‘Weird is relative’ in this stop-motion short by animation studio Mighty Oak. To wit:
On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns and everything in between…
Warning: contains felted wing-wangs, plushie hoo-hah action and wanton puppet situations.
https://twitter.com/bernie_tansey/status/1157234352985661440
Anyone?
UPDATE: It’s ‘Sad Inheritance’ (1899) by Joaquín Sorolla. (Thanks Emily)
Have you tried reading?
Last Summer, we asked you to name your greatest work of Irish non-fiction.
You answered in your tens.
This allowed us to compile a superb list of quality non-fiction to suit every taste and generation
YOUR list comprised (in no particular order):
Maamtrasna: The Murders and the Mystery by Jarlath Waldron (selected by ‘Lobster’)
Dublin 1660 -1860: The Shaping of a City by Maurice Craig (selected by ‘Stan’)
The Irish in the American Civil War by Damian Shiels (selected by Papi)
Masterminds of the Right by Emily O’Reilly (selected by Barbara)
A Fan For All Seasons by Graham Howard (selected by Cillian)
Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way’ by David Flanagan & Richard Creagh and ‘Cycling in Ireland’ by David Flanagan (selected by Brian)
Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind by Maura ‘Soshin’ O’Halloran (selected by Lilly)
Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History by Kevin Corrigan Kearns (selected by Barry)
A Secret History Of The IRA by Ed Moloney (selected by Otis Blue)
Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island by Peig Sayers (selected by Rugbyfan)
Hard Cases: True Stories of Irish Crime by Gene Kerrigan (selected by Nigel)
One Day In My Life by Bobby Sands (selected by Bernie)
The Four Green Fields by George O’Brien (selected by Hans Zeuthof)
Down Down Deeper & Down by Eamonn Sweeney (selected by Cian)
The Dictionary of Hiberno-English by Terence Patrick Dolan (selected by Sarah K)
Is there a title YOU would like to add?
To add your suggestion, please complete this sentence:
‘Please place________________by_________________ as an example of great Irish non-fiction owing to its_______________________’
Lines MUST close at Midnight.
Previously: Great Irish-Non-Fiction (Extended)
Hey @LeoVaradkar – you’ve admitted to illegal drug use (while simultaneously protesting a methadone clinic for other drug users in your locality).
Do you think your continued drug use should have landed you in prison?
Because that’s what your new policy advocates.@drugscrisis https://t.co/9DOhcURz1G— Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (@AodhanORiordain) August 2, 2019
This afternoon.
Earlier….
From top: Garrett Sheehan, chairman of the The Working Group to Consider Alternative Approaches to the Possession of Drugs for Personal Us; At the announcement this morning of a ‘health-led’ approach to the possession of drugs for personal use were, from left Minister for Health, Simon Harris; Minister of State with responsibility for Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD; and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan
This morning.
First and second time drug offenders will escape criminal conviction for possession
However, the recommendation to remove imprisonment for all drug possession cases as recommended by a special working group, has been rejected. by the government.
Why?
The Working Group to Consider Alternative Approaches to the Possession of Drugs for Personal Use was meant to report at the end of last year but there was disagreement among its membership which included representatives of the departments of Health and Justice, An Garda Síochána, the Probation Service, the DPP, HSE, Health Research Board, as well as two people with experience of drugs.
The working group recommended that there should not be an option to imprison someone caught for possession of drugs and offered a system of multiple adult cautions along with diversions to treatment as alternative options.
However, the chairman of the working group, former judge and criminal defence solicitor Garrett Sheehan, issued a minority report saying any moves towards decriminalisation would be “throwing in the towel” on the potential of young people.
He advocated instead an education campaign to make drug taking just as socially unacceptable as smoking in public places….
Good times.
A recently unearthed VHS tape by YouTube scamps SquirrelMonkey that proves we live on a pyramid shaped planet created by aliens, controlled from a secret Apple HQ at the apex.
Like you didn’t already suspect that.
Wake up sheeple.
“The Conservatives are almost certainly going to have to go into some kind of electoral arrangement with the Brexit Party, otherwise Brexit doesn’t happen,” says Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, but he refrains from suggesting a coalition government@CrispinBlunt | #newsnight pic.twitter.com/MPIWwMG0Pt
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) May 13, 2019
@CrispinBlunt has just blurted an outrageous lie that public sentiment in Ireland has begun to shift against Varadkar’s position on the backstop. Absolutely ZERO evidence for this. And @Emmabarnett, the supposed saviour of #Newsnight, let him waltz into the sunset with that claim
— calico1234 (@calico12341) August 1, 2019
Last night.
Newsnight on BBC2.
Damn you, Crispin.
Senior Tory MP calls for election pact with Nigel Farage to save Brexit (Express)
Déanann @_LauraGaynor léirmheas ar an gcéad phodóstán in Éirinn, (Jacobs Inn Dublin). An bhfuil siad chomh maith agus a deirtear? An aireofá plúchta iontu? An bhfuil siad faiseanta? Chas Laura leis an big bad boss, @OsgurOCiardha chun na ceisteanna seo a fhiosrú.@LovinDublin pic.twitter.com/KlClcaq480
— BLOC (@BLOCTG4) August 1, 2019
Bilingual broadcaster (and ‘sheet favourite) Laura Gaynor inspects the accommodation at Jacobs Inn, Dublin.
Ireland’s first pod hostel.
No overnight guests.
In future we’re likely to see
The end of the old licence fee
You’ll pay if you own
An iPad or smartphone
Or even a laptop PC.
John Moynes
Pic: Shutterstock
Earlier: Nothing To See Here
Dónal Lunny (top right) and Andy Irvine
For folk’s sake…
Dónal Lunny and Andy Irvine are two giants of the Irish trad and folk scene, and for decades have acted as peerless international ambassadors for our native music from Tallahassee to Timbuktu.
Together they have played in countless bands including Sweeney’s Men, Planxty, Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, LAPD, Usher’s Island and Mozaik.
On Thursday, August 15 they’re bringing it all back home when they play the Whelan’s Trad and Folk Festival in Dublin, in association with Smithwicks Ale.
To be in with a chance of winning my 2 FREE tickets to the show simply tell me below a favourite song from either man and and why.
My Irish wolfhound Setanta will choose the winner.
Lines MUST close at 1pm EXTENDED until 2.15pm.
Nick says: May the luck be on you.
