The Lucid.

By Conor Walsh.

An album of new music released today by the self-taught minimalist and electro-acoustic composer on the third anniversary of his death.

Conor, from Swinford, County Mayo, performed at festivals including the Electric Picnic, Other Voices and supported Hozier on his Irish tour in 2013.

Conor’s sister, Fiona Walsh who helped to bring The Lucid together said:

“This album is for his fans and by creating this album with his close friend and mentor – Enda Bates who was the producer of Conor’s first EP ‘The Front’, and Rob Farhat who previously worked with Conor – we wanted to remind people of all the different aspects of Conor; as a brother, friend, composer, and artist. The subtle approach to this album will leave his fans in awe of his simplistic beauty.”

Album artwork: Louise Gaffney

Video: Patrick Dyer

The Lucid is out now on vinyl and digital platforms, iTunes and Spotify and is available to purchase on Bandcamp and will be launched at two events – The Sugar Club, Dublin on March 15 and The Front; The Gateway Hotel, Swinford on March 16.

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Last night.

Merrion Street, Dublin 2.

An unnamed pizza delivery man brings pies, garlic bread and, possibly, chicken wings to Government Buildings as a special emergency cabinet meeting took place inside over Brexit as the UK and EU ‘agreed’ a package on the backstop.

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Meanwhile…

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar (above) and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tanaiste Simon Coveney (top) leaving Government Buildings following the special Brexit meeting/Midnight feast.

Brexit: Taoiseach responds to EU-UK backstop measures (RTÉ)

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This will never end.

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See?

Behold: IC 443, aka The Jellyfish Nebula -n a galactic supernova remnant about 5000 light years from Earth. To wit:

…the expanding debris cloud from a massive star that exploded. Light from the explosion first reached planet Earth over 30,000 years ago. Like its cousin in astrophysical waters the Crab Nebula supernova remnant, the Jellyfish Nebula is known to harbor a neutron star, the remnant of the collapsed stellar core. An emission nebula cataloged as Sharpless 249 fills the field at the upper left. The Jellyfish Nebula is about 5,000 light-years away. At that distance, this image would be about 300 light-years across.

(Processing: Dave Milne)

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This afternoon.

Fingal Council HQ.

Dog owners and their pets demonstrating in opposition to the newly-adopted, punitive dog ‘off the leash‘ bye-law (4.7) by Fingal County Council which restricts ‘no Lead activity’ to designated, fenced-in areas and specific times (in smaller parks).

Previously: If Dogs Run Free

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Government Buildings, Dublin 2.

Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar prepare to brief the media on Brexit following a cabinet meeting this morning.

Earlier: Trapped In Unique Circumstances

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Oh.

Edelweiss, Woodley Park, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin (Daft)

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