‘Johnny Green’ writes:
Two days ago Broadsheet (me on Twitter) asked Gino Kenny for a statement and status report on medical marijuana, yesterday in the Dáil he got one….
Good times.
Previously: Vera Meets Leo
The evocative watercolours of Chinese painter Zhifang Shi who travels the world painting each of his subjects en plein air, focussing on architectural points of entry and, elsewhere, modes of transport.
His instagram is well worth a browse.
No Dames
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Where are the women @ndirishseminar 🧐 https://t.co/uIhe0EAGTR
— Dearbhail McDonald (@DearbhailDibs) June 13, 2019
They’re in so much trouble.
PJ Murphy (right), proprietor of Sweny’s, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 – the chemist featured in ‘Ulysses’ – where rent has doubled
The Whiskey distillery behind the Writers’ Tears brand has provided ‘significant’ financial support to Sweny’s pharmacy.
Bernard Walsh, managing director and co-founder of Carlow-based Walsh Whiskey – maker of Writers’ Tears and The Irishman whiskeys – said the company made a “significant contribution” to the pharmacy’s rent, after finding out that it had recently doubled.
…This coming Sunday – Bloomsday – Sweny’s will also be giving out drams of Writers’ Tears to visitors.
In fairness.
Hic.
The Joycean pharmacy and Writers’ Tears: why a whiskey maker is helping keep Sweny’s open (Fora)
Previously: Help Small Pharma
This morning.
Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2
The opening day of the Taste of Dublin festival running until Sunday and featuring chefs such as above from left: Holly White, Colin Fassnidge, Nick Reynolds, Clodagh McKenna, Shane Smith, Kevin Dundon, Kwanghi Chan, Edward Hayden, Karan Mittal, JR Ryall, Simon Lamont.
“That fried chicken, that fried chicken
Looks like Ireland
C’mon and blow it a kiss now
But quick
‘Cause its changing in the big sky”.
Cooking with Kate Bush. pic.twitter.com/VHWPXvK8o5— Kieron Moyles (@KieronMoyles) June 12, 2019
Mmf.
The Broadsheet Book Of Unspecified Things That Look Like ireland (New Island)
More than €1m has been paid to a communications company managing publicity for the National Children’s Hospital, it has emerged.
In 2015, €204,509 was paid to communications company Q4PR.
This increased to €274,567 in 2016,
€276,467 the following year,
and €248,050 in 2018.
The Dublin-based firm’s contract is due to continue until March 2021.
€1m paid to publicists for National Children’s Hospital (Irish Examiner)
Check out our list of the 50 best albums of 2019 so far https://t.co/paA4A1ZpXY pic.twitter.com/u9IR5Ve4qt
— Stereogum (@stereogum) June 12, 2019
Fresh from wowing America with their recent appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s chat show, Dublin post-punk heroes Fontaines DC have seen their debut album Dogrel chosen by influential American music website Stereogum as one of the records of the year.
Dogrel placed 4th in a list of the 50 best albums released in the first half of 2019, being pipped to the top spot by Vampire Weekend’s ‘Father Of The Bride’.
Their future really is getting big.
The 50 Best Albums Of 2019 So Far (Stereogum)
Previously: The DC Universe
A request to extradite Julian Assange to the US has been signed by the home secretary but must still be approved by a judge on Friday before the WikiLeaks founder can be sent to face trial in America.
Sajid Javid said he had signed the extradition order but maintained it was a “decision ultimately for the courts”.
On Tuesday, justice officials in Washington formally submitted an extradition request to the UK over claims Assange published classified information and conspired with former US army private Chelsea Manning to crack a defence department computer password.