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Free Easter weekend?
Dave Redmond writes:
“I run a little fandango called Airbound every year, its an Irish festival that travels to different parts of Europe each year to throw parties. it’s is a nomad festival that brings the delight of an Irish party to Foreign shores each year. From the Dalmatian coast of Croatia in 2009, the basements of Berlin in 2010 to what is now an annual Easter Cruise along the Thames. With a fully Irish line-up we set sail once again on Good Friday April 18th, come join the nautical merriment and see for yourself what its all about…”
Tickets here
Early One Morning – a giant globe made from matchsticks by artist Andy Yoder, who spent two years hand-painting individual matches, gluing each one to a foam, cardboard and plywood sphere then finally spraying the whole thing with flame retardant (come on now. He’s not a total eejit).
The piece goes on display this summer at the PULSE New York Contemporary Art Fair.
A new stamp to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Cumann na mBan (The Irishwomen’s Council) tomorrow, April 3.
Anna McHugh writes;
“Designed by Ger Garland, the stamp features Cumann na mBan members driving at the head of the funeral of citizens shot during the Howth arms landing (courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum). Cumann na mBan was a women’s nationalist organisation founded to ‘advance the cause of Irish liberty’. Its constitution provided for the use of force by arms against the Crown Forces in Ireland. Their patriotic aims attracted thousands of Irish women eager to play their part in the fight for Irish independence and by October 1914, Cumann na mBan had upwards of 60 branches…”
Good times.
Further to Fingal County Council’s vote/veto against a democratically elected Mayor (with executive powers) for Dublin.
SFitzy writes:
“Just thought you might like to post this petition [below] to get [Environment Minister] Phil Hogan to force a plebiscite on a Dublin Mayor. Like a lot of people, I’m pretty pissed off that Fingal is blocking us Dubs from having a say, so would be great if you could spread the word.”
Previously: Night Mayor
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall ireland)
Tank Girl
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Boxy, dependable with a surprisingly nimble turn?
But enough about BOD for pity‘s sake.
Lady Amy Huberman ‘Land Rover brand Ambassador’ with her new Range Rover Evoque at the launch of the Land Rover Style Awards taking place at the Punchestown Festival on May 2.
(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
A couple of years ago, a Korean photographer claimed to have taken a multiple exposure shot of aircraft taking off from Hannover-Langenhagen Airport.
That image turned out to be fake, but the one above from photographer Michael Kelly appears to be the real deal.
Over 400 photos were taken over the course of a day and combined into a single image with some minor liberties taken with the the positioning of certain planes to aid with the composition.
Photographing Every Departure at LAX’s South Complex: “Wake Turbulence”
Right So
at#shatter army disposal unit truck outside my house, not happy pic.twitter.com/OSP0IhW6Lr
— Catherine Trebble (@catherinetrebb) April 2, 2014.
Ballinteer, Co Dublin this morning.
Ah here.
Stephen O’Connor writes:
“Found this on the Grange Road, Rathfarnham [Co Dublin]”