This afternoon

The Cranberries tweetz:

‘In The End’ is out today. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for the support you have given us throughout our career especially in the past year, it has meant the world to us.

‘In The End’ can be downloaded or streamed here

In The End: An interview with The Cranberries (Limerick Post)

Free this weekend?

Soulful American songstress Rachael Yamagata takes her European tour to Dublin and Kilkenny where she will be supported by local guitar hero Clive Barnes (not to be confused with Cliff Barnes, JR Ewing’s arch nemesis from ‘Dallas’… millennials, ask your mother).

Rachael’s sultry, smoky vocals are to the fore on her most recent piano ballad ‘Be Somebody’s Love’ (above), and her songs have graced TV shows such as ‘The OC’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.

Wexford-born, Kilkenny-based Clive, meanwhile, is a six-string virtuoso steeped in folk, alt.country and blues and has shared a stage with such stellar names as Jim White, Peter Bruntnell and Marah. His album ‘The Ghost Country’ is a must for all fans of Americana.

Rachael and Clive play Upstairs at Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin, tonight and Cleere’s Bar, Kilkenny, tomorrow night.

Nick says: A double-bill made in roots heaven!

Rachael Yamagata

Clive Barnes

Meanwhile…

Take you to church?

Sorry, all tickets gone.

BellX1 singer Paul Noonan takes to the pulpit tonight when he plays a sold out solo show in St John The Baptist Church on Church Avenue in Drumcondra, Dublin. Paul can be caught live elsewhere as tonight is the launch of an Irish tour (see top)

This gig, titled New Sounds In An Old Place, will showcase his recent solo material, including ‘Beautiful Phones’ which was produced by The Gloaming’s Thomas Bartlett.

Nick says: The bells, the bells!

Paul Noonan (Facebook)

Dena Shearer (left) with Paul, Catherine and Layla, of the Marino AFC Girls Soccer Academy, among the ‘Faces of Fairview

Free tomorrow?

The Faces of Fairview exhibition

At The Annesley House, North Strand Road, Dublin 3 at 6.30pm

South Africa-born, Dublin-based photographer Dena Shearer writes:

Come and enjoy an exhibition which celebrates a group of people that are a small representation of the incredible community that has been in the area of Fairview, Marino, North Strand and Ballybough for generations.

I will be showing 12 pieces from all walks of life that pay tribute to the warm sense of community that exists in the area and the kind-heartedness that the people living there have.

Entry is FREE!!

In fairviewness.

Faces of Fairview

Dena Shearer

Pic by Dena

This morning.

Emails were sent out to progressive activist group Uplift subscribers appealing for donations towards funding an “environmental investigative journalist” to write about 5G.

To wit:

‘5G, the new high-speed mobile and internet connectivity system is causing huge confusion and concerns.

There are worries circulating on social media about its possible impact on our health and environment – but there seem to be lots of positives about it too.

We have had reports that a far right organisation has been hosting local meetings saying they’re concerned about 5G….

The more questions about 5G that go unanswered the more the far right get what they want – to make people feel distrustful and fearful.

That’s why our people-powered community is going to investigate for ourselves the truth about 5G.

As a community, we need information we are confident about – and that helps us have informed conversations with our friends and family.

…So here’s the plan. An experienced investigative environmental journalist has agreed to investigate 5G and the worries that it might not be good for us.

But we need to hurry – we have to book him by the end of the week and to do that we need to first raise €1,500 to cover his fees.

So can you chip in €10 to pay a journalist to investigate the concerns about 5G?

A worthy, if slightly pricey (we’d do it for crisps and a hug), endeavour?

Or something else entirely?

We may never know.

Uplift

Meanwhile…

*sizzle*

Johnathan McKinstry

Via Rwanda paper The Chronicles:

In March 2015, Rwanda hired an Irishman Johnathan McKinstry, also known as Johnny, as head coach for the national football team Amavubi paying him $11,000 as monthly salary.

He was abruptly fired in August 2016, after a string of poor results and failing to guide the team to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted in Gabon.

Two years later, following unending wrangling between the fired coach, FIFA and FERWAFA, Rwanda’s governing body was ordered by FIFA to pay $180,000 for unlawful dismissal.

Rwanda hoped the decision would eventually never be implemented.

On March 25, FIFA made the final ruling on the matter, and even indicated that the amount had accumulated to $217,195. Rwanda was given one month, with an April 25 deadline.

If Rwanda had not paid up yesterday, FIFA had said the country would be removed from all its activities.

More as we get it.

Where’s Johnny now?

McKinstry is now head coach of Bangladesh Football Premier League team Saif SC.

Gets around, in fairness.

Government Pays $217,195 To Sacked Football Coach (The Chronicle)

Thanks Jaypers

Met Eireann has announced that there is now Status Red wind warning (gusts of up to 150kph) out for Clare from 8pm until 11pm tonight, on account of Storm Hannah.

It’s also announced that similar gusts may reach Connemara, the Aran Islands, Dingle and the coasts of Kerry, Cork and Waterford.

Carlow Weather will be live tweeting updates from 5pm here

Earlier: Thar She Blows

Pic: Carlow Weather

UPDATE:

UPDATE:

Broadsheet.ie