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Dolan!

Gareth Naughten writes:

Michael Bublé brought the house down when he visited The Late Late Show studio recently. On Friday night, viewers will get to see the Canadian troubadour in action as he performs a recent hit and one of his classics; and he chats to Ryan Tubridy about life on the road now that he’s a father of two.

Chatshow host and comedian-turned-crime novelist Graham Norton will discuss life as one of the UK’s most beloved TV presenters….

Four-time All-Ireland winning Kerry footballer Kieran Donaghy will discuss his stunning career on the pitch and how he achieved those feats while dealing with a turbulent home life.

Donal Skehan pops in to talk about building his ever expanding empire

We celebrate the legendary Joe Dolan with a very special performance by country star of the moment, Nathan Carter, as he duets – via the magic of archive footage – with the late Mullingar crooner on his classic hit ‘Make Me an Island’.

*Kicks telly*

Late Late Show, this Friday, RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

Pic: Daily Telegraph

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Contemporary folk/trad outfit Lynched have today announced that they will no longer be going under the name, for reasons stated above.

Having used it for over a decade, in fairness, they have far outgrown its original use, when the brothers Lynch were a punk performance-art duo.

Lankum, as they will henceforth be known, is a name that draws from Irish Traveller culture, and rather suits their socially-conscious attitudes and output.

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TAFKA Lynched

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This afternoon.

Dublin city centre.

The Union of Students (USI) in Ireland estimate 5,000 students joined their national demonstration today to warn the government of the impact of income-contingent loans on students and young people.

The march headed towards the Department of the Taoiseach for a performance by the Rubberbandits and a call on the Government and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills to choose the publicly-funded third level education model as outlined in the Cassells Report.

FIGHT!

Harambe?

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Free tomorrow night?

Can you be in Ashbourne, County Meath at 6pm?

Would you like to win a Family pass to Tayto Park’s After Dark VIP experience?

Ian Collins at Tayto Park writes:

We have an EXCLUSIVE Tayto Park After Dark VIP Experience for a family of four (aged 14 years or over because it’s a night event) before it opens to the public.
Guests will experience the House of Horrors, night ride the Cu Chulainn Coaster, Air Race, Rotator, Windstar and endeavor the terrifying 5D Horror Movie, along with a reception afterwards in the park.

To enter please complete this sentence:

‘My scariest crisp-related experience to date involved_________________________________’

Lines MUST close at – woooh! – MIDNIGHT.

Tayto Park

‘After Dark’ bookings here

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Damage to two GoCars in Blackpitts, Dublin 8 from suspected arson attacks last night

The GOCar car sharing service was last night hit by two separate incidents of suspected arson on their vehicles.

GoCar Head Of Operations Jonathan Roche responding to the attacks in Dublin 8, said:

“As a small Irish business, an attack on two vehicles worth €15,000 each is obviously a huge disappointment for us, but it is an isolated incident and we’re reassured by how swiftly and thoroughly the Gardai have been dealing with it.

This is an ongoing investigation so we cannot currently comment any further on details of the suspected arson.

These 2 cars are consistently very busy, and with them off the road our members are inconvenienced and we’re losing out on essential revenue.

Our cars are like our shop for any small Irish store, and this attack will cause many knock-on effects for our business with a small team.

We’re confident the benefits of GoCar are being felt by both members and non-members, as each GoCar takes up to 14 private cars off the streets of Dublin and Cork”

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Go Car

Pics via Darragh Genockey

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Sunday

Portmarnock Raceway, Portmarnock, County Dublin

Photographer Donal Moloney and writer Patricia Murphy visited the race track for an afternoon of pony trotting, harness racing and fascinating people and horse watching.

Patricia writes:

It’s a sunny Sunday in October as we pull into Portmarnock raceway. The retro burger wagon gleams in the sunlight as Chariots Of Fire plays out over the tannoy. Men clad in race colours akin to motorcycle super heroes saunter through the paddocks with mud splashed faces and cheeky grins. A slice of laid back Americana.

It’s not long before we are introduced to John ‘JR’ Richardson and Alan the ‘Wild Thing’ Wallace, seasoned veterans of the Irish Harness Racing (IHRA) circuit.

The bikes or sulkies lie to one side as owners, trainers and drivers prepare their prize pacers and trotters for the day’s races.

Out on the all weather track there is plenty of activity. Horses and drivers are warming up, the tractor loops around raking and sprinkling the surface between races before the moving gate lines up the competitors and they’re off to a running start.

Everything and everyone is in slow perpetual motion until a race starts and then it’s three minutes of focused attention, cheering and shouting.

Technically, we learn, there are a few differences between the races: Trotters follow a diagonal gait while the Pacers have perfected a lateral stride.Continue reading →

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