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[Annie West with Amy ‘back in the day’]

Are you free on January 31?

Care for a creative morning in the company of Annie West and her daughter?

Miss Amy West and Mrs Annie West will be discussing the things that influenced them as children, leading to a career in, respectively, illustration and graphic design, “instead of management or some kind of consultancy”.

Ronald Searle, Peter Blake, TV comedy, pranks, practical jokes, marker theft, general mischief and being in trouble at school all the time may feature, Annie warns.

8.30am-10am at Medley, 56-58 Drury Street, Dublin.

Annie West And Amy West – Childhood (Creative Mornings)

Gilmoree

“The Government is set to reopen the Vatican embassy, The Irish Times has learned. The Cabinet is this morning considering a request from Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore to open eight new embassies and consulates at its weekly meeting. The list includes re-opening the Vatican embassy, as well as new embassies in Bangkok, Jakarta, Nairobi, Zagreb and consulates in Austin, Texas, in the US, Hong Kong and Sau Paulo.”

The Irish Times this morning.

“The Government has “no plan” to reopen the Irish Embassy to the Holy See, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said. In a written response to a question posed by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Foreign Minister Gilmore said he “will be keeping the deployment of our diplomatic and consular resources under review in light of ongoing national priorities and the availability of resources”. However, the Tánaiste said “there is no plan to re-establish a resident embassy to the Holy See in the immediate term”.

The Irish Catholic, September 26, 2013

Government considers re-opening Vatican embassy (Irish Times)

Gilmore stands firm on Vatican Embassy (The Irish Catholic)

Previously: A Knock Knock Joke

Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

Slurry

The Doon to Cappamore road remains closed after a slurry tank burst last night with tens of thousands of gallons of spilling onto the road.

It occurred at around 10.30pm and a car was swept off the road as the slurry flowed out.

Gardai, ambulance, two units of the fire service from Cappamore and Limerick County Council staff attended the scene and rescued the female driver. It is understood that she was not seriously injured but severely shocked from the freak accident.

Car crash after slurry tank cracks in County Limerick (Limerick Leader)

Pic: Magneta Direct

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List of contents of racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks’s brown briefcase which was seized by police and shown to the jury of the News International phone-hacking trial in London.

A conker?

Contents of bags allegedly concealed by Charlie Brooks revealed (Guardian)

KuneKene British Pig Society?

Via Lisa O’Carroll

Thanks John Gallen

His tomorrow will come.

RG anyone?

Meanwhile…

‘Dissident’ writes:

Are RTE co-sponsors of the Garth Brook’s concert[s]?I have just listened to a full HOUR on RTE [Radio 1] blatantly trying to shift tickets for Croke Park. The promoters must have friends in high places…

Hmmm.

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Saturday Jan 25th: Hidden Agenda: Erol Alkan + Daniel Avery @ Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin (€10/€15, 11pm)

Nialler9 writes:

Erol Alkan has a serious reputation as a DJ and remixer but he’s only just released his own first solo track in December (‘A Hold On Love’) . His label Phantasy Sound released Daniel Avery’s Drone Logic, one of my albums of 2013, a textured yet jumbo-sized old-fashioned dance debut in the vein of Underworld. Put your party hats on.

Nialler9’s Gig Guide January 21-27 (Nialler9)

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[Fiach Mac Conghail, artistic director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin]

Further to reports of an independent study casting doubt on The Abbey Theatre’s ‘world class status’ [obtained under Freedom of Information]

[Mr Mac Chongail] said [On RTE R1’s Arena] the documents had been released before the process was completed as he had not sat down with the panel to discuss and respond to their views.“It’s like delivering a half diagnosis,” he said. He said he “fundamentally disagreed” with all their assessments of the productions.

He said he had explained to Fintan O’Toole of The Irish Times, who wrote the article, that the process was only half way through because the theatre had not given a response to the assessments. “But that wasn’t heeded,” he said. “The Irish Times published knowing full well that the process wasn’t completed, and they should have made that comment.”

Speaking later in the programme, O’Toole said he had asked Mr Mac Conghail to comment on the assessors’ reports, but he had declined. The Irish Times had also offered to publish a piece written by Mr Mac Conghail, an offer which still stood, O’Toole said, but this was also declined.

Needs more Sean O’Casey.

‘Cruel’ to publish negative reports, Abbey director says (RTE)

Panel Raises Doubt About Abbey Theatre’s World Class Status (Fintan O’Toole, irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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