This afternoon.
Catriona Perry (above left), Keelin Shanley (above right) and Eillen Dunne (pic 2) help unveil a cheap copy of BBC News/Sky News studio refurbishment and technical upgrade of RTÉ’s main News studio” at a cost €1.4 million.
Laura Fitzgerald writes:
The upgraded studio features a new video wall, 24m long and 3m high, spanning three sides of the studio. It utilises LED technology and a lighting system which is 70% more energy efficient.
The refurbishment has seen the introduction of new automated HD cameras, a new set design, additional presentation areas and changed opening graphics for the main news bulletins.
The new look RTÉ News also sees a reworking of the familiar RTÉ News theme music by Irish composer Ronan Hardiman, recorded by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
An innovative and pleasing upgrade.
Or derivative, hi-tech, couch-based ‘news’ hub?
Only YOU can decide.
Hot Wheels
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Behold: the Jaguar C-X75 – the million euro supercar that never was.
Shelved after five years of development, the C-X75 made a spectacular debut in the Bond movie Spectre, whose producers used seven of them to depict a single vehicle. Four of the seven were stunt cars and this is one of those.
Most likely built with a tubular aluminium frame and featuring an engine from the current Jaguar lineup (unlike the778bhp, twin turbo concept vehicle), this is still a piece of movie history and a tribute to what might have been.
Currently accepting bids.
*swoon*
Kevin Whitty.
Non-toxic masculinity in your GARDEN.
Kevin writes:
theGardener.ie is my start-up. I quit my job in tech two years ago to pursue gardening full-time. It’s been a passion of mine since I was 12 and after some market research, I felt there was an opportunity to simplify gardening for the gardener and for the customer.
Customers sign-up to quarterly subscriptions and ad-hoc gardening services which is managed through a slick Stripe payments system. Transactions are simple and seamless, it’s Gardening as a Service. Covering South Dublin and West Wicklow…
What did he just say?
Mickey Fest
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Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin
Dr Adrian Kavanagh is a lecturer in the Maynooth University Department of Geography.
On his excellent blog, he regularly shares his research on political parties and the geography of elections.
This morning, he’s written about the fact there are now 273 (32.3%) officially selected or declared female candidates out of 844 selected or declared local election candidates – with Fianna Fáil currently having the fewest female local election candidates.
In relation to parties, he’s found the following parties have declared the following numbers of female candidates so far…
Fine Gael: 49 (27.5%)
Fianna Fáil: 47 (18.7%)
Sinn Féin: 49 (38.9%)
Labour: 29 (42.6%)
People Before Profit: 25 (54.3%)
Social Democrats: 25 (56.8%)
Green Party: 18 (47.8%)
Solidarity: 9 (52.9%)
Workers’ Party: 4 (44.4%)
Renua: 1
Non-party/Independent: 15 (23.8%)
Read in full here: Female candidates contesting the 2019 Local Elections (Adrian Kavanagh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouiGBdiGPU0
The role of the telephone in cinematic horror over the decades explored in a well-researched visual essay by Film Qualia.
Surreal Me
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Epoch
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A blistering, hypnotic montage of aerial imagery from around the globe, from which a multiplicity of pattern and commonality emerges.
If the approach of Sligo based director and animator Kevin McGloughlin seems familiar, you may have seen the work of his twin brother and collaborator, Páraic.
Previously: Arena & Sligodelic
Master of the High Court, Ed Honohan
A petition launched during the weekend calling for the reinstatement of the Master of the High Court Ed Honohan to overseeing debt cases.
Last Thursday, Mr Honohan was informed by a journalist that President of the High Court Peter Kelly had removed debt cases from the Master’s list.
Via Change.org:
We The People, hereby petition the Irish High Court, to reverse any decision to remove debt related cases, from the Master Of The High Court, Edmund Honohan.
We respectfully remind Our Court, of its obligations to uphold the Irish Constitution; giving particular mention to fundamental rights therein. Our country has a worsening housing and homelessness crisis, and citizens being subjected to home evictions are now neglected by our elected representatives. Civil rights must be given precedence, as per Constitutional, Statute and ECHR Laws.
Social Housing must be provided. And all homeless children and their families made safe and secure without delay. Additionally our ‘not for profit’ Irish Housing organisations can be facilitated as rental agents, in preference to International Vulture fund home purchases; which should be blocked indefinitely.
We believe that Edmund Honohan acts stoically, in the interests of the Irish people, justice and good law.
His proposed ‘Housing and Fair Mortgage Bill‘ gives merit to our argument, and to his dedication and acumen, in all related regards.
With a tsunami of homelessness in the pipeline, and no Governmental solutions put forward, the proposed removal of Edmund Honohan from debt cases, would be disrespectful to due process for the better good.
We call on The High Court, to pay heed to our collective; as proud citizens of an independent Republic. This petition will be followed up by a hand delivered letter from the Irish people.
Previously: Removing Ed
