Unveiled in London last week and set to feature at the Top Marques Monaco Expo (April 17th – 20th) the Speedback by David Browne Automotive is a handcrafted V8 GT roadster (5.0l, 510hp) powered by the Jaguar XKR engine but otherwise tailored like an updated, Bond-approved Aston Martin DB5.
A GAA World Series?
Via The European County Board (GAA):
“There has been much talk recently about the GAA getting Olympic recognition, a World Cup of Gaelic games and the GAA spreading the games to a worldwide audience
For anyone searching for further information there are three books by three amazing authors that have created a genre on a Global GAA movement. All 3 books can be ordered in print or online.
* Philip O’Connor’s “A Parish Far From Home” from Stockholm GAA , Sweden examines setting up a new club and gives a great representation of European County Board (GAA)
* Denis O’Brien from GaelicSportsCast looking into the Hurling Revolution in America among native players especially.
* Eamonn Gormley and his book Waiting to Launch which has a vision of a GAA of the future and predicts what obstacles may lie ahead of the GAA getting Olympic recognition, a World Cup of Gaelic games and the GAA spreading the games to a worldwide audience…”
Unleash Hell
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I know Ireland is a sovereign nation. You can imply I don’t love Ireland but it won’t stick, love the place, love the people.
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) March 31, 2014
He’s angry but he loves some of us.
It’s all good.
Everyone stay cool.
Earlier: “You Understand What I’m Saying”
Top Heavy
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The Identity Collection: dresses donated by friends and then hewn from blocks of Carrera marble (from which Michaelangelo carved his David) by Scottish sculptor Alasdair Thompson.
More here.
By illustrator Russell Walks.
‘Wassup?’ 2
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An Irish twist on the vintage Budwesier wassup? ad
By ADT students, shortlisted by Daretobedrinkaware to run “a campaign promoting responsible attitudes to alcohol”.
Stay for the chunk blowing.
Thanks Eoin Lyons
[From top: Maayan Marian Dunne from Israel; Gift and Chianazo Jacob Jamila Ahmed and Yasmen Hssain from Somalia; Stephen Rourke from Glasnevin, Dublin with his friend Jones Olatunju from Nigeria]
Some of the 3,931 people awarded irish citizenship at a ceremony at the National Convention Centre, Dublin this morning.
Meanwhile…
Alan Shatter leaves the stage following the citizenship ceremony.
Mmmf.
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
What!?
Keith writes:
“In my workplace today…”
Do it! Do It! Do It!
Do it.
Etc.
Last Rites
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In 1964, Sir Anthony Hopkins composed a waltz in the Green Room of the Liverpool Playhouse (which he talks about here).
In 2012, the actor saw it performed for the first time by violinist and conductor André Rieu at the Belvedere in Vienna.
Pour yourself a nice Chianti. it’s really rather good.