Hard to resist, in fairness.
Valentine’s Day personal ads from the Irish Times covering the years 1972-1989.
Alas poor Madge.
Mmmf.
Thanks Sibling of Daedalus
Hard to resist, in fairness.
Valentine’s Day personal ads from the Irish Times covering the years 1972-1989.
Alas poor Madge.
Mmmf.
Thanks Sibling of Daedalus

By MTV2’s Guy Code.
Sandycove.
By artist and brand designer Joanne Byrne,
Joanne sez:
I am a graphic designer from Dublin, where I worked for the last 10 years before moving to Paris last summer. I studied Visual Communications and Interactive Media at IADT, [Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin] While living and working in Sandycove over the last few years I have been amazed by how drastically the landscape changes depending on the light and tides, I wanted to capture some of these variations…
Willie Walsh arriving at Leinster House today to meet with the transport committee
“There certainly would be some jobs that are in Aer Lingus today in administrative areas that would in effect be duplicated by administrative roles that we’ve got elsewhere, so we could be looking to reduce – in the head office in the administrative airline, but the big story is we would grow the airline….and the jobs that are created are good quality jobs that would be based in Ireland, primarily based in Dublin.”
Willie Walsh, CEO of IAG (parent of British Airways) on RTÉ Radio One’s Today with Sean O’Rourke earlier.
On the issue of Aer Lingus’ Heathrow slots, he said IAG was prepared to replicate the current block significant shareholders currently exercise over the sale of these slots.
He said they would guarantee that these slots will be used in serving Ireland for a period of five years.
Willie Walsh prepared to give further Aer Lingus’ Heathrow slots guarantee (RTÉ)
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Diesel Price Guarantee.
Matching, if not beating, any price for diesel in Ireland.
Or do THEY?
Nick writes:
Although the fuel card supplier “Guarantee to beat or match” diesel prices, more often than not (in my case) they don’t! Pump price 119.9 per litre The fuel card supplier is coming in at an ‘eye watering’ 131.9 per litre – I’m off to consumer affairs, don’t be lazy & do the maths…
Anyone?
FIGHT!
An excellent addition to the 12 Minutes About Peace WW1 commemoration project by plan78 animation studio in Belgium. To wit:
An exploration of the absurdity of the lines created by human beings called ‘borders’. Two people meet on such a line. One takes this more seriously than the other but, step-by-step, they find a peaceful solution.
curiousbrain
The Zao Fox Village (Zao Kitsune Mura) near Shiroishi in the Miyagi mountains of Japan has been a sanctuary for foxes (currently six species and over 100 animals) since 1990.
You’ll like it.
One day I hope to meet Mattress Mick. I think we’ll have lots to discuss. Mattresses for example. And prices. pic.twitter.com/1aKChzZXWq
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) February 12, 2015
Join the queue.
Stephen Fry (currently filming a Jane Austen period drama in Dublin) joins the flock.
Gwan the Mick.
Previously: Mattress Mick on Broadsheet
UPDATE:
@stephenfry It would be great to meet up with you to discuss a deal on a new mattress. Thanks @mattressmick
— Mattress Mick (@mattressmick) February 12, 2015
Yikes.
Topical gag.
Gag.
suit yourselves.
Thanks Rob Gale
Meanwhile…
Kaz writes:
For sale at NUIG [National University of Ireland Galway] with cable ties and all…