Forgetful chap? currently in South-East Asia? Lovelorn?
Mark writes;
Found in Molly Roffey‘s Irish Pub in Singapore last night. Actually met the guy over the course of the night, he was stood up on a date and had a drink with us before leaving. Pub is closed today.
Anyone?
More to follow.
Covers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Thanks Brian Oliver, Independent.ie, Colm Heaney and Nick Sutton
Despite a Euro Indoor medal and fastest indoor 1500 in Europe in 2013, I’ve been cut by 40pc in @irishathletics funding. No words really.
— Ciarán Ó Lionáird (@GoCiaran) February 14, 2014
€20,000 down to €12,000.
Ciaran O’Lionaird and Derval O’Rourke suffer funding cut (Newstalk)
Pic: Inpho
Splutter.
Ruth Medjber writes;
I’ve been releasing these throughout the day. They’re a collection of little smutty Valentine’s poems that my friend Lorna reamed off in front of the telly last night. Lorna is an Irish writer who really doesn’t know how good she is. Actually, I’m not even sure she knows I’m doing this….
Croagh Patrick, County Mayo
Bab writes:
into the west….. foot of the Reek’ today!
Update:
The Reek, Saturday morning.
Thanks Babs
Rory O’Neill, aka Panti Bliss, on BBC World’s Have Your Say this afternoon.
He writes:
Absolutely adore that BBC World described me as a “gender discombobulist” on screen. Lol
Watch from 24.15.
Meanwhile…
In @RTE reception stealing electricity to recharge my phone. I figure they owe me. pic.twitter.com/mskIgSmw4k
— Panti Bliss (@PantiBliss) February 14, 2014
Lynne Cantwell
Mild mannered London physiotherapist by day.
Bone-crunching athlete, Ireland’s most capped female rugby player, and stalwart at English premier league champions Richmond RFC by weekends (and some evenings).
Ahead of next Saturday’s BROADCAST LIVE triple Crown deciding match against England at Twickenham, we sat down with got Lynne on the phone.
Could she dummy around our quick-fire list of deceptively-banal questions?
With some ease as it turned out.
Aaron “Favourite female player?”
Lynne: “Huriana Manuel, black ferns 13.”
Aaron: “Favourite male rugby player?”
Lynne: “Brian O’Driscoll and Tommy Bowe.”
Aaron: “Toughest opponent ?”
Lynne: “Alison Millar.”
Aaron: “”Most common foul in women’s rugby?”
Lynne: “At the ruck, off their feet.”
Aaron “Biggest sporting disappointment and high?”
Lynne: “High – Grand slam win 2013. Low – losing to the USA in the 1/4 final of 2010 World Cup having beaten them convincingly in pool game.”
Aaron “Three Irish female players to watch.”
Lynne: “Ashleigh Baxter is a star for the future! Claire Molloy, considered an experienced player but still only 23 and Aisling Hutchins affected by injury this year but we haven’t scratched the surface of her potential, yet.”
Aaron: “Best coach?”
Lynne: “Ian Costello.”
Aaron: “Describe Joe Schmidt in one word.”
Lynne: “Sharp.”
Aaron: “Was Warren Gatland correct to drop the other fella that plays No.13?”
Lynne: “Nope!”
Aaron: “Other than rugby, what is your favourite sport to watch?”
Lynne: “Tennis.”
Aaron: “The last book you read?”
Lynne: “Blink.”
Aaron: “Your training regime and diet.”
Lynne: “Depending on time if the year. Early in season usually 1 speed endurance/co dictionary sessions, 1 speed, 1 gym Olympic lifting session, 2 club trainings per week.
In season 1 speed, 2 skills , 1 gym plyo based session per week before sat/sun squad sessions.
Diet- eat good food plenty of times throughout the day.”
Aaron: “Favourite music/movie?”
Lynne: “Hermitage Green and Transformers (2007)
Aaron: “Blur or Oasis?”
Lynne: “Who? What?”
Aaron “Did you win your last argument?”
Lynne: “Yes!”
Aaron: “Are you ready to retire?”
Lynne: “……….”
You can follow Lynne Cantwell in the Irish Times every Thursday throughout the 6 Nations Championship.
Pic by Inpho via Lynne
Alan Byrne, of Citrus Design, writes:
I’m a start-up graphic designer from Dublin. I’ve noticed there are a few Dublin map illustrations available online that usually only contain the city centre so I created this one to encompass most of greater Dublin with the M50 and the Luas & Dart lines. It’s illustrated & printed in Dublin and for sale, for €26.
Buy here
Irish-made stuff marked ‘Irish-Made Stuff’ to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie.
I Draw Slow – Valentine
Directed by Hugh O’Conor, starring John Boy and filmed in Dublin’s Hacienda.
Colin Derham writes:
It’s not all cards and chocolates for this video’s heroine and Irish actor Aidan Gillen isn’t winning any boyfriend of the year awards. A tale of Love UNsupreme from Dublin band I Draw Slow.
