“Jolt”examines the ongoing trauma of The Troubles
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Heber Rowan writes:
Lately I’ve started audiobook narration and “Jolt” (above) is a novella by the Irish author James Lawless I’ve just recently produced highlighting the long-lasting trauma of The Troubles.
After the violent death recently of Lyra McKee it is a tragic reminder of all of those who were lost during the decades of the troubles.
“Jolt” looks into such trauma and is a reminder of the value of travel to shake up ingrained beliefs.
As part of the launch of this work, a couple of free audible.co.uk codes are available for the first two readers to answer what country is “Jolt” mainly set…
Anyone?
Lines MUST close at 6.45pm.
Self Help
atMinister @ReginaDo announces the introduction of a new social insurance benefit scheme for the self-employed from this November. Read more here: https://t.co/df9fIIi7YD pic.twitter.com/2kYWbqOcZu
— welfare.ie (@welfare_ie) April 29, 2019
This morning.
A new social insurance benefit scheme for the self-employed from this November.
The Jobseekers Benefit (Self-Employed) will support those who lose their self-employment and are covered by social insurance.
To wit:
The new benefit will be paid for 9 months for people with 260 or more self-employment PRSI contributions paid…It will be paid for 6 months for people with fewer than 260 self–employment PRSI contributions paid…
Free tonight?
Take That (top) and Rick Astley (above), 3 Arena, Dublin, Tonight and tomorrow.
The ‘90s boy band they could not kill supported by the ‘80s disco star who became one of the internet’s most famous memes
Nick says: After watching the most recent videos by these pop survivors, one’s first impression is that Rick Astley now makes records that sound like Take That… and Take That now make records that sound like The Mike Flowers Pops. Most peculiar.
Tickets are still available for both shows here
Free tickets here!
(chuckle)
Sean OB – Get My Shit Together
The new video from Tallaght troubadour Sean O’Brien is a stirring call to action that fuses hip-hop with The Clash for this tale of life in modern day Dublin. “Don’t mean to drag it down but I fucking love this town,” sings Sean.
He says:
“If I can get just one sentence that I feel like someone else would sing to me… I take a lot of happiness from that.”
Nick says: We think Sean’s cracked it.
A quietly poignant arrangement of Pink Floyd’s Goodbye Blue Sky with lead, rhythm and bass effortlessly combined on harp guitar by the talented Jamie Dupuis.
Hot Wheels
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Behold: the 2019 SVE GMC Syclone – successor to one of the fastest vehicles in the General Motors range (accelerating to 100km/h a second quicker than a Ferrari Testarossa back in 1991).
Only 100 of these lowered 455bhp supercharged 3.6l V6 powered supertrucks will be produced by custom builders Special Vehicle Engineering. And that’s probably for the best.
Oh.
Simon Kuestenmacher writes:
This poster shows 220 minimalist maps of metro systems around the globe. The Asian mega cities jump out at you…
Full sized version by Redditor u/Norcan987 here.
(Thanks Bebe)
Yesterday.
The Morrison Hotel, Dublin
Moirrison Hotel Butlers Afternoon Tea for Two competition winner Stephen Stewart toasts his mum on her 70th birthday.
Stephen writes:
Just like all kids are our kids, all mammies are our mammies. I took my mammy to tea yesterday afternoon, on behalf of all mammies. Thanks to everyone,
Mmf.
Previously: Shall I be Mother?
Thanks Sinead