The work of Japanese metalsmith Taiichiro Yoshida, who uses silver, bronze, and copper to create animal forms covered with meticulously hand-crafted leaves, flowers and butterflies.
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Last week, with a PAIR of free tickets to see Stars – one of the best Canadian indie bands of their generation – perform their stunning 2004 masterpiece Set Yourself On Fire in Dublin’s Workmans Club on Friday September 27 on offer, I asked YOU to name your favourite piece of music referencing stars.
You answered in your tens.
But there could be only one winner.
Third Place:
The Church – Under The Milky Way
Catherine Vaughan writes:
If you’re gonna reference stars, why not go all out, and reference the whole Milky Way!
Runner up:
Stars Of Heaven – Lights Of Tetouan
Brother Barnabas writes:
Yeah, I know – but no matter: that’s as good as pop gets…
Winner:
Don McLean – Starry Starry Night.
Bilbo writes:
You people are crazy, it’s Starry Starry Night. Apart from being fantastic lyrically and musically you could very easily draw a line from Don’s singing in this song directly to Torquil (of Stars) singing on Set Yourself on Fire (you’d have to make a brief stop-off at Morrissey considering the blatantly Morrissey-equee track Take Me To The Riots….on 2007’s In Our Bedroom After The War) I refuse to believe this album (Set Yourself On Fire) came out in 2004.
Thanks all.
Last week: Win Nick’s Free Tix
Squarehead – Maybe
It’s high time this Dublin power trio returned.
Now six years after their last album, Squarehead (Roy, Ian and Ruan) are finally set to release High Time.
The video for their new single was directed by David O’Carroll and stars Sian Conway out-staring the camera as she splashes about in the River Dodder.
Squarehead launch the album at the Workman’s Club, Dublin, on October 12. Welcome back, lads.
Nick says: Maybe? Definitely.
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Behold: the Volkswagen ID.3 – the final version of a new series of all-electric vehicles on which the company is now betting its future.
Due for release in 2020 and looking like a smoothed-out Golf, the base model (of three) will have a 330km range, topping out at 550km for the top end model. A 25cm screen and a series of touch sensitive panels control everything except the windows and hazard lights.
Pricing starts at €30,000 (in Germany), after grants.
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Irish UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights; head of UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security Rory Keane; and South MEP Mick Wallace, speaking at a meeting of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence in Brussels on Monday
Irish Defence Forces have a proud record at Peacekeeping but the Irish Mission on illegally occupied #GolanHeights could be better used elsewhere. Irish Forces seem just a buffer to protect #Israel who ignore International law and bomb #Syria at will… pic.twitter.com/UKVqj3TAKE
— Mick Wallace (@wallacemick) September 11, 2019
Anyone?
What are Irish soldiers achieving in the Golan Heights? (RTE Brainstorm, May 2018)
Pic: RTE
This morning.
Lord Ashcroft published the results of a poll he carried out on nationalist and unionist voters in Northern Ireland in respect of Brexit.
He explained…
This morning.
Drimnagh, Dublin 12.
Buzz O’Neill Maxwell writes:
Despite empty promises about consultation Dublin City Counci went in this morning and destroyed dozens of healthy trees in Brickfield Park…
What is going on?
Anyone?
Meanwhile…
Cut down to size: Why are Ireland’s local authorities so keen to chop down trees? We want to look much more deeply at an issue that’s been a hot topic across the country this year. Help us investigate: https://t.co/vp6wuVshJq
— Noteworthy (@noteworthy_ie) September 11, 2019
This morning.
The launch of Ireland’s first online chat show ‘solely focused on youth mental health’.
Produced by Three Ireland, in collaboration with Jigsaw (the national centre for youth mental health).
Diarmaid Walsh writes:
The show is titled ‘It’s Good To Talk Show’ and has been informed by the insight that many of the young people who avail of Jigsaw’s services talk about the positive difference that having ‘one good adult’ in their lives can have on their mental health.
Hosted by radio presenter, Stephen Byrne,the debut episode, launched today, focuses on school and features martial arts expert and coach John Kavanagh, illustrator and comedian Aoife Dooley and fashion, lifestyle and travel blogger Louise Cooney. Each of the guests candidly recall stories from their school days and discuss dealing with various challenges at different times in their lives….
Top from left: Stephen Byrne, Aoife Dooley, Louise Cooney and John Kavanagh.