From left: Jodie Moloney, Kelly Quinn and Kelly Blake from St Nessan’s Community College in Limerick this morning
Today all our youngsters will see,
If they’ve earned a shot at a degree,
They’ve worked hard for this,
Four whole years on the piss,
In that hellhole they call UCD.
John Moynes
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall ireland)
Delighted for Joanne O’Riordan who has secured a place at @UCC thanks to a Quercus scholarship #Cork #leavingcert http://t.co/jSCjL59MAr
— Eoin English (@EoinBearla) August 13, 2014
SWOT!
Yay!
Joanne hopes to study criminology.
Pic: Oxfam Ireland
Jaysus.
Aidan De Frein writes:
“It wasn’t until I posted this pic to FB that a friend pointed out the uncanny resemblance to the Emerald Isle, thought it might be of interest….ps – Vegemite* and goat’s cheese; a taste revelation…”
Fight!
*rubbish Oz Marmite-style paste.
*drops pencil case*
A Tesco Back to School cheap uniform billboard in Dublin yesterday.
For schoolchildren made by children.
Over to you so-called Aldi
(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall ireland)
Want a dairy milk in London? It’s only gonna cost you £5. (€6.29) @broadsheet_ie pic.twitter.com/gSTsa6kND9
— Padraig Prendergast (@paudieaudi) August 12, 2014
“Normal ones”.
That’s AsdaNomnomnomical
Thanks Paudie
‘Graduate applicants’
The Industrial Development Authority and JobBridge.
Tadg Foley asks:
“Can anyone say cheap labour?”
“There seems to have been an increase in the deliberate killing of peregrines in recent years with several unexplained nest failures in the southeast.The finding of this bird is not an isolated incident. There have been attempts to poison and shoot birds at a number of nests and if people see anything suspicious like a tethered pigeons or a trap, NPWS staff should be called.”
Dominic Berridge of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
An Irish priest jailed for stealing up to $100,000 from a Florida parish to spend in Las Vegas is back in Ireland – and is saying Mass here. Father Francis Guinan (71) told The Star he is “helping out” at the church in Eglish, Co. Offaly. And the cleric – who served more than three years in prison – added “I have put in my time…I have a clean slate.”
Priest who stole $100K for Vegas blowout is back (Michael O’Toole, Irish Daily Star) not currently available online
A special outdoor gig TONIGHT in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin presented by Nialler9 as part of Happenings’ open-air music series?
Oh go on then.
Nialler9 writes:
“Come down to the park after work from 7pm until 9:30pm (weather permitting) for a €10 entry and be treated to the sounds of Galway’s Maria Somerville and Dublin’s premier New Orleans-style brass band, Booka Brass Band (top). The 8-piece band have been known to cover Beyonce’s ‘Crazy In Love’ [above] and Jason Derulo’s ‘Talk Dirty’. This is your chance to see them play on the grass outdoors…”
Nialler9 and Happenings present Booka Brass Band & Somerville @ Fitzwilliam Square (Nialler9)
Waveform visualisations of certain tunes by designer Alex of Truth Studio.