Paddy Mulcahy – Sunset Connoiseur

Limerick based producer and composer Paddy Mulcahy (top) has just released his sophomore LP How To Disappear via Phases Records.

In the first of three visual collaborations with Irish film makers who have chosen tracks off the LP to put their artistic spin on, David Fox directs the promo for the new single Sunset Connoisseur.

David says:

“The song instantly struck a nostalgic chord with me. There’s a texture within Paddy’s music that has grit and grain and I thought that shooting on film would be the perfect way to compliment that sound.

“I recently inherited a Super-8 camera that had shot a lot of films around Dublin in the ’80s so it felt right to re-shoot Dublin in its beautiful, brutal modern-day; focusing on a generation that is lost between progress and regression.”

Paddy plays the Unitarian Church, Dublin 2, on March 28. Tickets via EventBrite.

Nick says:  I remember that Summer in Dublin.

Paddy Mulcahy

Behold: the 1968 Lamborghini Espada, or rather a wonderful/sacrilegious rat-rod of the rare Marcello Gandini-designed supercar by French modder Danton Art Kustoms.

Stretched, scooped and exposed but retaining the chassis and 325hp 3.9L 60-degree V12 engine of the donor car.

Yours for €225,000.

hiconsumption

This afternoon.

House of Commons, London.

Steve Bonnar, new SNP MP for Coatbridge Chryston & Bellshill crossed his fingers on his right hand as he took the oath of allegiance to the British crown.

Any excuse.

This afternoon.

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone (above) is answering questions from the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs.

It follows Elaine Dunne, of the Federation of Early Childcare Providers, telling RTÉ’s Morning Ireland this morning that many childcare providers were in immediate danger of closing due to insurance costs.

Ms Zappone said she has approved a “once-off Programme Support Payment” of an average of €1,500 to providers, costing a total of around €7million.

She said the payment will be made by December 28, 2019.

Ms Zappone said the recent insurance hikes follow the recent withdrawal of an insurance provider from the Irish market, Ironshore Europe, and confirmation that another could not be found.

The minister said, until recently, there were two insurance providers underwriting childcare providers and now there is only one: Allianz Ireland.

Ms Zappone said she acknowledges the situation is “undoubtedly” causing stress to childcare providers and worry for parents.

Creches scramble for insurance cover as premiums ‘double’ (The Irish Times)

Watch the meeting live in the video link above or here

An hour?

Yikes.

From top: Leo Diarmuid Grey; Tower Records, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

This morning.

Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Leo Diarmuid Grey tweetz:

Myself and my boyfriend were victims [this morning] to a homophobic incident on Nassau/Dawson street [Dublin 2]

Some chap got really aggressive in passing with us and call us faggots etc.

We didn’t react, and kept on to Dawson Luas trying to go home.

When we got to the stop , we turned around and saw the guy had got some of his friends with him and were following us.

I am very much used to these types of incidents, but seeing a group of them really startled us.

We quickly went into Tower Records on Dawson Street but were afraid they were going to come in after us, so we asked a member of staff could she check for us.

She politely obliged, and soon the security guard was helping us too.

He told us when it was safe to go outside And how to report this incident. He was extremely helpful and reassuring.  It’s really hard to feel safe immediately after an incident like this, but he really tried his best.

I would love it if we showed some appreciation to the staff there. God knows what could’ve happened

We’ve all seen from the news articles and from friends of friends that homophobic abuse has been increasing lately, with a lack of interference from An Garda Síochána,. So I really want to spread love and gratitude to Tower Records Dublin…

In fairness.

Tower Records

Leo Diarmuid Grey

Um.

Con Kennedy writes:

Anyone else see the irony in Theresa Lowe (above) covering Madonna’s “Material Girl” on RTÉ’s ‘Christmas Then and Now’?

Previously: Sure Where In The World Would You Get It?

Meanwhile…

Ah here.

This morning.

Strasbourg, France.

“We won’t become a third country, as I’ve been hearing this morning, we’re going to become an independent, self-governing nation.

“You can delude yourselves this morning inside this cathedral that all is well, but it isn’t.

“People do not want to be run and governed by faceless bureaucrats like Michel and Von der Leyen.

“Did you hear them earlier? Dull as dishwater.”

Nigel Farage (top) says goodbye to his European Parliament colleagues.

FIGHT!

Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

European Parliament, Strasbourg, France

Emily O’Reilly has secured a second term as the European Ombudsman following a vote in the European Parliament…

The former Irish Ombudsman, who secured 320 votes in the secret ballot, faced a tough battle to retain her position with a strong challenge from Estonian Judge Julia Laffranque.

O’Reilly secures second term as European Ombudsman (RTÉ)

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fine Gael Wexford by-election candidate Verona Murphy

This afternoon.

Via RTÉ:

Verona Murphy has confirmed to RTÉ News that she is to be deselected as a general election candidate by Fine Gael.

Ms Murphy said she is going to take a break from politics over Christmas, and will assess her options in the New Year.

During the by-election campaign Ms Murphy apologised after claiming that some asylum seekers coming to Ireland have to be “deprogrammed” as they “carry angst” and may have been “infiltrated by ISIS”.

Murphy confirms she will be deselected as a Fine Gael candidate (RTÉ)

Previously: Verona Murphy on Broadsheet

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