacVeigh PBP (@TinaMacVeigh) January 7, 2020
Last night.
Further to the decision of Dublin City Council to regain possession of the Iveagh Markets, Francis Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8 which has been derelict for 20 years..
The Earl of Iveagh (Edward Cecil Guinness) funded the construction of the market to ‘provide purpose-built accommodation for the area’s street traders’.
Rory Guinness, Chairman of the Iveagh Trust said:
“Whoever comes to own the Iveagh Market, the Iveagh Trust and the Guinness family will be delighted to see the buildings used again for the benefit of the city.
After years of dereliction, we look forward to the day when this fine building can once again make a positive contribution to the social fabric of Dublin’s Liberties”.
“For the best part of a century, the Markets were a hive of activity. As the condition of the building continues to decline, we hope that pressing remedial works to secure the future of the structure can progress as quickly as possible to ensure that it can benefit Dubliners for generations to come, as Lord Iveagh would have wished”.
In fairness.
Dublin City Council to repossess Iveagh Markets from developer (RTÉ)
Behold: the Vision S Sedan – the first car from Sony. The Sony DriveMan, if you will.
Due to debut this week at CES2020 in Las Vegas, the all electric vehicle has (as you’d expect from the electronics giant) all manner of integrated tech including radar, LIDAR, ultrasonic sensors and a slew of entertainment systems.
Price as yet unannounced.
