The Divine Comedy – Norma and Norman

It sometimes seems that we take Neil Hannon for granted. For nearly 30 years he has been one of Ireland’s best songwriters and his new single is a case in point: a three-act love story that is warm, witty, wise and with a killer chorus. And he makes it seem so effortless.

The video is also brilliantly edited and directed.

Neil is touring his new album ‘Office Politics’ this autumn when his band play Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre on October 6; Belfast Ulster Hall on October 7; and Cork Opera House on October 8.

Nick says: How many pop songs namecheck the Battle of Hastings? Genius.

The Divine Comedy

An impressive turn by musician Cihan Gulbudak, who replaces Thom Yorke’s vocal on Radiohead’s ‘Paranoid Android’ with deftly gestured oscillations on the theremin.

And if you enjoyed that, you may care for a similar number he does on Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’.

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This morning.

The incident occurred near the GPO on O’Connell Street at around 1.40am.

It is believed the man who died was stabbed several times following an altercation between two men who had previously been talking to each other on the street.

Murder investigation after man dies in Dublin stabbing (RTÉ)

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Professor Adrian Cheok (right), who advocates sex for with robots, has been awarded awarded a  birthday honour from the UK’s Queen Elizabeth

A boffin who thinks a sex bot
Is useful, convenient and hot
And supports the far right
Would be far out of sight
From honours. It seems he is not

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From top: Denis O’Brien and Siteserv (now Actavo); Island Capital Management seeking a judicial review of Justice Brian Cregan’s

The Commission of Investigation into debt write-offs by IBRC, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, has published its SIXTH interim report.

And it is requesting a further extension to allow for judicial review (above) by Denis O’Brien’s Island Capital Management to be heard.

The commission is tasked with examining 38 transactions which cost the State €10million or more each – or a total debt write-down of €1.88 billion.

The transaction in question is the 2012 sale of Siteserv to a company controlled by Denis O’Brien.

The High Court will give a ruling over a claim of privilege over a legal document and to objections to the commission’s mention in their terms of reference to Siteserv being ‘not commercially sound’ at its sale.

Set up in 2015, the commission, was originally meant to report by the end of that year, this was extended until April 2016, then until the end of 2017, and then until the end of 2018, and then by June of this year and is now scheduled for sometime beyond March 31, 2020.

Good times.

Read full report here

Previously: Inactavo

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A short by designer and art director Chris Labrooy featuring an ‘all star automotive cast from around the world’, but not in any normal way. To wit:

Elegant British classics mixed with Inflatable German autos and chopped up American metal. Including the E-Type Jaguar; Porsche 911 Carrera RS / Flamingo spec; 68 Pontiac Bonneville; Porsche 911 carrera RS / Swan spec; Mercedes Pagoda; Mercedes Transporter; BMW 3.0 CSL; Chevrolet Corvette Stingray; Citroen 2CV; Ford F-150 and Porsche 911 Carrera RS / Duck spec.

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