Friday October 9th: Hey Rosetta!, Subplots, Saint Sister @ The Workman’s Club, Wellington Quay, Dublin (€13)
Nialler9 writes:
The Newfoundland band make a pleasing orchestral indie-pop sound that’s worth spending time with alone but it’s the local support that lifts this gig. Subplots released a fine album in January while Saint Sister were the hit of last weekend’s Hard Working Class Heroes festival with their Celtic harp-assisted “atmosfolk” sound. This is their debut single Madrid.
Lucinda Creighton
Further to Renua leader Lucinda Creighton’s comments this morning…
Graywingfield tweetz:
“Renua Ireland says work must pay, except if you work for Lucinda Creighton.”
From Ms Creighton’s website, posted last Thursday, October 1:
“Are you a bright, motivated and energetic self-starter with an interest in politics and public affairs? I am seeking an intern to work in my office in Leinster House, contributing to parliamentary, constituency and political projects and assisting in the day-to-day running of my office… The position is unpaid and will last for an initial duration of three months, starting immediately.”
Join our team! (Lucinda Creighton)
Previously: ‘There Will Be Incentives For People To Actually Take Pay Rises’
Mark Stedman (Rollingnews.ie)
UPDATE:
.@broadsheet_ie Of course they have to work for free. Those €18k, 1/2 page colour IT ads don’t pay for themselves. pic.twitter.com/mt5inNg1qS
— Firas (@FortyCN) October 6, 2015
Dublin City Councillor Tina MacVeigh, of People Before Profit, top, at Dublin City Council meeting last night
Dublin City Councillor Éilis Ryan, of the Workers’ Party, writes:
“Last night Dublin City Councillors guillotined through, without debate, three emergency motions supporting the building of modular housing and the suspension of normal planning and procurement procedures in order to do this.”
“Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Fein refused to allow debate on the motions, and refused requests to hold an emergency meeting to allow proper discussion of this critical issue. Modular housing should certainly be considered as part of overall attempts to address the housing crisis; but not by making those who are currently homeless even more vulnerable by rushing through ill-thought-out proposals.”
Anyone?
Meanwhile, on Berkeley Street, Dublin 7…
The Peter McVerry Trust has opened Ireland’s first youth café for children and young people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.
Fair play, in fairness.
Opening of Ireland’s first Youth Cafe for children and youths in homelessness (Peter McVerry Trust)
First 150 modular housing units for homeless to be fast-tracked (Irish Times, September 30, 2015)
Previously: Absolutely Prefabulous
Pics: Peter McVerry Trust
from the Instagram account Sad Topographies – a genuine collection of melancholic locations harvested from Google Maps.
You may recall Broadsheet’s popular Paint My Pet competition with PawPawPawPaw personalised pet portraits.
Behold (top and above) Buddy, the winning pet.
Artist Jane Fogarty of PawPawPaw chose Buddy for the hearty-tugging back story.
Owner Clare recalled of her late pet: “He was the most loyal, placid,and compassionate fella. He was the one person that was always there regardless, sharing garlic cheese chips together at 4 in the morning,or just licking my face when I wasn’t myself.”
Mmf.
Thanks all.
Previously: I’ll Paint Your Pet
Dr Alison Lennon tweetz:
“An aerial view of Roche Castle, Dundalk [Co. Louth]. The only medieval castle in Ireland constructed by a woman.”
Yay.
Via Wikipedia:
After her husband’s sudden death whist travelling in Poitou, France, Rohesia de Verdun moved her lands in Ireland. She immediately set about fortifying the land with a castle. However, her quick tempered reputation deterred all potential architects.
She then offered her hand in marriage (and thereby a share in her wealth) to the man who would build the castle to her liking. Local legend has it, after their wedding banquet in the newly completed castle, she invited her husband to the bridal suite and urged him to view their estate from the large bedroom window. Taking no chances with the castle’s secrets, she promptly pushed her new husband from the window, where he plummeted towards his death…
Oh.
Today’s International New York Times
Bewildered Student writes:
[Flamboyant Kerry hotelier] Francis Brennan or Air France’s Pierre Plissonnier?
We may never know.
Further to ChurchGate.
Who’s Sozier now?
Hozier writes:
What was sought from my end was an apology and redaction of an unfair inferral. This has been issued by Jason Beck (Chilly Gonzales, top), which I very much appreciate. I will continue to follow and respect his work and look forward to moving on from this issue. Jason Beck has been co-operative and understanding, and there are no hard feelings on my part. Thank you.
NO FIGHT!
Previously: Not So Feist
Thanks Mick Flavin
Perdu – a proposed circular three-bedroom ‘low impact’ home complete with underground swimming pool and tube slide located beneath a landscaped garden in the grounds of 19th century Limehurst Hall in Bowdon, Manchester by NC Homes and Huntsmere.
Yours for a trifling £2.5 million.
