volunteersFrom left: Brendan Gleeson, Delores O’Riordan, Robin the boy wonder and Dublin criminal ‘The Monk’.

The Fantastic Irish Four.

Liam Geraghty writes:

The League of Volunteers is a comic book adventure set in Ireland in the 1940s with characters drawn from Irish history and mythology. Last night the creator Rob Curley (who owns Sub City on Exchequer Street) spoke to Culture File on Lyric fm alongside a radiophonic adaptation of scene from the comic feat. a platoon of mythic Celtic warriors fighting off a Nazi invasion of Ireland. Have a listen here. The comic is available from Rob’s site here

 

Illustration by Stephen Downey.

 

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“The link between the Irish nationals and the chlamydia statistics was of the newspaper’s making and not supported by any reported information. Likewise the headline ”Luck of the Irish has downside in sex-disease stats” is inaccurate and this complaint is upheld.” New Zealand Press Council

Reppy writes:

You may recall a while back the racist article in the NZ press. well the NZ Press Council have upheld the complaints against the paper and the journalist, even referring to her rude outbursts on Twitter following the negative feedback the article received! It was worth the wait.

 

Press Council Finds Against ‘The Press’ (Stuff.co.nz)

Previously: Trouble Down Under

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According to Toby Harnden’s ‘Bandit Country‘, the then RUC Chief Constable John Hermon (above) blamed Superintendent Bob Buchanan’s belief in predestination for his failure to take basic security measures.

The superintendent had been a lay preacher and member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.

“The reason they died was so simple. There was no advance preparation, they just went. Bob Buchanan was a very devout Christian and he did not believe in taking precautions because God was in control. He did not follow basic, elementary security procedures. I still don’t understand why no one spotted he was going down there [Dundalk] so casually. By the time they left Dundalk, the place was swarming with IRA men and there was no way they were going to get back.”

 

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From the Smithwick Report:

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Smithwick report findings ‘shocking’ – Taoiseach (RTE News)

Adams claims murdered RUC officers ‘laissez-faire’ over safety (Irish Times)

Photo: UPPA

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZkklDud8xc&feature=em-share_video_user

A disturbing video to promote the new missing children’s hotline number, 116 000.

Sam Caren writes:

Today is National Missing Persons Day. I work for Ogilvy Dublin [ad agency] and we recently collaborated with the ISPCC on a pro bono project to create awareness of the new missing children’s hotline number. We want to make this number as famous as possible as quickly as possible so those most in need of it can recall it easily. Thank you.

ISPCC

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“I can only have a smile though remembering the nineties , Imagine that
So long ago, feels like only yesterday when I was sitting down watching Bosco, Air Wolf, A Team and Blue Thunder
Saturdays were the Shit God when I was younger
When Everything was so simple like the Wu Tang
Chasing all the girls top off like I’m Liu Kang
I Used to hide Mortal Kombat in my Back Pack
Snoop Dogg’s First LP in the napsack
Now who remembers those Joe Bloggs Jeans, X Works Hoodies and Eclipse Tees?

Those were the days where we stayed and we played out together
Through the hot and cold stormy weather
Now those days are long gone
Feels like we’ve all become grown

The Animators – Those Were The Days

The Animators writes:

 A nostalgic look at life and growing up in Ireland It featuring the legendary jazz band ‘The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble’…It’s the first single taken from our brand new album ‘Drawn Together’ available here.

 

Previously: The Animators on broadsheet

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