This morning.
National Concert Hall, Dublin 2
Singers from Piccolo Lasso children’s choir at the launch of the ESB Great Christmas Concert 2018 at the National Concert Hall On Thursday December 6 at 8pm.
The Lassus Scholars and Piccolo Lasso, with conductor Dr. Ite O’Donovan, will be joined by the Orlando Chamber Orchestra, under leader Gillian Williams and a chance for the public to sing-a-long the “Hallelujah Chorus”.
Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
‘sup?
Will O’Connell writes:
Geoffrey wonders: When are we starting this ‘My Pet At Xmas’ malarkey?
Right now.
Your pet at Xmas to Broadsdheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’.
Blooms Café, Waterford city
Five weeks ago, CBD flower café, Blooms, in Waterford, which sells perfectly legal smokeable buds, had their stock taken so the Gardai could “review the product”.
This morning via Blooms:
After a long and painful 5 weeks that almost resulted in permanent closure of our lovely little cafe we are elated to be able to back our beautiful CBD hemp flowers/buds.
Our best selling hemp variety Strawberry Cough is now available to purchase on our website. We expect this to sell out fast so be sure to get yours before it’s gone!
Cafe reopens Saturday morning – 8am sharp!
Thank you all for your continued support and positive energy.
Previously: Story, Bud?
Thanks John Gallen
‘sup?
Noon.
Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin.
Ultan Mashup writes:
A crisp one…
Enjoy jazz?
On december 12 at the Vintage Room in The Workman’s Club, Wellington, Quay, Dublin 2.
Aoife Concannon writes:
Improvised Music Company (IMC) wrap up a year of their monthly WAX ON series with a special Christmas edition presenting the music and life stories of the iconic artists of jazz, this time focused on both the popular and obscure Christmas recordings from the jazz canon.
Join Irish Times jazz critic Cormac Larkin and his expert panel for a festive WAX ON listening party in the cosy Vintage Room, listening to some much loved Christmas jazz classics from the likes of Nat King Cole and Ella FitzGerald with panel chats about the stories behind their recordings, as well as some less expected seasonal offerings from Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Dexter Gordon and others.
Any excuse.
YouTube education channel Kurzgesagt explores the increasing hazard caused by every new rocket we launch into space and the deadly cloak of debris that may one day make space travel too dangerous to attempt.
Previously: Eye Of The Beholder
Metal sculptures by British artist Penny Hardy (based on the artist’s own physique) which repurpose rusted gears, bolts and tools, displayed alone or in pairs to express aspects of human emotion relating to one another or the environment around them.
Street Lights collective – Homeward Bound
The Simon & Garfunkel classic re-imagined in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust, Simon Community Ireland and Focus Ireland for a upcoming charity album, entitled Street Lights.
Featuring The High Hopes Choir, Gary Lightbody, Cathy Davey, Villagers, Loah, Bono, Roisin O, Join Me In The Pines, Little Green Cars, Saint Sister and Colm Mac Con Iomaire. ‘
To donate €4 to the Street Lights Project text street lights to 50300.
Whatsapp messages released to Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy under the Freedom of Information Act gives further details on the New York meeting between former minister for communications Denis Naughten (top left) and businessman David McCourt, which led to Mr Naughten’s resignation
This morning.
Via The Irish Examiner:
Social democrat TD Catherine Murphy, said it was only through her persistence that the thread of messages, many of which are punctuated with emoji, were released.
“In recent months I submitted a large volume of different and very specific freedom of information requests on various aspects of the former minister’s conduct throughout the National Broadband Plan process,” she said.
“With the exception of a handful, they have all either been declined, sent back for rewording, or have asked for what are already narrow timeframes to be narrowed further.
“Every obstacle in the FoI Act has been put in front of me regarding getting access to basic information, such as the former minister and his official’s interactions with David McCourt, Granahan McCourt, and Enet.”
In declining to grant access to some of the conversation, Murphy was told that “pictures on the WhatsApp messages [such as] refreshments, individuals, and minors” had been removed.
Murphy said she has now been left with more questions than answers.
“I am also anxious to understand if I have been left short of screenshots of the group on the day in question,” she said.
So what happened in the Big Apple, Denis? (Daniel McConnell, Irish Examiner)
Denis Naughten FoI details show US meeting (Irish Examiner)
Previously: ‘Cleared’
