This evening.
indie music-loving revellers arrive at the Body and Soul Festival Ballinlough Castle in Co. Westmeath for a weekend of camping and choons from the likes of Leftfield, Supper Furry Animals and, crowd favourite, Shit Robot.
FIGHT!
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Update:
Tonight.
Tyke ravers at the Today FM oversized radio stage.
Yokes Yokes Yokes
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
This afternoon.
Prosthetic appendage recovered from the Grand Canal, Dublin.
*swoon*
Thanks Anthony Fox
Splutter.
Gooch writes:
Saw this in kids‘ section of two euro shop on Abbey Street [Dublin]. Hours of fun for the little one…
Armed with just camera and an encyclopaedic knowledge of motors, Patrick Cummins begins a new series looking closely at four-wheeled idols in YOUR area.
His one criteria? Only stone cold classics.
Patrick writes:
I came across the owner of this lovely Volkswagen Transporter T3 (T25) camper van., Conor O’Connor, in a local Topaz garage near Dublin city centre. It’s an early air-cooled example from 1981 with the 1.6 petrol engine and 4-speed manual gearbox.
The previous owners imported it from the UK four years ago and, after a long search, Conor found it on Donedeal and bought it two years ago.
When bought, it needed a service. Some rust-repair work was carried out by Emilio’s Beetles on the arches and steps and then she passed the NCT. Conor drives it once or twice per week as it is his daily driver when he’s out of town. He keeps it regularly serviced.
It’s not for sale though. He plans to do a few bits to freshen up the interior but wants to keep it as original as possible. Conor doesn’t have a major interest in the festival/show scene but he has taken it to Rockin’ Road and hopes to bring it out a bit more if we get a long spell of good weather this summer.
Pics: Patrick Cummins
Dublin Castle this afternoon
Cheeky coup?
Or a meeting of the British Irish Council?
We may never know.
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
“Some weeks it can happen that every day of the week you will get racially abused.”
Misan by Simon Hipkins.
The short film was one of six shortlisted for the 2015 ICCL Human Rights Film Awards in the Light House Cinema in Dublin last night.
At the same event, it won a Special Jury Prize – for casting a light on the widespread and underreported problem of racism in Ireland.
Misan came to Ireland in 2001 when he was 16. He has been working as a Dublin Bus driver for nine years.
‘Hear me now’ say filmmakers scooping top human rights prize (Irish Council for Civil Liberties)
Read about and watch the six shortlisted films in full here
Ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday and with a Gentlemen’s Tea for two at The Morrison Hotel, Dublin on offer we asked: What makes your father a gentleman?
You answered in your tens.
Runners up:
Sam Hickey: “My father Gerry is a Gentleman because he gives compliments sincerely and often and treats my mum like a queen.”
SiJu cat: “My father Peter is a gentleman largely because of 6 years of Swiss finishing school, 4 years of modern tap and 3 years of modern dance. Really though he joined the army as a private when he was 16 and made it all the way to Captain. He served in Lebanon twice and was totally not a hard ass at home. I always said if I turn out half as good as my Da I’ll be doing well. The least I can do is win a competition to win him some food rather than post unwanted gold balls to him again.”
Drogg: “My father is a d**k largely because he f*cked off before i was born and it will be a cold day in hell before i share a beer or amazing piece of rasher with that c**t.”
Theo Kretschmar Schuldorff: “My father Mr. Kretschmar-Schuldorff is a gentleman largely because I will be beaten only lightly if we do not win.”
Daithí: “My father Pat is a gentleman largely because he’s been buying me monthly lunches for the last 4 years and won’t hear of me paying and just once, I’d like to return the favour.”
Winner:
Lughán (7) & Fionn (2): “Our father Colm is a gentleman because when our Mummy was sick, in and out of hospital for the past year, he took her place and every day he made us breakfast, dressed us in clothes that never matched, brought us to school (always on time!) tickled us, told us bedtime stories and gave us never ending hugs and cuddles! He sent our mummy pictures of us every day to make her smile and we think he’s the best Daddy in the world!”
Thanks all.
Previously: I Love You Dad
UPDATE: Drogg wins the second Gentleman’s tea. Sorry for confusion.
A call to make your holidays in Greece this Summer.
Meanwhile…
Puca writes:
Possible subliminal message on Sky News Greece report last night (on the wall on the very right; not extreme right)…
Fight!
ECB Said to Plan Emergency Greek Aid Call Amid Deposit Flight (Bloomberg)