I feel bad for Breda O’Brien. Not because of her tears but because she throws red herrings about like she’s working in a Soviet fishmongers.
— Shirley Temple Bar (@shirleybar) February 12, 2014
Irish Times online editor Hugh Linehan is joined by IT columnist and Iona Institute patron Breda O’Brien to discuss the harrowing fallout from the homophobia hoo hah..
Scroll to the 6 minute 40 second mark.
Previously: Late De Hate
Pic: YouTube
Just three of the many beautifully made alternative posters by members of the Brainbelt Illustrated Collective of movies showing at this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
Part of an exhibition opening TONIGHT in Filmbase, Curved Street, Temble Bar, Dublin between 6-8pm (and running thereafter until February 23).
From top: ; Under the Skin (2013) by Lauren O’Neill; Dawn of the Dead (1978) – by Ultan Courtney and Calvary (2014) by Tom Moore.
Brainbelt’s Alternative Poster Exhibition (JDIFF2014)
Thanks Eillen O’Neill
Post by Limerick City Fire & Rescue
Meanwhile, on dry land…
Limerick this afternoon.
Via Gillian Barry
A protest outside Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin today urging the immediate release of peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy. Ms D’Arcy, who has cancer, is serving a three month sentence for refusing to stay out of “unauthorised areas” of Shannon Airport.
From top: Robert Ballagh, artist and friend of Margaretta’s, (left); Zara Starr, Conor Madden and ‘Coco’; from left: Ciaran Garrett, Declan Meenagh, Lisa Connell and Neil Warner of Labour Youth.
Adams To Visit Anti-War Activist D’Arcy In Limerick Prison (David Raleigh, Irish Times)
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Floppy Bird – a slightly more swoopy, equally fiendish Flappy Bird variant for the mobile and immobile.
Because this is a thing that you need right now.
(Thanks Turt Hell)
Where’s___________________?
What about_______________?
Etc.
Nicky Kelly writes:
“An illustrated map of some of the best spots to eat around Dublin.”
As chosen by controversial style arbiter/beef lover, Niall Harbison of OCD Soundsystem notoriety.
This cannot end well.
Niall Harbison’s Top Dublin Eateries (VisitDublin)
The Bandon Hotel, Tralee, Co Kerry within the past hour.
Via Danny O’Sullivan and Michael Collins
Meanwhile…
A tree falls in Jacobs Car Park, Mahon, Co Cork this lunchtime.
Via Aaron Woods
Meanwhile…
Dingle, Co Kerry.
Via Marian O’Flaherty (Dingle News)
From inside a plane flipped on its side due to wind at Shannon Airport. Co Clare.
Via B2B Gateway
The River Shannon sea bursts its banks at Limerick city this afternoon.
Via Mike McLoughlin
Naomh Eanna GAA club, Gorey, Co Wicklow Wexford
Thanks Wicklow News
Dawn – one of Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary’s six resident foxes – cannot be returned to the wild. Having been abandoned as a cub, she spent her early life at a dog sanctuary before being transferred to her current home and would would be unable to fend for herself.
In all likelihood she will spend the rest of her life wagging her adorable tail, making mind-curdlingly cute noises and being loved to bits by teh hoomins.
A hard ‘oul station, to be sure.
Know someone doing their mocks?
James Whelton (our favourite former teen sensation) and Trinity student James Eggers have come up with a pair of apps to help those sitting the Junior and Leaving Cert this year.
They describe the apps as giving:
Access to all the online Irish junior and leaving certificate papers for all levels, with such mind-blowing features as “full screen paper viewing mode”, landscape support and intelligent exam level remembering features, we built this app for such an incredible experience to aid studying, that if weaponised, aliens would finally visit earth in order to learn this app’s secrets.
No longer will you fear the Léamhthuiscint in Irish Paper 2 when viewed through this app. This is the perfect companion to the fast paced, exotic, glamorous and thrilling adventure that is the Junior Cert….
Unfortunately, there are no answers but there’s another app for that.
Junior Cert Papers and Leaving Cert Papers are available on the App Store for €1.79 each.
Do you have an Irish app? Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
